DOUBLE HAPPY WHEN FAMILIES JOIN TOGETHER

Double happy is the first time you hear, “Wait until you meet your girlfriend’s mother before making big decisions.”

And your future mother in law turns out to be a champ.

That’s a happy occasion? No, that’s a double happy occasion.

You know it’s something when it involves aunts and uncles and cousins and nieces and nephews.

Can you guess what this ‘something’ might be?

If you guessed upcoming wedding, you are correct.

And it’s a wedding packed with hopes and dreams and happiness.

If you’re thinking, ‘Ok blogger, it’s a wedding. Calm down,” you’d be wrong.

A Double Happy Wedding

No, not a royal wedding, but more.

Imagine a culture that respects baby boys over baby girls.

Now imagine a Mom and Dad who vow to improve the culture by infusing their girls with knowledge of their worth and value to the family.

That bold decision laid the foundation for life, a life to share with a deserving partner.

Instead of bone-headed dipstick with a brain ruined by poor decisions and bad behavior, the deserving partner is a man who understands kindness and decency, but can still take you down.

It’s a man with plans, but room for improvement. Which is where the bride comes in.

Life Partners For Life And Beyond

The important part about marriage is the ripple effect it causes. So far I’ve tracked it across 210 marriage posts on BoomerPdx.

For instance, my wife had friends who visited after we got married.

Friend: I love visiting now that you’re married.

Wife: Why is that? We’ve been friends for years.

Friend: Seeing you now reminds me why I never want to get married.

Then we had kids.

Friend: I love visiting you and the kids.

Wife: Thank you.

Friend: It reminds me why I never want to get married and have kids.

Wife: I didn’t ask.

When married friends came to visit.

Woman to man: I don’t want to waste another afternoon hanging out with your a-hole friends.

Me: Oh, they all left, so we’ll be good.

(No one else had been there and left.)

Married people keep an even keel, otherwise everything gets spilled. Then there’s the clean-up on aisle YOU.

Embracing Married Life Equally

Although everyone is different, married people grow more similar over time.

But some things never change.

This is where tolerance and understanding come in.

If a man has three bathroom drawers full of lotions and creams and make-up, and the woman didn’t know, they need more time to talk it over.

On the other hand, if the roles are reversed it’s all good.

My bathroom has six drawers and three cabinets. For me it’s enough to hold my toothbrush, floss, and deodorant.

What are the other 5 and 3/4 drawers, along with three cabinets, holding?

I don’t know and after all this time I’m afraid to look. Or ask.

I’m double happy knowing it’s all essential to the smooth running operation of marriage.

Take another look at the packing picture.

When you’re married long enough this doesn’t happen. Why?

Because after careful communication, you only pack one bag between you and a good husband carried it, or rolls it.

Like you thought I’d say anything else?

Remember, happy wife matters. Happy husband?

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