Fulfilling Our Vows {With Pleasure}

This week, a few of us bloggers teamed up to help promote the March 1st launch of a new site run by two of our friends. The site, Fulfilling Our Vows, asked us to write a blog post on marriage advice, our love stories, tips or post our favorite articles. Hmmm…that’s tough. I hope they don’t mind but since I’m the rebellious type (to which my father just looked down on me and said, “Amen to that!”) I think I’ll choose something different.

Fulfilling Our Vows. From the moment they contacted me to say what they were doing, I knew I wanted to be a part. The title alone beckoned my participation. You can see what other fabulous bloggers are participating on this hover calendar.

I love being married. My husband is the best thing since sliced bread (no really, and I mean delicious rye bread, toasted and covered in melted butter). I adore him. And he shows me daily that he feels the exact same way about me. Fulfilling our vows is a no-brainer. Why wouldn’t I want to stay married to this man through sickness and health, through riches and poverty, until death do us part? He’s my partner. He’s my best friend. In the caress of his arms is where I want to remain forever.

Is he perfect? No. But neither am I so wouldn’t I be the pot calling the kettle black to complain about any minor imperfections he might have? When we stood before family -and an Elvis impersonator in training- and pledged to be together until the very end, we intended to keep that promise. Divorce was removed from our marital equation even before we said, “I do,” and we’ve spent every day since creating our happily ever after.

So is fulfilling our vows difficult? We will celebrate a decade of marriage this year and I can honestly say, without hesitation, it hasn’t been. What I’ve found is if I celebrate our differences and focus on my flaws rather than his, I’m so busy working on me I have no time to think (let alone complain) about anything he does that’s less than angelic. He may not be perfect…but he’s perfect for me.

QUESTION: What is one of the differences you and your husband have that you simply overlook because life is too short (and your marriage too important) to sweat the small stuff?

Until Monday…make it a great weekend!

Why I Love My Husband (the never-ending list):

134. He calls me his best friend. And he treats me as such.

135. He trusts me with big decisions and asks my advice for every major decision he must make.

136. He shares with me everything that goes on in his day; he welcomes me into his world.

137. He’s vulnerable with me.

138. He’s taking me to see Die Hard on Valentine’s Day! Yippie Ki-Yay!

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Fawn Weaver

Founder at Happy Wives Club

Fawn Weaver is the USA Today and New York Times bestselling author of Happy Wives Club: One Woman's Worldwide Search for the Secrets of a Great Marriage, adopting the same name as the Club she founded in 2010. The Happy Wives Club community has grown to include more than 1 million women in over 110 countries around the world. She’s an investor in real estate, tech sector and lifestyle brands. When she’s not writing or working, she's happily doting over her husband of twelve years, Keith (and sometimes manages to do all three simultaneously).