You Don’t Have to Forget, But You Must Forgive
Arthur & Ruby Lawrence from Rhode Island, were married for over 73 years. And the best advice that they give young couples is:
“I really don’t know what to give these kind of people (she says jokingly) because some of them don’t really understand how a marriage is suppose to be. How it’s suppose to be. You’re supposed to love one another and do the best you can no matter what happens you’re suppose to keep your love for your husband or wife. I don’t care what they’ve done or do you have to always forgive them. You don’t forget but you have to forgive. You never forget nothing I don’t care what it is. You will always think about it forever but you have to forgive or you want be forgiven.”
Forgiveness will help you to exchange feelings of bitterness, anger and hurt with love. The National Healthy Marriage Institute says: “Forgiving and offering a sincere apology are two of the most effective medicines to heal a marriage, although they aren’t always easy to administer.” And forgiving, does not mean you have to allow someone to run all over you. It just means that you are releasing the resentment and the desire to keep punishing the person for their wrongdoing. You choose to move on towards healing in the relationship.
BMWK – Did your viewpoints about marriage change after you were married? Share with us some of the best advice that you have received from couples that have been married for a long time.
Sheree says
So inspiring. Great read Ronnie! My grandmother told me that the hardest thing sometimes in a marriage will be to stay married because you are two people from two different places coming together to be one and living in the same space everyday. Not always that easy… She was right. They’ve been married for 60 years. God love them!
DeAndrea Muhammad says
Great article! Really good advice for newbies like me!
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