Dear Husband, Please Don’t Just Assume I Know You Still Love Me
“You know that,” is what you keep telling me when I stand in the bedroom during one of those nights, with tears streaming down my face. You…
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Dear Husband, I Loved You First and I’ll Love You Last
I loved you first. Before the passing, two-in-one, hello and goodbyes on busy days. Before the infrequency of date nights out, or general…
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I’m Grateful For the Forehead Kisses Kind of Love
As a young wife, the sentiment completely missed me, often leaving me questioning my ability to hold your interest. Questioning your longing for…
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I’m Thankful For a Husband Who Loves Me As I Am
I’m a sucky wife some days. Well, let’s be honest, a lot of days. He gets the leftovers and life gets the main dish. I don’t have that same…
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Dear Husband, Because of You I Believe in Forever
I haven’t always believed in forever. Not really, anyways. All the best stories make it seem like a given. You know how it goes: Boy…
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At the End of My Life, It’s You I Want Beside Me
When marriage gets hard, I picture myself old. Grayed hair, shriveled little body, with feet difficult to put in front of the other. I want you there…
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Dear Husband, I’m Still Madly in Love With You
We got married at a ripe 19 and 20 years old and had no idea what marriage would look like. As we are closing in on the fifth year of…
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Thank You God For the Gift of My Husband
You know what my husband is doing? He’s chopping down trees to clear the yard. Or hanging drywall in the basement. He’s sweeping the garage,…
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Marry the Man Who Stays By Your Side
I had a lot of ideas about what romance was like, back before I got married. I had lists and fantasies about the type of man I’d marry, the things…
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I Never Thought I Could Love My Husband More Than the Day I Married Him, But I Do
I married my high school sweetheart at 19. White dress, big southern wedding—the whole shebang. We met in middle school. We went to college…
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