tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082773744703965040.post3120459383547479477..comments2024-02-20T18:27:34.203-06:00Comments on Mimi Boling = Michelle Collett: Marriage . . . Obsolete?Mimi Colletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15879880111595536353noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082773744703965040.post-67324964020097921352010-11-23T12:23:21.678-06:002010-11-23T12:23:21.678-06:00Mimi, I love you, and I love everything you said. ...Mimi, I love you, and I love everything you said. Seriously... I've started to type things, but you've already said them, and very eloquently.Acehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05949379315805875423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082773744703965040.post-27660624207907024462010-11-23T06:04:44.346-06:002010-11-23T06:04:44.346-06:00I read an article about the survey in the Washingt...I read an article about the survey in the Washington Post. I have a couple comments. <br /><br />1) They seemed to have a high percentage of young people in their survey, so I'm sure it was terribly accurate; also, since most people under 30 are not married, it would make sense that a lot of them thought marriage was obsolete, even if they later changed their minds and got married.<br /><br />2) I thought it was very interesting that the federal government is finally changing the way that they classify families whose parents are unmarried. Until now, even if two parents are living with the children and working to support them, if they were not married, only one parent's income was considered when deciding if the family is in poverty (and also if they qualify for federal aid).<br /><br />This way all families are considered equally when deciding who is in poverty. And this way, maybe it will be easier for married couples to get the help they need.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12190439423886583053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082773744703965040.post-70301551740134660112010-11-22T14:17:24.366-06:002010-11-22T14:17:24.366-06:00Loved Grandpa's comment. Devin worked with so...Loved Grandpa's comment. Devin worked with someone who married his girlfriend after living with her for nineteen years. I didn't get it - after 19 years, why decide to get married? I'll probably never know.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your thoughts Meems! You know I feel pretty much the same way you do, I love being married, the best part is that I'm married to Devin. :)Amy Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16240262331193821446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082773744703965040.post-63862515641037693112010-11-22T06:08:29.677-06:002010-11-22T06:08:29.677-06:00Dear Mimi, thanks for your thoughts on marriage. ...Dear Mimi, thanks for your thoughts on marriage. My marriage in mortality, lasted almost 59 years. Since we were able to keep it going that long and keep it "fun" for that long, I'm grateful that our interruption at this time is only temporary. We too look forward to an eternity of the joy we've had together. Verda Adams has been very kind, considerate, and forgiving. I haven't always been considerate of her. I haven't been mean by choice, but by forgetting that I owed her a conference before making some decisions. I've said things I should have left unsaid, I've done things I should have done differently. But, she only locked me out of the house one time, in 59 years. We had been married about a month. Our discussion was not heated, but did include some misunderstanding. I suggested that I needed to walk around the block and get some fresh air in my lungs. She didn't reply, but when I returned, the door was locked. I knocked long and loud, pleaded for forgiveness, but to no response. I slept in the car that night. Next morning I tried knocking on the door again. My teary eyed sweetheart opened the door. We hugged and kissed and apologized. She fixed me a great breakfast. As I was leaving to go to work, she said, "If you ever do walk out on me, don't come back!" I agreed to that condition, and I never went out for fresh air alone, after that. We did spend one whole night discussing a topic which we both felt was important and that we should agree on. It was almost time to go to work when some inspiration came to me. I asked her about her understanding of the meaning of a word we had been using. She gave me an answer that shed a lot of light on our discussion. All my life I had used a different word for that same meaning. We spent the whole night in agreement, but we used a different word to describe how we felt about it, so we thought we were miles apart. Love, Grandpa H.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082773744703965040.post-29464918611665561362010-11-21T22:41:09.834-06:002010-11-21T22:41:09.834-06:00wow you are amazing. incredible.
i too am a little...wow you are amazing. incredible.<br />i too am a little shocked with the realization marriage is unpopular. my sister has been with her boyfriend for 7 years. 7 years! and they live together. they are planning on getting married 11-11-11 and i hope they stick with that date. but it seems like what's the point when you already live together. my best friend is planning on never getting married. her older sister has a child 7 years old but they are not planning on getting married. another friend of mine that caught the boquet at my wedding has 2 kids, but she says they are planning on getting married eventually. interesting. i can't imaging life without nick. i love the security of being out of the dating scene.<br />beautiful pictures. i wish i knew you when you got married.Sara, Nick, and kidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09066332875489251658noreply@blogger.com