Comments on: Friends of Your Marriage

By: Kerri

Kerri — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 01:19:00 +0000

Thank you all for sharing your thoughts and stories. I agree with general themes in the comments. We need friends and family who support our marriages. But, if I’m ever blind to some type of abuse in my marriage, I’d want someone to point it out in a loving way to me.

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By: akakarma

akakarma — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 22:45:44 +0000

In my marriage I have some wonderfully supportive friends and some friends that I don’t give the whole pic. A great support is one that doesn’t feed into the bad times, can love you and respect your spouse enough to tolerate the marital bad times. I’ve learned never to criticize a friends spouse even when they do- I might agree with bad behavior but not a bad person statement!

By: Caryn

Caryn — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 07:06:29 +0000

We have been so blessed to have the love and support of our friends and family. Marriage is difficult and it is so important to have a network of people rooting for you. It just gets that much more difficult when children come along and my husband and I have to work each day to make our marriage important and not let the everyday things like dishes, laundry, our dog, etc. get in the way of our time together.

By: lace

lace — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 03:38:56 +0000

I’m not married but I would hope that my friends and family would support us in our marriage. I have a feeling that as long as the guy is a great and loving and supportive guy, then my family would be great also.

By: Bald Man

Bald Man — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 01:48:07 +0000

Nicole,
Sounds like a good post to me.

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By: bebemiqui

bebemiqui — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:23:42 +0000

My hubby and I eloped because of my parents inability to support us. It was tough on me at first until I made friends and we found a church. My folks are over it now and our relationship is better for all the angst.

By: Lindley

Lindley — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:03:15 +0000

My husband and I had some non-supporters in that we were young and also in an interracial relationship. But we have been married for 8 years and everyone has seen how happy and stable we have been. We never gave the non-supporters much thought, we had enough who did love and support us!

By: Nicole

Nicole — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:31:58 +0000

I’m not married. Jennifer’s comment brings up a question for me: how can those of us who don’t know what it’s like best support our family and friends in their marriages?