tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762857766358711485.post7348479784136575519..comments2023-04-11T10:59:59.186-05:00Comments on Jumping in with Both Feet: Things that LastGastankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18011577465493668276noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762857766358711485.post-88429117640803896872009-05-28T16:01:38.373-05:002009-05-28T16:01:38.373-05:00This so makes me wish I had kept a blog or journal...This so makes me wish I had kept a blog or journal of my pre-marriage thoughts during the 18-month run up to our wedding.<br /><br />Because we had been together for so long (6 1/2 years at time of wedding) and had been living together for a year and a half, getting married didn't actually change anything. Nothing at all.<br />Well, except for the whole "husband and wife" thing. Honestly, neither of us felt any different, and that was OK because we had spent 6 1/2 years becoming a little more married everyday anyway.<br /><br />I think of a wedding as an outward declaration of promises and commitments you made inwardly a long time ago. It's a celebration and a time for your community to come together to support your relationship. It is one day out of thousands you will spend together, and it doesn't have to mean major changes.<br /><br />Trust me, your friends will still drop by whenever they feel like it.<br /><br />And you're right on about developing long-standing rituals. It's so important. I highly recommend staying in your PJs on Sundays and going entirely off the grid for a whole weekend every now and then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762857766358711485.post-1940907594803985832009-05-28T15:06:43.344-05:002009-05-28T15:06:43.344-05:00i am POSITIVE colin will still come over once you'...i am POSITIVE colin will still come over once you're married. shouldnt you hope he doesnt?maria khouryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16250197766968873349noreply@blogger.com