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Five Things to Know Before Saying “I Do”

By: Jennifer New (Little_personView Profile)

Adult life is tiring stuff. Adult life with kids is utterly exhausting and about as sexy as Barney. Any way to break the monotony and remind you what it felt like to be alone together without one ear listening for little feet is priceless. My husband broke the bank to take me to Paris for my fortieth birthday. Utterly exhausted, I came down with strep throat on arrival and slept for two days. Eventually, though, I revived and we enjoyed a luxuriously slow, romantic escape. Two years later, the memory of that trip, during which I never looked at a clock once, still serves as an aphrodisiac. It doesn’t need to be Paris, but remember that those extra efforts to instill and revive romance and sexiness will be rewarded.

For the rest of the list, see Things You Should Know Before Saying “I Do” (Part 2)

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posted: 05.07.2008
Kelly Jean Fitzsimmons
Finding myself 30 and unmarried, I have really just started to find out who I really am after losing myself in a relationship. One of the biggest things that has helped me is discovering that life isn't ever going to be what I thought and that's ok. I really liked this story because I find either things are 'the happy ending fairy tale' or a cynical view on how marriage is horrible. This gave a rounded view and I hope to be a good partner to someone someday without giving up myself.
posted: 05.07.2008
Leyna Carter
I liked your take on the realities of marriage. It's not something you can take for granted will continue. You work on being yourself first because that is whom he fell in Love with. You become us second and try not to change him third. He would resent that and you fell for him. Us is the reality in which you have to live with. If there's too much me first, it won't work. We used to say(we had no children by choice) where ever our belongings and animals are is our home. Location did not matter. We existed within our sanctuary. Coming home to a smile mattered more than going some where new. I would have changed the pet sitting thing and gone on more vacations. They were our family and had rights in our minds but became the burden to not go places later. Make time for yourselves because my mom often said, children grow up. You are left with each other once again. Leyna Carter
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