Jasmine said, " Wedding is supposed to be a happy thing!"
Bester replied, "Happy for those who are tekan-ing me!"
Right at this moment Bester is reading the bible, asking Jesus and God to help him. He found this verse.
Psalm 7:1-2
"O Lord, my God, I take refuge in you;
save and deliver me from all who puruse me,
or they will tear me like a lion
and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue me."
Both Bester and I are laughing away! But, Bester is still having jitters. He said to forgive him if he cannot make it through all the gates.
"Jesus, help me!"
"But the greatest of these is love."
Reuters - Wednesday, July 15 SYDNEYLiving happily ever after needn't only be for fairy tales. Australian researchers have identified what it takes to keep a couple together, and it's a lot more than just being in love.
A couple's age, previous relationships and even whether they smoke or not are factors that influence whether their marriage is going to last, according to a study by researchers from the Australian National University. The study, entitled "What's Love Got to Do With It," tracked nearly 2,500 couples -- married or living together -- from 2001 to 2007 to identify factors associated with those who remained together compared with those who divorced or separated.
It found that a husband who is nine or more years older than his wife is twice as likely to get divorced, as are husbands who get married before they turn 25. Children also influence the longevity of a marriage or relationship, with one-fifth of couples who have kids before marriage -- either from a previous relationship or in the same relationship -- having separated compared to just nine percent of couples without children born before marriage. Women who want children much more than their partners are also more likely to get a divorce.
A couple's parents also have a role to play in their own relationship, with the study showing some 16 percent of men and women whose parents ever separated or divorced experienced marital separation themselves compared to 10 percent for those whose parents did not separate. Also, partners who are on their second or third marriage are 90 percent more likely to separate than spouses who are both in their first marriage.
Not surprisingly, money also plays a role, with up to 16 percent of respondents who indicated they were poor or where the husband -- not the wife -- was unemployed saying they had separated, compared with only nine percent of couples with healthy finances.
And couples where one partner, and not the other, smokes are also more likely to have a relationship that ends in failure.
Factors found to not significantly affect separation risk included the number and age of children born to a married couple, the wife's employment status and the number of years the couple had been employed.
The study was jointly written by Dr Rebecca Kippen and Professor Bruce Chapman from The Australian National University, and Dr Peng Yu from the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.
"But the greatest of these is love."
5 years into our relationship and we are still standing strong and will be unified as one in the eyes of God in less than 4 months time.
Excited, you ask? Definitely! Hand in hand, both of us shall embark the next chapter of our lives, being husband and wife. There are a lot of things which we both have to learn and we will help each other to mature.
"But the greatest of these is love."
Butterflies in my stomach. Naturally I will feel nervous isn't it?
"But the greatest of these is love."
Had this nightmare, not once but twice. I dreamt that our wedding was a flop.
"But the greatest of these is love."
How do you know that your spouse really love you that much? He/she will accompany you to watch your favourite movie genre even thought he/she detests as much.
We finally manage to "Drag me to Hell"! Thumbs up.
Fear gauge: 4.9/5
"But the greatest of these is love."
