Marriage

The Secret to a Lasting Marriage

In 2005, the Guinness Book of World Records said that Percy and Florence Arrowsmith held two records—the longest marriage of a living couple (80 years) and having the largest married couple’s aggregate age (205 years).

Both Mr....

Faithfulness, Marriage

Henry Ford’s Formula for a Long Marriage

When Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ford celebrated their golden wedding anniversary, a reporter asked them, “To what do you attribute your fifty years of successful married life?”

“The formula,” said Mr. Ford, “is the same formula I have always used...

Faithfulness, Marriage

He Acted Like He Was Listening

A husband and wife were at a party chatting with some friends when the subject of marriage counseling came up. “Oh, well never need that. My wife and I have a great relationship,” the husband explained. “She was a communications major in college...

Communication, Humor, Marriage

Marriage and Cohabitation Statistics

In 2002, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report based on a nationwide survey of 10,847 women. They found that twenty percent of first marriages end in divorce or separation within five years while forty-nine percent of...

Marriage, Statistic

Activity Cannot Compensate for a Lack of Love

“A wife or husband may remain faithful and may give evidence of careful attention in matters pertaining to each other, and yet there may be a decline in first love. Similarly, a church member may be very regular in his attendance at the services...

Love, Marriage, Quote, Spiritual Growth

An Exasperated Umpire

Sitting in the stands at a baseball game, a lady critic yelled, “Ump, if I was your wife, I’d feed you poison.” This was all the baseball umpire could stomach. Glaring back, he shouted, “And if I were your husband, I’d take it!”

Source:...

Humor, Marriage

He Can Be Nice When He Wants To

One woman commented on her husband’s unsavory disposition: “He can be nice when he wants to . . . he just never wants to!”

Source: Unknown

Humor, Marriage

Why the Groom Wears Black

Attending a wedding for the first time, a little girl whispered to her mother, “Why is the bride wearing white?” Her mother said, “Because white is the color of happiness, and today is the happiest day of her life!”

The little girl...

Children, Humor, Marriage

A Mother in Law’s Visit

Oh, I sure am happy to see you,” the little boy said to his grandmother on his mother’s side. “Now maybe daddy will do the trick he has been promising us.”

The grandmother was curious. ”What trick is that?” she asked.

“I heard him...

Children, Humor, Marriage, Words

Do You Think I Should Change?

Randy was unsure about his choice of clothes for church so he sought some counsel from his wife. He asked, “Do you think I should change?”

She took advantage of the opportunity and replied, “It depends—are you talking about changing your...

Change, Humor, Marriage