tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35137734.post116334725992745328..comments2023-10-10T10:50:56.735+02:00Comments on Inanities: Marriage and other unfathomable mysteriesSarah Carrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02146943046266549277noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35137734.post-84467407993622819772006-12-10T15:50:00.000+02:002006-12-10T15:50:00.000+02:00love the mate or not novelty is the key but unfort...love the mate or not novelty is the key but unfortunately it is the one thing that marriage lacks … no matter how hard you try! <br />married for 4 years with a one year old:)Rashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17297118784946289262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35137734.post-1163734381638433652006-11-17T05:33:00.000+02:002006-11-17T05:33:00.000+02:00Every time I try to come to any real understanding...Every time I try to come to any real understanding of what makes relationships work I end up hopelessly lost. <BR/><BR/>Love, is surely an important factor but love is a seemingly illusory emotion that's more like a relative state of being; you're either in it or you're not. <BR/><BR/>Ultimately happiness is what people are actually seeking when they choose to marry, and happiness is itself an elusive fickle thing, not to say that it's untenable merely intangible, which is to say, relative. <BR/><BR/>You can have a crystal clear idea of everything you hold dear and attractive in a potential partner, everything you believe can make you happy, but that itself is a guarantee of nothing. <BR/> <BR/>There is a quranic verse I love in which God speaks about creating couples (or soul mates if you will) from their own selves so that they may find/ build tranquility and peace with each other and share love and compassion. <BR/><BR/>Now if only I knew which compass leads to the fulfillment of that prophecy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35137734.post-1163525062723859742006-11-14T19:24:00.000+02:002006-11-14T19:24:00.000+02:00i still hold out hope for a moderately sizzly guy....i still hold out hope for a moderately sizzly guy....i mean, i meet tons of them who are interested in me but none who are christian! my standards are low: has he read one or two books, and exceeds me in height by 10 cm and is not balding? khalas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35137734.post-1163418441350846692006-11-13T13:47:00.000+02:002006-11-13T13:47:00.000+02:00maybe the era of long term commitment is over and ...maybe the era of long term commitment is over and we need to accept that...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com