Marriage links for the week
Most Republicans and married people are very happy; a lot of Democrats and unmarried folks are not. So sayeth a recent Gallup poll. Key quote: "…marriages properly entered into are arrangements truly made in heaven. That some couples turn them into battlegrounds from hell does not diminish the marriage compact's capacity for producing bliss."
60 years of marriage and history. "They try to explain the reasons for 60 years of happy marriage, Mary chatting away and George looking very stern indeed. It goes on like this for some time, and many explanations are offered, including Mary's simple and witty 'marry young and live long.' But it’s clear some things just can’t be explained. Some things are ineffable, beyond the reaches of human language, though not comprehension."
A 93-year-old man looks back on his marriage of 63 years and offers his own ten commandments for a happy marriage. One that I plan to implement starting today: Tell her you love her and kiss her 30 times a day. READ THIS ARTICLE.
Update: I tried counting how many times I kissed my wife today. I stopped counting after 50, and I wasn't kissing her any more than I usually do. I do need to make more of an effort to hold her hand when we walk, though.
