Marriage Tips for Men based on 47
Years of Personal Experience
The above
pictures show my wife, Joyce, 1) when she was about 16, 2) right after we got
married (June 18, 1966), and 3) just before she retired in June of 2012. Do the math.
We just celebrated our 47th anniversary (not golden but
titanium as in TaylorMade golf driver) last month and I would be remiss if I
didn’t share a few of the observations that I have decided to be very important
in maintaining some semblance of harmony in a long-term relationship such as
marriage. These may or may not work for
you guys because it also requires a very special partner with which God has
blessed me.
1. Don’t ever leave the toilet seat up.
2. Don’t offer the remote to your wife
just because Soccer is the current sports season. She sees your insincerity.
3. When a cross word is spoken, walk
away and do not respond for a minimum of fifteen minutes unless it is an
emergency. You will be amazed how
quickly the issue disappears.
4. When you experience the results of her
forgetfulness, wait five minutes. You
will have forgotten the event yourself.
5. When enumerating all of those things
that drive you up the wall, remember you have driven her over a cliff by your
actions long ago.
6. Never complain about her purchases or
shopping habits. ‘Nuf said.
7. She really is a better driver than
you. Not!
8. Never complain about her
snoring. That means she is still
breathing. Praise God for her snoring
and roll over the other way.
9. Stop being amazed that she orders the
same thing you do when you eat out and that she finishes your sentences and you
agree on most issues. You truly have
become one over the years.
10. Pretend that chick-flicks are better
than westerns.
11. If she even hints that you are
getting low on milk, drive to Braums before she finishes the sentence.
12. Study the Bible daily together and pray daily
together. This will increase the level
of intimacy between you to heights that you have never experienced.
I could go
on and probably will later but remember the four C’s. Communicate, Cherish, Commitment, and Christ.
