Lessons Learned in 21 years of Marriage

  1. Two are better than one.
  2. Love is not blind!
  3. True intimacy is oneness of spirit.
  4. You need to discover who you are before you venture into a relationship.
  5. You’re not perfect so is your spouse. 
  6. Marriage is not a child’s play.
  7. Marriage is an investment. If you invest godly seeds you will get godly returns.
  8. Marriage is like a plant. It needs to be watered, weeded and manured.
  9. There are ups and downs in marriage e.g unexpected positive events and negative events.
  10. Love is endurance – you will irritate and offend each other
  11. When something is broken, you fix it; you don’t just throw it away.
  12. Love is commitment!
  13. Love is pricey. You need to sacrifice your time, comfort, resources…
  14. Marriage is not 50:50. It’s 100:100. You need to give it your all.
  15. Love is not a bed of roses. It’s not what you see in the movies.
  16. God is love.
  17. If you don’t have God, you don’t have love.
  18. Your Marriage is what you make it to be. The power is in your hands.
  19. Marriage without God will not survive the test of time.
  20. If God is the foundation of your marriage, you will have victory over storms, pain, fire, losses and other negative events.  You will come out unscathed.
  21. Marriage is a good thing!

©️ Eunice Oderinde