September 30, 2016
Infatuation Won't Equal Happily Ever After


Dear Dr. Laura:

When you are young and "dumb," it is easy to confuse infatuation with love.  When you are older and more mature, or when you've gained some life experience, you discover that love is much more than just "chemistry."

Having been married, divorced, and now happily remarried, I know the difference between the kind of love that sustains a marriage, and the kind of love you feel for "Mr. Right Now."  The "marriage-sustaining" love is deep, abiding, and rooted in faith.  In sickness and in health is one of the many tests which either draw you closer or further apart.  

I could check off all the reasons why my first marriage didn't work - but mostly it was because I thought infatuation (which I mistook for love) would carry the day and we would live happily ever after.  The second time around, we both committed to building a strong foundation to our union.  It took work, but it was eminently worth it.  I hope that the young people who listen to your show take your advice to heart (as I did in my second marriage).  It works!

Ilona


Posted by Staff at 10:59 AM