November 6, 2014
How I Knew I was Ready for Marriage


Dr. Laura:

We married young, at 22 1/2, and just celebrated our 46th anniversary. How did I know I was ready? When all doubt went away about marrying her. This was after dating 3 1/2 years, discussing kids, religion, sex (we did not have sex before marriage) and career goals. It is so gratifying to know I have been the only one, and we have a very good sex life.  Have we fought? Absolutely, but divorce was never an option, only finding some way to work it out or let it go. 

We have four kids, all extremely successful. My wife was a stay at home Mom and she was very involved with school and every sport and hobby they chose. Sometimes I would come home and find other kids at our house even though none of ours were home. We always ate together, even if it was on the side lines of a soccer field. To this day we enjoy and celebrate all kinds of things with back yard BBQ's, restaurant gatherings or around the kitchen table.

She pressured me for a ring after about 1 and 1/2 years but I still needed to make more progress on school and was unclear about kids and religion. When we arrived on the same page all the fear and doubt went away, I gave her the ring and we set a date. I am extremely lucky. 

Garry 




Posted by Staff at 10:59 AM