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To: papertyger

By choosing your spouse wisely.

I find it hard to believe that any man could find absolutely no sign of a woman’s selfishness or shallowness prior to proposing to her. If he is an unselfish and attentive husband, why would a decent woman suddenly become hateful and selfish?

I’ve seen plenty of men ignore obvious character flaws in the pretty women they choose to marry. There are gentle, faithful women who are overlooked by men because they aren’t flashy or attention seeking.

Women who are sincere followers of Christ will submit to their husbands because they already have the mindset of submitting their will to Christ. But I suppose they come off as boring to most men. I’m sure I did.

What’s funny is that the faithful love of my husband brought out the best in me. I’ve had strangers compliment me and that just makes me giggle because I’ve been married for almost 20 years and we have six children. I didn’t get as much attention at my “peak” in my college years.


181 posted on 03/11/2018 5:55:22 AM PDT by NorthstarMom
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To: NorthstarMom
By choosing your spouse wisely.

People are not static. That’s like saying “choose your racehorse wisely.

My dad’s wife once actually told him, in all sincerity, “well if I’d told you that you wouldn’t have married me.”

194 posted on 03/11/2018 6:28:20 AM PDT by papertyger (Bulverism: it's not just for liberals anymore.)
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To: NorthstarMom

“By choosing your spouse wisely”

That’s it in a nutshell. I chose wisely and so did Mr.GG2. We don’t like to be separated for even a day. We never fight either.


221 posted on 03/11/2018 8:15:44 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: NorthstarMom
I find it hard to believe that any man could find absolutely no sign of a woman’s selfishness or shallowness prior to proposing to her. If he is an unselfish and attentive husband, why would a decent woman suddenly become hateful and selfish?

Why indeed. There's an answer, if you're open to it.

Do people act differently after the ceremony?

416 posted on 03/28/2018 11:18:55 AM PDT by gogeo (excellent!)
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