[trisham]

I think that many people perceive the religious vocation as difficult, and the married vocation as easy. To that I say, “Unnngh.”

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I don't know about that, although I do love being married, but I was thinking more along the lines of giving up material possessions and losing my independence. How would I like having to follow a schedule, not having my own home, not being able to be alone whenever I liked?

Raising children certainly isn't easy. Being married is a snap compared to that.

[Tax-chick]

How would I like having to follow a schedule, not having my own home, not being able to be alone whenever I liked?

That's the military. It's easy (if you're my personality type).

Raising children is a snap compared to being married, for me. I've beaten myself almost to death (literally, from starvation) trying to get my husband to be happy with me. The only thing that keeps me from anorexia-to-death is Jesus, my parents, and my kids.