I do not think that good marriages are made in heaven

and like wise, they are not destroyed in hell;

though it may, at times, seem like it.

No, good marriages are made by people

and destroyed by people.

The good and the bad, the well meaning, the simple

they are conceived in love, lust and greed.

They are destroyed by love, lust and greed.

 

Only true love can survive a marriage.

It seeks to give more than take,

to accept more burden than rest.

To support more than undermine

to understand more than criticize.

 

Not one of us is always right.

Not one of us is always strong.

Not one of us is always kind,

Placid, generous, sensitive;

make your own list.

 

It is a fact, that while not one of us is perfect,

we can always try to do better.

 

 

David Garlick, Sidney, November, 2003