Living Together-Why Not?

Imagine that you just got married.  That's a big deal!

You and your new wife run into a friend who, with a big smile, hugs you and asks, "So, newlyweds, how's married life?!"

Your wife replies, "It has been great!"

Now, do it again: imagine you just got married.

You and your new wife run into a friend, who, with a big smile, hugs you and asks, "So, newlyweds, how's married life?!"

Your wife replies, matter-of-factly, "Same as it was before."

Wo...that's deflating at best.

Guess what?  Both of these happened to my wife and me recently.  We asked that question to two different newlyweds in two different situations.

Can you guess the difference between these two?

The second couple lived together before they married.

I grew up hearing this example: having sex before you're married is like unwrapping your presents before Christmas morning.

But, living together, is like unwrapping your presents and playing with them for months, even years before jolly Santa arrives.

I know I'm going against the grain of the world we're all living in.  Moving in with a significant-other is just the "way people do it" it seems.

But I pray that you have the courage, and enough love for your own joy, that you will wait to open your presents on the special, mystical, blessed day called your wedding.