August 31, 2016
He Almost Got Away


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


Posted by Staff at 10:59 AM