IT IS THREADS AND NOT CHAINS WHICH HOLD A MARRIAGE TOGETHER
“People stay married because they want to, not because the doors are locked.” - Paul Newman D ecember is the month of marriages. Today is 4 th December… and I already had three marriages to attend back-to-back. There are many more lined-up. Because December has always been a favourite month of marriages, we also get to hear about many marriage anniversaries in this month. Today, one of my dear friends completed ten years of marriage. He had written a very touching tribute to his wife on FB and had ended his post with these lines: “The world has changed in so many ways since our wedding and yet, people are still choosing to get married. And I believe one reason is because they have seen people like two of us demonstrate how well it can work. Happy anniversary...Love.” My wife and I have completed twenty-six years and, I could instantly feel the depth of my friend’s words… I left my comment: “That last line carries the bitter truth for toda...