What 15 Years of Marriage Has Taught Me…Just a few things we’ve learned over the years…
By Eric & Tracy Robbins“So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.” Matthew 19:6 (NIV)
Eric and I just recently celebrated our 15 year wedding anniversary. I thought it might be fun to share what 15 years of marriage has taught me. So I invited Eric to write this post with me to share some of the things we’ve learned over the years. Some things are fun, and some are serious.
One of the first things that 15 years of marriage has taught me is that when you’ve been married this long and have gone through a lot together, you’ll do some crazy stuff! In honor of our anniversary we decided to celebrate by getting “ring tattoos”. A friend of mine said, “Pain to symbolize the pain of 15 years?” 🙂 Like many marriages, we really have had our fair share of pain though. I’d do it all over again, pain and all–that’s how much I love this man!
15 years celebrated with ring tattoos–Shout out to Josh at Davis Street Tattoo in Dallas for taking such great care of us!
What 15 years of marriage has taught me – Eric:
- That you shouldn’t joke or say things facetiously that are negative to your spouse.
- That when your wife knows she’s right, you probably shouldn’t bet against her…be it music artists, a certain date or a sitcom theme song from the ‘80s. 🙂
- That when you’re at a restaurant and you order something that looks good, your wife will want a bite.
- That when you have a nice sweatshirt that’s comfortable, your wife is going to want to wear it.
- That it’s very beneficial to identify your wife’s love language and use it. This will only work to your benefit—showing them love in their love language, not just your own. (see this post here)
- That when your wife is tired, hungry or hormonal, you should just back off and give her some space. And definitely don’t say anything about why you think she might be so cranky.
- That sports aren’t the most important thing in life. (Tracy just said, “Yeah, apparently you have to have time for hunting and fishing too!”) After watching football on Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Thursday, maybe you shouldn’t watch the World Championships of Curling on Friday…might be best just to let that one go.
- That when your wife says, “I don’t care”, it really means, “no”.