Tuesday, 18 July 2017

Marriage Advice for the Young Ones

I've been thinking a lot about the ideas in this post. I was going to put them in a letter, and then I thought I'd put them on this blog, but then I decided just to give them to my boss.

B.A. hasn't actually lost all his charm. Okay, maybe other people wouldn't find him charming at the moment, but I have a soft spot for guys who look like a cross between Saint Anthony in the Desert and Bill the Cat.

People keep asking me how B.A. is, clearly expecting me to say "Oh, much better, thanks!" But the best I can say is that he is not worse--and also surprisingly patient and even sometimes verging on cheerful.

He's not worse, and my mother is here, and various people from the TLM community are going to visit them this weekend, so I can go to the LSN Gala in Washington D.C. this Thursday.  I will be home first thing Monday morning.
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10 comments:

  1. Christine P19 July 2017 at 02:03

    That is a lovely post. Thank you.

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  2. KimP19 July 2017 at 03:05

    I read this to my husband. Thank you.

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  3. Anonymous19 July 2017 at 13:00

    It is a lovely post, but I am sorry you have both had to endure such trials.

    Clio

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  4. Anonymous19 July 2017 at 14:59

    Your article in LifeSiteNews on the illness of your husband and marriage and real love is absolutely magnificent. It should be read by everyone, married or single. Am continuing to pray for you and your husband daily at Mass. His recovery may take a while but each day is precious. Surely the precious Mother of God will help you and, of course, her Dear Son. Wish I could meet you in DC for the gala (family constraints here) and hope you have a good respite and are energized. Love all your columns, XXX, E

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  5. Anonymous19 July 2017 at 15:02

    Dear Dorothy - beautiful post. Thinking and praying for your husband and you! Ewa

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  6. Leo19 July 2017 at 18:37

    Dear Auntie Seraphic, that was a lovely piece at Life Site News. The world seemed more quiet after I read it. Through your writing skill, you transformed your suffering into a gift for others. Very well done.

    Are you still using the yahoo e-mail address listed on your blogger profile?

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  7. Anonymous20 July 2017 at 15:31

    Prayers for you and BA!
    --Amused

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  8. Kate20 July 2017 at 19:27

    Lovely article. Praying for you both.

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  9. Sarah25 July 2017 at 18:32

    I am sorry that things have been so hard for BA and for you. I'm praying for you both. I used parts of your column in my class on virtue ethics today ("It's not about finding the right person, but being the right person.") Thank you.

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  10. Maea30 July 2017 at 19:46

    The LifeSite article was such a beautiful piece.

    Like you, in my younger days I had romantic notions about married life. I also thought a husband was there to protect me from the harsher parts of adulthood. Life has turned out to be very different and I wish more unmarrieds and young adult unmarried people would hear this!

    I also hope and pray that BA heals soon.

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