He sits on the park bench while she strolls the arboretum path. Checking the news on his iPhone, he’s patient…just doesn’t have a thing for flowers. She wishes he would walk with her. Beautiful colors and aromas, why can’t he enjoy them, too? “But,” she admits, “I don’t really care much for politics, either. Oh well, it was nice of him to bring me here.” She sighs wistfully. “It’s normal for men and women to enjoy different things.” Before walking on, she checks her watch to see how long until they planned to meet at the car.
Does this sound like your marriage? Is this all we can expect?
Should we resign ourselves to doing our duties to, and expecting little more than that from, the one person we promised to love and to cherish until death do us part? Or, were the vows, “until hunting season do us part” or “until Facebook do us part”? Is this one to whom we pledged our life the same one who plays second fiddle to a tee time?
Laura and I had the privilege of writing an article on the topic of spending time together as a married couple. We believe that a conscious choice to spend quality time together not only pays rich dividends in a stronger marriage, but also helps each of us be more like our example, Jesus.
The complete article can be found on pages 24 and 25 of this online "Protecting Marriage" edition of God's Revivalist magazine.
