***Quotation of the Day***
Not that I usually rely on movies to provide me with deep thoughts on an issue, but this one shouldn't go unheeded. Thank you, cheesy JLo movie.
"We need a witness to our lives. There's a billion people on the planet... I mean, what does any one life really mean? But in a marriage, you're promising to care about everything. The good things, the bad things, the terrible things, the mundane things... all of it, all of the time, every day. You're saying 'Your life will not go unnoticed because I will notice it. Your life will not go un-witnessed because I will be your witness'."
Melanie and I were just discussing the merits of marriage versus singleness and the differences between roomies and mates. Although I differ with Susan Sarandon's character on the true meaning of one life in a billion, I embrace the theme of thick/thin, boring/enthralling, up/down sticking together.
A friend was telling me today how much compromise marriage demands that she didn't even see coming. That's why we have to vow 'I do.' Because sometimes I feel like I do not. 
And thanks to Howell, who so kindly offered this real-life Susan S. quotation, which is equally good, I believe:
"I'm certainly not an expert, but Tim and I just celebrated 17 years together, which in Hollywood years, I think, is 45. I think the key is just focusing on this one person and not keeping one eye on the door to see who might be better."
8 comments:
i've always loved that quote.
preach it sister.
So if you were in therapy, and your therapist busted out with that JLo quote, would you find meaning in it, or would you just never go back to that therapist? (yes, read between the lines. . . I'm always looking for ways to reach people in my line of work).
That is a great quote. I write this as my new husband goes to bed. He will likely be asleep when I turn in, which means that my opportunity to go to sleep first will be lost and I will therefore lie conscious for some time listening to his rhythmic snores. Ahhhh, marital bliss. :)
good idea, Susan S.
I agree- it is nice to have a full-time witness in each of our lives. Why, just last night, I witnessed, upon being awakened from a restful slumber, my beloved wife rooting around, trying to locate earplugs as proof against my snoring. Without witnessing said incident, I'd be a slightly more rested, coherent individual today. But such are the sacrifices each of us make upon taking the vows, and by and large, they're worth it!
i, too, agree. and similarly, my husband of four months was awakened in the wee hours of the morning to me slapping his back, head, and shoulders repeatedly in my sleep. i thought he was a spider!!! *sigh* ah, marital bliss!
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