Hey Everyone,
I realize that this is the "Singles" forum, but since we're also blessed enough to have several married regulars stop in and tell us what married life is really like, it only seems fair to ask them what they wish singles wouldn't assume about them as well. I certainly know I'm guilty of sometimes thinking married people have a perfect life.
Many years ago, right after my divorce, I went to a different church to try to clear my head.
And wouldn't you know it... Who was it that sat RIGHT in front of me but a young, beautiful married couple with a brand-new baby. All throughout the service, they kept hugging each other, kissing their baby, and exchanging looks of constant adoration.
It's a wonder I didn't collapse and die of jealousy right then and there.
I was convinced that this pretty young couple had it all, and surely I was being denied everything good in life!!! Thinking about things more realistically, I'm sure that what I didn't see was the possibly very challenging journey they had taken to get where they were, and the long, sleepless nights they probably now had in caring for their new baby.
But I was SO sure, at the time, that their life was perfect and happy and surely, never ever lonely--like I was all the time. Maybe this carousel of emotions sounds familiar to a few others out there...
Although this thread has our married friends in mind, anyone is welcome to answer. Maybe you'd like to comment about a time when you were married, or what you've observed about your parents or others who are married.
Tell us:
* What are some of the stereotypes and criticisms that married Christians face?
* What do people understood about you or your life instead of just assuming?
* What can we singles do in order to help you?
I always appreciate when the marrieds come in and tell us about their real lives. I know that as a single myself, I sometimes get a little too starry-eyed when I see married couples, and forget all the hard work and struggles they must be going through as well.
Here's to thanking all the married folks for giving us singles a reality check now and then.
I realize that this is the "Singles" forum, but since we're also blessed enough to have several married regulars stop in and tell us what married life is really like, it only seems fair to ask them what they wish singles wouldn't assume about them as well. I certainly know I'm guilty of sometimes thinking married people have a perfect life.
Many years ago, right after my divorce, I went to a different church to try to clear my head.
And wouldn't you know it... Who was it that sat RIGHT in front of me but a young, beautiful married couple with a brand-new baby. All throughout the service, they kept hugging each other, kissing their baby, and exchanging looks of constant adoration.
It's a wonder I didn't collapse and die of jealousy right then and there.
I was convinced that this pretty young couple had it all, and surely I was being denied everything good in life!!! Thinking about things more realistically, I'm sure that what I didn't see was the possibly very challenging journey they had taken to get where they were, and the long, sleepless nights they probably now had in caring for their new baby.
But I was SO sure, at the time, that their life was perfect and happy and surely, never ever lonely--like I was all the time. Maybe this carousel of emotions sounds familiar to a few others out there...
Although this thread has our married friends in mind, anyone is welcome to answer. Maybe you'd like to comment about a time when you were married, or what you've observed about your parents or others who are married.
Tell us:
* What are some of the stereotypes and criticisms that married Christians face?
* What do people understood about you or your life instead of just assuming?
* What can we singles do in order to help you?
I always appreciate when the marrieds come in and tell us about their real lives. I know that as a single myself, I sometimes get a little too starry-eyed when I see married couples, and forget all the hard work and struggles they must be going through as well.
Here's to thanking all the married folks for giving us singles a reality check now and then.