I always tell my husband I don't have to put him first before myself because we are one - anything I do for him I am spiritually doing for myself as well.
Congrats on your long marriage - we are soon to celebrate #27 ourselves!
Well said, again. Years ago, I took a human sexuality class. It was required for the degree I was working on I think it was also an excuse to show porn on college campus - but that is a whole ‘nother discussion.
The instructor hated it that I said we had a happy marriage. She said in class on numerous occasions that anyone who said they were happy in marriage were liars. I liked the instructor and spent some time talking to her. She’d been married 3 times, was a single mom, very unhappy woman. She also gave me my only B that semester. I think it was because I had a happy marriage. Scores on everything was high.
Stan and I are very happily married. I’m a songwriter and for our anniversary, I wrote a song called “We’re Not Lucky, We’re Blessed”. One of theses days, I’ll get it finished and post it. We have a studio in our home, so it gives me an opportunity to practice my perfectionism. ;-)