I have now been married for nearly 10 weeks. People keep saying to me 'How is married life?' and my response every time is that it is no different to non-married life! Apart from the new surname I am trying to get used to! A few people have said in reply 'Exactly, don't know why you bothered, it's only a piece of paper and costs a fortune.'
This annoys/upsets me a bit, because yes it is JUST a piece of paper, but to us it was important that we were married before we started a family. Is that old fashioned? The reality is, we had the best day of our lives, we are now bonded for life and why shouldn't I get married? Both mine and Alex's parents are still married, as are our grand-parents (both at 60 years and counting....) so we have had fabulous role models throughout our childhood years and beyond.
I guess the fact is, most people who have negative opinions on marriage have generally been those people who weren't invited to the big day.... so maybe some bitterness on their part? We would have loved to invited everyone we knew but sadly that just wasn't feasible!!
So there it is... I am married, I love being married and I intend to be married to my husband until death us do part. Even if it is just a piece of paper... it is our piece of paper.
Well said! We are the same, we could easily not be married, but that wouldnt be right for us.
ReplyDeleteI still look at my piece of paper every so often, 8 years on its already looking old and crumpled! xx