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December 17, 2013 8:38 am at 8:38 am #611587sm29Participant
Some people Baruch Hashem are able to find someone quickly and start a family, while for others it takes time. There are some things that couples in general should know in order to keep the relationship strong.
Communicate what you need and want, listen to each other and be open to working things out.
Appreciate each other and show it or say it.
Find a little time to spend together, this is especially hard when you have kids, but neccessary
December 17, 2013 7:11 pm at 7:11 pm #1056794Torah613TorahParticipantSo is this advice for young couples, or couples generally?
December 17, 2013 7:14 pm at 7:14 pm #1056795miritchkaMembersm29: I think this applies to everyone.
December 17, 2013 7:16 pm at 7:16 pm #1056796YW Moderator-73ModeratorI’m trying to figure out if there is a relationship between the first and second sentences of the OP
December 17, 2013 7:31 pm at 7:31 pm #1056797YW Moderator-29 👨💻ModeratorI got stuck on the same thought.
December 17, 2013 7:34 pm at 7:34 pm #1056798miritchkaMemberThrew me off too.
December 17, 2013 7:43 pm at 7:43 pm #1056799DaMosheParticipantCaptain Obvious!!!
February 4, 2014 6:19 am at 6:19 am #1056800YW Moderator-42ModeratorThe Mesilas Yesharim also states “the obvious”. But as the author mentions in the introduction, sometimes it is necessary to restate the obvious over and over.
I am also wondering what the first sentence has to do with the rest of the OP.
February 4, 2014 7:36 am at 7:36 am #1056801sm29ParticipantIn the first sentence, I meant some find someone at 18, while others wait longer. But in any case, it’s good to remember these tips for a strong marriage.
February 4, 2014 12:20 pm at 12:20 pm #1056802☕ DaasYochid ☕ParticipantI have another kashya. The OP only says “Baruch Hashem” about those who find their bashert very quickly and start a family. If anything, though, someone who waited and were then able to start a family would feel more grateful, and shout “Baruch Hashem” with every fiber of their being!
So, my sweetest friends, I will share with you that I think the OP is saying something deep – very, very deep.
We know in Chassidus it says that ugly people have more yiras shomayim. Of course the lamed vov tzaddikim, who know the secret of being real, see people with yiras shomayim as exquisitely beautiful, but as for the rest of us, who ate a big breakfast in the Rennaisance (or at least have a big breakfast waiting for us), they’re hideous.
So I think what the holy OP is telling us is that people who lack yiras shomayim, who tend to get married right away, can still have a good marriage if they learn to always say Baruch Hashem.
And the chiddush of the seifa (give me harmony, hold on the last note) is that even the holy, holy people with such awesome yiras shomayim that it takes them a bit longer to get married, also need tips from the OP to keep their marriage strong.
February 4, 2014 10:43 pm at 10:43 pm #1056803sm29ParticipantInteresting input.
Anyway, sorry for throwing people off about the ages. I was probably trying to point out that younger people might not know what older people do and so I was giving tips that really apply to any couple 🙂
communicate
appreciate
Spend time together
February 5, 2014 3:55 am at 3:55 am #1056804Torah613TorahParticipantThanks for the advice.
Tonight, I communicated: Why haven’t you taken out the garbage?
Then I appreciated: I really appreciate that you took out the garbage last week
We had to spend time together in order for me to tell him this.
February 5, 2014 5:01 am at 5:01 am #1056805popa_bar_abbaParticipantCool!
Tonight, I also communicated: You made the garbage, you take it out.
Then I appreciated: Thanks for peeling those potatoes into the garbage.
It’s because I wanted to spend time together rather than take out the garbage.
February 5, 2014 5:46 am at 5:46 am #1056806HaLeiViParticipantDaas, thanks. I completely missed that message.
February 5, 2014 6:14 am at 6:14 am #1056807☕ DaasYochid ☕ParticipantNo problem, HaLeiVi, that’s what I’m here for. 🙂
February 5, 2014 6:26 am at 6:26 am #1056808🍫Syag LchochmaParticipantHaLeiVi – I’m surprised. It seemed pretty obvious to me.
February 5, 2014 7:21 am at 7:21 am #1056809sm29ParticipantThis thread needs some ketchup, maybe some mayonnaise a bit
February 7, 2014 5:54 am at 5:54 am #1056810☕ DaasYochid ☕ParticipantTonight I communicated that I appreciate the fact that we don’t spend time with each other.
Two out of three is pretty good, I think.
(She didn’t think so, though. I’m not sure why.)
Seriously, though, good advice from the OP.
January 30, 2015 8:14 pm at 8:14 pm #1056811FFBBT613MemberI think its very important to remember also that just as you’re not the same person you were when you were first married- same story with your partner. It’s very important to reconnect.
January 30, 2015 9:11 pm at 9:11 pm #1056812Rema711MemberIf the couple love each other they will always love each other
February 1, 2015 10:18 am at 10:18 am #1056813sm29ParticipantTrue, but couples should make sure to keep their relationship strong by finding a little quality time to spend together
February 1, 2015 1:59 pm at 1:59 pm #1056814TheGoqParticipantRema was that a serious post? if so i have to say i cant disagree more people change sometimes for the better sometimes for the worse and if for the worse than obviously the esteem from their spouse would wane.
February 1, 2015 2:39 pm at 2:39 pm #1056815Rema711MemberTheGoq Not if they truly love each other they will always no matter what hardship come there way they will always love each other
February 1, 2015 2:55 pm at 2:55 pm #1056816TheGoqParticipantLove and respect are two different things perhaps the love will always be there in some form but once the respect is gone the love will wane.
February 1, 2015 3:31 pm at 3:31 pm #1056817Rema711MemberTheGoq love supersedes respect
February 1, 2015 3:38 pm at 3:38 pm #1056818TheGoqParticipantIf a person once they get married changes their personality or hid their real personality during the dating process and they start to act as a totally different person do you really think that the spouse should love a person who deceived them so?
February 1, 2015 6:11 pm at 6:11 pm #1056819Rema711MemberTheGoq 100% yes
February 1, 2015 6:37 pm at 6:37 pm #1056820TheGoqParticipantyes what rema?
February 1, 2015 9:14 pm at 9:14 pm #1056821Rema711MemberThe Goq that love can over come even a lie
February 1, 2015 10:27 pm at 10:27 pm #1056822👑RebYidd23ParticipantBut even if people do love each other, there’s no guarantee that they won’t hate each other at the same time.
February 1, 2015 11:48 pm at 11:48 pm #1056823JosephParticipantYou mean it might be a love/hate relationship?
February 2, 2015 12:15 am at 12:15 am #1056824Rema711MemberLior love always over comes hate evey time
February 2, 2015 7:53 am at 7:53 am #1056825profound101ParticipantRema: You need some real life experience
February 2, 2015 1:14 pm at 1:14 pm #1056826Rema711Memberprofound101 u got life?
February 2, 2015 7:46 pm at 7:46 pm #1056827Z-ZONEMemberRema711 are your opinions based at all on actual marriage experience? Just wondering…
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