Yesterday as I walked up to Lamar and hugged him from behind, our cousin jokingly said:
“How long have you been married?”
I said: “for eight years.”
And she laughed and said: “You’ve been married for too long to still be acting like that.”
And I said: “Do you think you are supposed to get married and then all of your smooching and hugging and kissing will go away…..no way.”
Of course she was joking. But, I know that there are many people that really think that when you are no longer newlyweds, all of the lovey-dovey moments will go away. While it does happen in some marriages, it does NOT have to be that way.
And just to set the record straight, click through to see 9 other things that Marriage is NOT: