by *Carol ~Bronx Southern Belle Y.
Member since:
January 16, 2007

Reasons for my successful marriage.

March 19, 2008 10:12 PM UTC
views: 0 | comments: 32
  1. I married my best friend.
  2. We both have terrible, non-caring parents.
  3. We moved away from our siblings.
  4. We help each other first.
  5. We put each other first.
  6. He thinks I am the better half.
  7. I think he is the better half.
  8. He's happy all the time.
  9. He makes me happy all the time.
  10. I try to be happy all the time.
  11. We're one in all things.

 

Comments: 32

Jeanie C. Mar 19, 2008, 10:15pm UTC
Great list, I would add I kept marring till I got it right! LOL 3rd times the charm for me!
Lyn Owen Mar 19, 2008, 10:16pm UTC
Great list is right.
Sharon C. Mar 19, 2008, 10:19pm UTC
Great list. You are very lucky!!!!
JoAnn C. Mar 19, 2008, 10:19pm UTC
very nice Carol
Tiffany G. Mar 19, 2008, 10:19pm UTC
Thats awesome and very neat!
juley g. Mar 19, 2008, 10:20pm UTC
Sounds like you found your perfect match! ;)
Julie Michael Mar 19, 2008, 10:36pm UTC
Good list. Our list is very similiar! :)
Stephanie C. Mar 19, 2008, 10:37pm UTC
Isn't it nice to know you have created a lasting connection with someone...I count my lucky stars every day that my husband and I have had 38 years without the threat of divorce and affairs. It sure makes the tough times easier to bear...
Bridget Jean Mar 19, 2008, 10:37pm UTC
My husband and I celebrate 9 years tomorrow
blaine d. Mar 19, 2008, 10:37pm UTC
match made in heaven!
Kimber L. Mar 19, 2008, 10:39pm UTC
That is awesome. Matt and I have all those too except for the parent and sibling thing. We have loving and supportive families who are very happy to see us together! I love his parents and he loves mine. We both however do have abusive (mine physical and mental his more mental and emotional) ex spouses! We also each have a child from a previous marraige and we love each other's children like we love our own and the kids love us as their "parents". Matt is truly a Dad to Lily and he is the only one she has ever known since I left her biological father when she was three weeks old and he beat the crap out of me. I am a Mom to Drake since his own has moved on and now lives in Texas (we are in Ohio) and never calls or emails. We fulfill each others needs as well as the needs of our children and are a perfect fit in every way!!!!
Barb Carlson Mar 19, 2008, 10:47pm UTC
Great list. It's good to hear about a lasting marriage for a change.
CyberGwen ! Mar 19, 2008, 10:47pm UTC
Great list, now I have some guidelines to follow! Thanks!
Sheila R. Mar 19, 2008, 10:54pm UTC
wonderful! my husband and I have our 20th anniversary next month april 15-tax day- it wasn't hardly a thought 20 yrs ago when we planned it, now its seems like we planned it so we wouldn't ever forget it! we didn't -lol
Sheila Deeth Mar 19, 2008, 10:59pm UTC
Very inspiring list, specially 4-10.
Patty H. Mar 19, 2008, 11:23pm UTC
Wonderful list and holds true for any good, lasting, happy marriage. It also helps give some in not so happy ones away to look at things and figure out if what they are living is right. Thanks for sharing.
Patty H. Mar 19, 2008, 11:24pm UTC
I have been married for 12 years come this Aug. Yes I was young when I got married.
Sandra C. Mar 19, 2008, 11:36pm UTC
That sounds so nice
Joseph S. Mar 20, 2008, 12:15am UTC
Are your parents still alive???
Jennifer F. Mar 20, 2008, 12:18am UTC
I love seeing really happy couples together -- I like your rules - it shows that it's not that hard to get along with your significant other.
Steph-in-NE ..... Mar 20, 2008, 12:35am UTC
we fallow 10 out of 11 sort of ,,, our sibling live on Omaha and we are in plattsmouth about 40 mile difference does that count
Deloris Wright Mar 20, 2008, 12:53am UTC
Great uplifting atricle. My husbond and i have that same kind of marriage But it took us each two marriages each to find the right one
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sheila ~the hapless housewife~ j. Mar 20, 2008, 5:43am UTC
great list!
Jill D. Mar 20, 2008, 7:35am UTC
How wonderful that you are there for one another! Our 20th is coming up in May. It's been a wild ride, but I'm glad he's been there with me.
denise e Mar 20, 2008, 8:20am UTC
what a great list
*Carol ~Bronx Southern Belle Y. Mar 20, 2008, 12:54pm UTC
My father died 15 years ago of meanness, and my mother is 87 soon to be 88. She drives me nuts. She is still a miserable person.
*Carol ~Bronx Southern Belle Y. Mar 20, 2008, 12:56pm UTC
He does drop his underware on the floor, though!
Lin G. Mar 20, 2008, 2:49pm UTC
Weighing his pros and cons I think you got a very good deal. Like winning the million on Deal or No Deal. Take care of him. I'd say you two earned each other. I'm glad you have someone who makes you happy. And so does he. Wonderful!!!
What a great list!!

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