A night out with my wife
A night out with my wife
We are presently living in a culture of high divorce and troubled marriages. This is not unique to this current culture yet it has created immunity to marital trouble. Thusly, it has become the norm in this climate to have difficulty and divorce on the horizon in a marital relationship. Well, what can be done to preserve a relationship? What can be done to perpetuate that first date or that moment where you fell in love with your mate? Is there anything that can be done to protectively insulate a marriage with love?
Allow me to preface the following by stating that I am not an expert nor do I profess perfection in my relationship. I have heard of various methods employed by men and women across the US with successes as well as struggles with these methods. I have found that many try to have at least one night or evening as a date night or family night. This night becomes a deliberate weekly agenda item kept by all parties as a night of romance, fun, personal time, and quality time with the family or just alone with your mate.
Unfortunately, things as usual start off good but bombardment from outside social and professional sources derail the consistency in this area. This raises the importance of a need to strategically surround yourself with individuals and reminders that will point to fulfilling this weekly commitment. Anything that serves as an healthy indicator that would aid in the motivating of this effort to differ from the norm of marital trouble with divorce looming on the horizon.
I saw such an indicator the other day when it was reported that President Obama took First Lady Michelle Obama for a night out on the town in New York City after having earlier spent time at Malia’s soccer game. Here the President showed that he was a man that keeps his word with his family and wife. Like a couple that is concerned about the health of their marriage and committed to its success as well as just merely in love left their daughters in D.C. Bravo Mr. President many others need to take your lead and invest in their relationships as well as families.
For every day of sun there is a day of rain that can soon come. Surely not after such a genuine and example setting effort that scrutiny would arise. If you thought that there wouldn’t be scrutiny sadly mistaken you are. For the Republican National Committee, which questioned the president’s decision to travel to New York for a night of entertainment during a recession and while the nation’s automakers struggle to survive. It was just a few months ago that auto execs were roundly criticized when they traveled to Washington for congressional hearings in pricey private jets, noted the RNC, which issued a news release chastising Obama for saying he understands American’s troubles but then hopping up to New York for a night on the town.
I perhaps can concur with parts of the scrutiny, however, in scrutinizing there could at least been the recognition of the example that it sets for couples in America. Sadly, Mr. President you are ridiculed if you do and ridiculed if you don’t. Thanks for the example Mr. President.
What do you think?
