What advice did you get....

...when you got married, about learning to live with someone and their habits, and about getting thru the tough times.


My grandmother's wisdom - "If the worse thing he ever does is to leave the seat up, then you've got a good man and nothin' to complain about."

NONE! But, I did tell my mother in law, HE would either behave and be a very good husband or I would just shoot him. It was met with nervous laughter. LOL Both my mother and father have been through three spouses each and my sister is on her fourth. It is my intent to marry once and only once and it just better work out! :) It has been ten years and he is still alive, so he must be pretty good.
My piece of advice is always to be friends first. The rest will work out.
Michele

My mom told me that marriage isn't a 50/50 proposition - it's more like 80/20 - for both partners. (When I feel like I'm giving 80%, I try to remember that he probably feels the same way.)

We've been married almost 19 years, so I guess it was pretty good advice!

I've never married nor come close to it and I always attribute it to my Mother who often says (in front of everyone) 'Whatever poor soul marries you my girl will have to be very brave or completely stupid, preferably both, either way he'll need to be very, very rich.'

Now I've met stupid and brave but not rich ... any pointers girls?

Baa

put your hand over your mother's mouth!

umm.... that was said with a grin in case you couldn't see it:)

LOL Tig Nooo shes wayyy to scarey, hmmm perhaps thats it, I'll save the family meeting till after the wedding day!

roflol!!!!!!

dh and i started dating soon after i divorced my first (abusive husband). my mom told bill "if you hurt her, ill kill you" the day we got married she told me "if you screw this up jen, ill kill you!!"
i must say my mom is my best friend, confidant, etc..when i grow up i can only hope im half as classy as she it!! what a woman!

Actually, this is not advice we specifically received, but a couple of things our pastor said during our wedding ceremony:

The ideal marriage is between a deaf man and a blind woman.

AND (I saved the best for last)...

When asked if she'd take this man for better or for worse, she replied, "Well, he ain't a gettin' any better, and he shore cain't git much worse, so I reckon I'll just have to take him as-is!"

Our wedding was fun - we had a blast!

:O) Kimberley

My Dad taught me, by example, what commitment was about. He just told me to think about my vows, before I took them. I did, and have been married for 28 years.

My father always said that there were only two magic words that anyone needed to have a happy marriage.....


Yes Dear! LOLOL!