On Marriage

Up until yesterday, I don't believe that marriage takes work. I truly believed that all evils in a marriage stem from the fact that people marry the wrong person. Well, I was wrong. I think the biggest problem is laziness. When you are dating all is hot and heavy. And you try to do a lot (or just some) to surprise/please the other person. But one you get settled, it's easy to slip into a routine: get up, go to work, home from work, dinner, watch some tv, maybe kids, going to bed. Day after day after day. Slight variations on the weekend, but weekend to weekend are still the same. I didn't even realize this till Hubby mentioned a few times "We have done such-and-such (activities, good quality time together) in [period of time]." And that's when I realized perhaps I should make a conscious effort to do things together on the weekends, to actually get out of the house instead of slumping in front of the TV/computer all day long. It never hurt to put some work into a relationship. :D