Dear readers this is a story about the how I explained to my children about the great gift of being married.
We sat near the camp fire and we started talking about relationships and being married .
So the question about when do you know when it is right to get married and is that person the right person for you .
So I asked the kids how do you know when you are in love ?
The children thought about this and really wondered what was the right answer.
So I told them that love or what we call romantic love in the western world lasts only about two years of a relationship.
So first a find someone that you care about a friend and let that friendship grow.
When it grows move to the next level within the relationship .You want more of that person in your life and want to be with that person as much as possible .
As time goes by the feelings between each person changes this can go cold and you my drift apart or you may to go on and get married .
The main question is how long do you want to be together and are you really compatible with each other.The kids were wide eyed when I talked like this.
I stopped and reflected on this what is the main thing I had spoken about .The children said friendship I feel that it is and always is the main pillar of married life.
So you are married and how are things now the honeymoon is over and you sit together thinking about the house ,money problems and your job these can be small and big problems depending on how you deal with them.
This next stage is how do you both work together to over come these issues but still have fun together and a great sex life like the movies!!
The kids did not want to talk about that part but the words are balance and how you spend your time comes up .Yes that thing for some can be a nightmare and others a way to live a great life.
I am going to list several different areas that I think are important over the next few blogs