Are you made for marriage?

I appreciate the way you worded this to leave room for things running perfectly smooth. It’s one of my pet peeves when people define the way things are (in their opinion), based in their experience or misfortune. I don’t say this in a haughty way, but sometimes people say “marriage is hard work” when what they really mean to say is that the person they are with is difficult.

I have my personal convictions about the way life should be, and praise God, I can have that life by His providence and goodness. It is miraculous, no doubt but that is what happens when you trust in God.

A useful point on the preparation part of the discussion. This is why I asked if people felt there were areas they need to grow in for marriage. Personal responsibility, yes. 🙂

I am in agreement with your entire post. You can spend your entire lifetime 'preparing' for marriage, which while necessary, it is a passive exercise. Eventually you must take bold decisive action if in opportunity arises. From my own experience and observation I don't believe that one can ever be fully prepared for marriage. Your counsel about fighting to preserve your marriage no matter what is right on target. Yes, sometimes that is messy, hurtful, and painful but definitely worth it.

Did you experience a divorce too. Yeah, **it happens.

Based on the many posts I have read of yours through the years I believe that you would make a great wife too. Somewhere, out there, someone would make a good husband.

I believe this to be true as well. How many brides can bake their own wedding cake?

I don't keep score either.

This is a statement of truth.

I have also been told I will make somebody a great wife some day. Usually it is mentioned when people are talking about my sourdough bread... >.>

I do the grocery shopping on Monday morning. A couple hours ago my wife said to get bread but make sure it's not sourdough bread. I love that kind but she can't stand it. While I'm sure that your homemade sourdough bread is outstanding you will not, however, make a great wife.

Can I ask something about all that sourdough bread? How do you keep up with all that starter? Do you use the block starter? I can't imagine how much starter and time it would take to make as much as you do.

Depends. Commercial sourdough is nothing at ALL like homemade sourdough. Commercial sourdough has the texture of rye and the flavor of vinegar. I guess they want to make sure their sourdough is sour...

But yeah, I agree with her. Skip that junk.

That’s a little blunt Tourist, lol.

Keeping up with it is no problem. I use a starter I got from my mother. She got it by setting out a mixture of flour, sugar, water and potato flakes until it started bubbling. (People will fill your ears with junk about yeast blowing in on the wind, but it's really in the wheat. Not even kidding.)

It keeps for half a year in the fridge if I don't use it. And it does take a while to make, mostly in the waiting - overnight for starter to propagate, three hours for first rising, knead again and three hours for second rising - so I make a large batch. If I'm going to be messing around with this stuff, might as well do a lot.

So, you make it for personal use or to take to your church? I thought maybe you made it for work.

Come on @Nehemiah6 🥺 🙃

We are all created for marriage, God wants to have a close relationship with us all. The invitations have been sent, but not every one wants to go.

As far as earthly marriage, doesn't sound appealing at all.

They need to just sticky this thread on the top of singles forum, the same question will be brought up next month.





I'm pretty sure Magenta prayed for you two weeks ago. I warned her.... Don't mess with prayer warriors!

I must be made for marriage, shes been gone for three years and I cant seem to
get this divorce over with. Single yet married. Hahaha, maybe after the covid .................... Shes pretty busy
right now I think. Viya condios,

I make it for me, in 30-ish loaf batches, and keep it in the freezer.

I do donate some loaves if the church or my (nursing home activity director) aunt is having a yard/bake sale.

Sorry for the thread derail BenFTW.

Im reading this book called...Lady in waiting. This lady was born into aristocracy. she describes 'the season' as a time when they had balls and dances after her 'debut' at age 18 and the purpose of it was to breed an heir and meet someone to marry so they could inherit grand estates. The heir had to be male.
females had no other purpose but to cater to a male and be chatelaines. This is the world she grew up and was raised in. They had to be married off or they were shunned in society.

so anyway this lady married someone after her first choice was taken and he turned out to have a a really bad temper and eccentric tastes. Also mistresses. Its a given that rich people have MORE than one woman.
cos they can afford to keep them, they can just have a separate house for that on one of their many estates.
luckily she gave birth to a son as her firstborn, so she didnt have to endure the misery and financial stress of having only girls.

her husband left everything to an employee in his will though.

in general though aristocrats assume they will get married because thats the only way of handing down their vast estates. illegitimate unions dont count, but they may get perks, no titles. They wont marry commoners, or if they do, its a scandalous thing to do. more scandalous than marrying and having mistresses.