Marriage - Fight Till The End (Part 2)

We talked about marriage in our last blog and how fighting for your marriage till the end is worth every battle. We are often given the good and colourful view of marriage. In movies, we mostly learn how to fall in love and court. No one teaches us how to 'stay' in a marriage. We look up to people and long to find role model couples to help us and even there, many resort to divorce, leaving us to think that divorce might be the solution in ending our marriage problems.

Many people go into marriage thinking that it is going to be like how their courtship was. Not true. The courting season is filled with the adventure and mystery of hunting, pursuing and conquering. The marriage season however, is a time of establishing and building, no longer about getting the 'deal', but working on the 'deal' to construct a beautiful thing that will grow into a family.

Marriage is a risk. There is no guarantee that you won't get hurt, betrayed or neglected. No matter how wonderful the courtship would've been, the marriage itself can be the opposite if not tended to. It needs the attention of both spouses, the commitment to 'make it work' no matter what, rather than resorting to 'other' alternatives.

When you say ' I do', you are now responsible not only for your own self and life, but for another life, too. You made the commitment to be one with another person, love that person the way you love yourself and take care of the person, no matter what. Not just when it's convenient, it looks good or when you have the money.

You are now 1. When you hurt, betray or neglect your spouse, you're doing it to you. That's the meaning of 1.

'Stay tuned for Part 3'

Written by: Priscilla Francis

(SHINE Team)

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