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08/31/2016
Dr. Laura:
I sometimes think about what I wish I had known before I got married. I wished I had known how wonderful it was to be married! I almost let the man of my dreams get away. After several bad relationships, I was at the point in my life where I was content being single. But then I met HIM. We danced and sparks flew. We had picnics, we walked, and we talked about everything under the sun. But part of me did not trust my feelings. I finally made a list of everything I had been looking for in a man vs. what I saw in THIS man, and the traits were complete opposites! That's when I realized that what I had THOUGHT I wanted was leading me astray. What I was seeing in this man right in front of me were wonderful, deep qualities of character.
We're celebrating our 33rd anniversary this month. Life could not be sweeter. I cannot imagine how impoverished my life would have been without this wonderful man. I'm so glad I now know how lovely it is to be married, to go through life with a helpmeet, and to share my life deeply with another person. It's been a blessing to have children AND grandchildren. And I've learned that the traditional values of family, marriage and motherhood are honorable and worthy goals, despite what the feminist movement preached when I was a young woman.
Bettina
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