#157 It's Funny

How a few wedding quotes and jokes can really change one's perspective on the institution of marriage.

But first, a song I fell in love with, in the weirdest way.

I Wanna - All American Rejects

I never thought that I was so blind
I can finally see the truth
It’s me for you
Tonight you can’t imagine that I’m by your side
Cuz it’s never gonna be the truth
Too far for you

But can you hear me say?
Don’t throw me away
And there’s no way out
I gotta hold you somehow

I wanna I wanna I wanna touch you
You wanna touch me too
Everyday but all I have is time
Our loves the perfect crime

I wanna I wanna I wanna touch you
You wanna touch me too
Every way and when they set me free
Just put your hands on me

Take everything that I know you’ll break
And I give my life away
So far for you
But can you hear me say
Don’t throw me away
There’s no way out
I gotta hold you somehow

I wanna I wanna I wanna touch you
You wanna touch me too
Everyday but all I have is time
Our loves the perfect crime

I wanna I wanna I wanna touch you
You wanna touch me too
Every way and when they set me free
Just put your hands on me

Tonight I’m weak
It’s just another day without you
That I can’t sleep
I gave the world away for you to
Hear me say
Don’t throw me away
There’s no way out
I gotta hold you somehow

All I wanna do is touch you
I wanna I wanna touch you
You wanna touch me too
Everyday but I all I have is time
Our loves the perfect crime

I wanna I wanna I wanna touch you
You wanna touch me too
Every way and when they set me free
Just put your hands on me
(x2)

I heard this song in a youtube video while watching a walkthrough for a game I had trouble completing. I just love the electric guitar and the straightforward lyrics. :)

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As I was saying, the marriage quotes. I found some that were funny, some that were biased and some that had nuggets of wisdom within. But one thing which many echoed was that marriage is a decision, one that two people make to be committed to each other in spite of their complete incompatibility. How else can one describe beings who (though possibly having similar personalities) have totally opposite thought patterns? Love may have been the flame that brought the two together, but when the flame dies down, it is the commitment that is the ember which burns slowly but steadily and reignites the flame time and again. Without the commitment, without the ember, the flame would have sputtered and died out at the conclusion of the honeymoon stage.

Which brings me to something interesting my mother once mentioned, "It is always better to find someone who loves you more than you love that person." I'll just leave the sentence to be chewed upon.
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TL;DR version: After all that, I've cut down most of my super unreasonable requirements of a spouse, most of it (not all!), and reduced it to one short, concise requirement. We must both be committed to the relationship with no option of divorce.

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Gosh, I can't believe in just 3 days of inactivity, I've screwed up so much. But that's another story for another day.