The pretty earrings are my Valentine’s Day gift this year. I like them a lot but the gifting wasn’t without drama and a long conversation between R and I. It will serve as a reminder that a happy marriage requires a lot of hard work to sustain and maintain. I wish we were like those social media couples whom make marriage seem effortless, maybe it’s just a fake illusion that they want to portray and they secretly hate each other to the bones on the inside, either way, my marriage is not like that.
It takes a lot of communication, compromise, patience, appreciation and it also requires a commitment between both partners to improve and sustain their relationship. Like I said, it’s hard work, but the the outcomes of a happy marriage, a happy family, our children growing up in a loving environment are completely worth it.
We are trialling a period where we’ve set some home rules for both of us, no video watching for a couple of weeks, daily bedtime reading ritual with the kids and showing our appreciation for each other and the kids in words, through simple gestures of saying thanks, you’re welcome, hello, goodbye and love. Small steps but important nevertheless.
It’s going great so far but I’ll see how we we fare in a couple of weeks
daitaoha 