Valentine’s Day is almost here! So far, I’ve written about two of the four types of love – Storge, the love between family members and groups of people, and Phileo, the love between friends. The next type of love is Eros love – the love between a man and a woman.
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Valentine’s Day. A great holiday to remind us to love. I really like the idea of it. But, I’ve never really gotten into celebrating the day itself very much.
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Last week, we celebrated my parents’ 49th wedding anniversary. 49 years. That is impressive to me. With the exception of my grandparents who were married for over 72 years, my parents have the longest marriage of anyone I have personally known.
Then, on Saturday, we attended a wedding of a couple at church. As I watched their faces throughout the ceremony, I saw the joy and love just emanating from them.
So, I started thinking about the journey of a married couple. Every couple pretty much starts out the same way… They look into each other’s eyes with love and hope and excitement. They have great visions of how their life together will play out. And, I’ll bet that while they’re standing together, saying their vows, they are not planning on becoming “another statistic” and have their marriage end in divorce.
After spending yesterday with my parents, celebrating their 49th wedding anniversary, I have been thinking a lot about love. Obviously, to have a marriage that has withstood trials, hardships, and just the test of time, there is a lot of love there.
And, while I know there are other things that have contributed to the long life of their marriage, (I got some great advice from the happy couple. Be sure to check back to see what it is…), one of the most visible characteristics is love.
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How often do you date your spouse?
This question really got me. Every time I saw my doctor, she would ask how Brad’s and my dates were going. (And this came before all the other seemingly medically pertinent questions!)
But that wasn’t even the best part. She actually threw in the word – weekly. There were many times I just laughed.
