"Your first loyalty is to your spouse" Does this statement make any sense?
540193
I believe that god comes first then your children and then your spouse.
1105819
If done right, it's a commitment to love and honor and be with each other for life....If it's done wrong, then it's hell on earth and the end of freedom and all those other vile things said.   \n\nI would strongly recommend you think very long, very hard, and having serious potential uncomfortable conversations with your s.o. before considering the commitment of marriage.
312332
"she wants to have her cake and eat it too!" what that means is she wants to keep you both around for her own reasons. you gotta make her choose because the longer you stay and let her think its okay, she's gonna keep you both around. if she won't choose, walk away and don't look back.
697237
Funny you mentioned it. It's my default sentence on my MSN profile. Just a tad different, mine says:"Never make someone your priority when you're only one of their options".\n\nI love this quote. It should apply to everyone. It's true that we should love unconditionally, but letting someone be a priority when we're not... there's some unbalance right there that will create problems later on. \nDon't give up on your dreams for someone that 1. asks you to 2. wouldn't do the same. One day they might disappear from your life and you'll have nothing in your hands, except for the memory of what you gave up. Do it for the right person if you have to. And the right person treats you as a priority, not a second (third, fourth...) choice. My 2 cents.
600017
"and for this purpose, a man must leave his father and mother and cleave to his wife." or something like that .....that's in the bible. you put your wife and children first as head of your household. doesn't mean that you ignore the rest of your family or don't give them same amount of respect, etc. you'll get the hang of it. just remember, you are leaving your parents behind and joining your life to another human being, she does have to take precedence. as far as what else changes after marriage, well , for some it's a big adjustment, but for others, it just works itself out. every relationship is so different. good luck!
963239
Adult children cling to home\n\nThe saying is actually referring to the fact that it is difficult for a child who has become an adult to cut the ties to his parents and leave home.
604232
It means that even though you may have found your one great love things happen.  Specifically death.  And if you really love someone you wouldn't want them to spend the rest of their life pining away for the past.  You want them to be happy.  That's what the character is saying,"I will be happy".  Obviously, I have way to much time on my hands!!!
759159
Not sure I understand your question...he might be saying that you are spouse potential....or he may love you only to get to your wife, who is who he really loves...now Im more confused.
684527
i think it means that your partner wanted you to change to something else and that since you can't change to that something (probably your attitude, your looks, the way you dress or anything...) that your partner wants, you are still you and will remain so. which is what you should be, yourself. you are in this world to be you, not to be what other people want you to be. and if by chance you meet that someone who really wants you because of what you are, then that's beautiful.
531109
Hmmm, nice question.\n\nI think he meant that being wed is something you have to work at, and that just one individual working for it is not enough.  Both parties involved have to work at it, as well as all the people you surround yourself with.  Being married isn't easy sometimes.\n\nI had real doubts about my sister's wedding to her childhood sweetheart, but it has worked out.  I credit the working to both of their parents, because they love and support the both of them.
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I completely agree, some people that answered don't understand that you KNOW what they mean, just that they should be reversed. I think if someone had a father that remarried, then she should be your Mother-in-law, like the person before me said, "mother-by-law", that counts here too, because she would only be your mother by law. Good question!!
288609
Funny you should ask that. It's been something i've had to deal with with my wife for years. I tell her that I love her and then she ask's me "yes, but are you "In Love" with me? Of course I say yes my dear I am IN LOVE with you, but in the back of my mind i'm thinking "Geez, didn't I just say that???" I do love my Puppy, like one of the other people commented about, but I don't tell it so, and even if I did the meaning of the words should in my opinion be taken for granted. I don't "Love" or profess to "Love" any of my friends. Sure I like them or they wouldn't be my friends but life could go on without them. Probably not without my wife, the person I LOVE...
114854
dont mess up a good thing / you are married/ and she is starting a new life/ telling her would only make things worse/ keep it to yourself
1007155
Yes, when you take your marriage vows you say that you that you will take this person "for sickness and health...forsaking all others." Forsaking all others means just that, you will remain emotionally and physically devoted to that individual only. \n\nIf you were dating a person but were not having sex, would you not still say that you were in a "relationship."  Yes, and the reason is that we all acknowledge that being in a "relationship" means much, much more than the physical aspect. \n\nTherefore, to say that b/c we did not have sex I did not cheat on you is entirely wrong. He needs to own up to the situation. I am not saying your marriage is over, he needs to face what he did and you both need to start rebuilding the trust so that healing can take place. I wish you the best.
1037625
a true relationship is the one i have with my wife.\n\n\n\n\noh sorry.
1148759
Actually it's a legal way of saying that if something happens to you or her the spouse can make decisions in the other absence. Marriage is total commitment to the other. Marriage is wanting to spend the rest of your life with that one person and when the kids are born you don't have the confusion of them having a different last name ther are the growing old together benifits there is a lot of things that's good about it but maybe youfeel you are ok the way it is b/c you are afraid of commitment.
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I definitely agree to your statement...\nBesides, "I love you" could denote a certain kind of selfishness and possessiveness  of  the subject... and as always the object has more responsibility than its subject.  Thereby, this statement could either build resentment or obligation to both people concerned.\n\n"I trust you" statement tends to build more confidence and mutual understanding to both people... Its more binding and it could be more lasting than any I-love-you's uttered.