What Should You Expect from a Husband or Wife?
There are days when expectations creep up and try to rob me of the great relationship I have with my husband. Then I remember what I figured out the day I got my comeuppance, my karmic payback. My first husband died a day after I listed my unmet expectations for him. I was left to meet them for myself. Only then did I take stock of what he was doing for me instead of the things on my list. I don't ever want to turn away love again.
In case you wonder what you ought to expect from your husband or your wife, there is just one thing: expect love. This is a roundup of earlier posts on why.
The expectations that made a mess of my first marriage
Love me and...
What does your garden grow?
10 killer expectations
All the wrong places
Another name for an expectation
Why not expect nothing, then?
Bacon!
Have you let go of any expectations? How did it turn out?
Comments
I truly loved Rod and thought that he was a gem of a friend, father, and husband. And I remember that 12 hours or so before he died so well. I think that both of our guys loved us unconditionally and would be smiling down on us now knowing what we have become, learned from our times with them.
Posted by: Lynne Aoki | July 10, 2011 2:18 AM
Thanks, Lynne.
Posted by: Patty Newbold
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July 10, 2011 9:46 AM