A year ago, my husband and I underwent a three-day marriage encounter seminar. My husband only went because he knew I really wanted to go and he agreed to going as an anniversary gift to me.
Before the marriage encounter, we were having problems with our relationship. We used to fight over little things, our communication lines are not open. We seem happy together because we are both people with sense of humor and that's what others see. In the comfort of our home, there was silence that was deafening.
I have learned very important things about my husband during that marriage encounter weekend. These revelations made me understand him and realized that a relationship would not work if I always look at it one way -- as in how I wanted it to be. I have recognized that my husband may not be perfect and is not a prince charming material but we share the same love for each other although we have different ways of expressing it.
Love is ironic as they say. The ones we love may cause us the greatest pains. I have experienced it a lot of times and I never get tired of loving because I wanted to feel its rewards. In the end, love is all worth it.
It's all worth it too for this couple. Read their story, it touched me so much I was inspired to write this article.
It's all worth it too for this couple. Read their story, it touched me so much I was inspired to write this article.
They have been married for a long time. As usual they have their ups and downs. One day they had a big fight over his long working hours and things are falling apart. He was disappointed and she was angry. After one week of silence treatment from her wife, he approached her with papers and pencils. He suggested that both of them sit down on the dining table and write down on paper what they are not happy about each other. They will then exchange the papers and discuss. So the wife started to write without looking up because she has a lot to write about her frustration. The husband took a long look at the wife and he too started to write. After fifteen minutes of writing, they look at each other and exchange the papers.
The husband looked at the paper full of complaints. She was angry. When the wife looked at his paper, she was embarrassed and quickly tears fell down her own paper. On his paper, he wrote for two full pages:
"I love you, honey"
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