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One word. Five minutes to write about it. This is the idea behind Five Minute Friday and this is today's free-writing post.
propose a solution
propose marriage
what do you propose
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Our 35th wedding anniversary is coming up, so of course I thought of marriage proposals. Thirty-five-plus years ago, when we got engaged, I don't know if we really understood what we were proposing. Does any young couple just starting out? We're young and have stars in our eyes and we're full of hopes and dreams for what it will be like to be a married couple and start a family and grow old together. Some of those ideas are idealistic and some are realistic, and sometimes only time will tell which is which.
The proposal is only the beginning, or only a part of the story. I've seen couples share incredible engagement photos showing the dramatic and romantic moment of the proposal. They are beautiful photos, some in fairytale settings, and with a photographer carefully planning out how to capture every moment. There's nothing wrong with that, of course, and I always think that the young man was obviously fully confident that the girl would say "yes" when planning the elaborate proposal and getting family members and a photographer in on it. But the gorgeous engagement photo shoot does not guarantee a lasting marriage. Nor does an expensive and beautiful wedding in a perfect setting.
When a couple decides to get married, they are proposing to spend a lifetime together, through good times and bad, whatever life throws at them. They are proposing to stay on the same team and to be faithful to their promises. They are proposing to do the hard work of making each other better, understanding and supporting each other, and even holding each other accountable. The moment of the proposal, when he presents a ring and pops the question, when she gasps even though she was expecting it would happen and then says "yes!" - that is a romantic and special moment in time, but it's a proposal to spend a lifetime building that relationship.
Let not our proposal be disregarded on the score of our youth. ~Virgil
Love at first sight is easy to understand; it's when two people have been looking at each other for a lifetime that it becomes a miracle. ~Sam Levenson
The greatest marriages are built on teamwork. A mutual respect, a healthy dose of admiration, and a never-ending portion of love and grace. ~Fawn Weaver
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4 comments:
So so true, the proposal IS just the beginning to the rest of life.
Had she really really known
what would follow Wedding Day,
I think she might have up and flown
far and far and far away,
and I would not have blamed the lass
for acting on this second sight
if she had taken a pass
on the coming cancer fight.
But there is no crystal ball
nor tarot cards that would foretell,
and so she stayed to give her all,
and she did it very well,
to make me grateful for the boon
she pledged upon that August noon.
thoughtfully written indeed. FMF18 sometimes we fail to remember this don't we? "they are proposing to spend a lifetime together"
"Some of those ideas are idealistic and some are realistic, and sometimes only time will tell which is which. The proposal is only the beginning, or only a part of the story." I love these lines from your post. I'm glad that His proposal is always realistic, but still beautiful, because He CAN follow through on it. Your FMF neighbour at #3 this week.
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