Monday thought...

'If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one, go ahead, get married' ~ Katharine Hepburn

I've been having a browse on the Internet for some more quotes about marriage to celebrate our friend's wedding on Thursday. However, I've been totally shocked by the number of negative quotes that surround matrimony. It's made me very thoughtful indeed. Anyone who knows me knows that my two ambitions in life are to be a fantastic wife and mother. Simply because I think they are the most important jobs in the world. And I can't wait for both to happen. And fingers crossed I won't have too much longer to wait. But then again, I realise that my views and ambitions seem rather out of date with what is considered fashionable and socially acceptable these days. I have no desire for a high powered 'career', I have no desire for Stu to have to come home from work and then use the washing machine, iron his own shirts etc. I do that for him. That's my job. That's what I WANT to do... Perhaps if people had a more positive approach to marriage in the first place, they would be more successful in it? So many people seem to give up so quickly on their marriages these days - what happened to the days of making a relationship work? Understanding that everything has its ups and downs but as long as *overall* the ups outweigh the downs then all is ok? Perhaps Stu and I are different. We've been together 6 years, lived together for 5 of those. We've only spent 3 nights in those 5 years apart from each other - 1 because my father was in intensive care in hospital in London and I needed to be there, 1 because Stu was away for work and the final night we were on our friends hen and stag parties. I adore him. He drives me INSANE with frustration sometimes but, I adore him. Not only do we live together as 'partners' (heavens I hate that word) but he is my best friend. Cliche I'm sure but he is - I always turn to him first. He gives me the space to be myself whilst constantly encouraging me to grow. He is quite simply the most amazing man I've ever met. Other than my Dad, obviously... But he's amazing in a different way. Perhaps as a society we should spend less time thinking about *getting* married and more time about *being* married... Thought provoking...