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Theresa Rizzo | Getting' Your Married On
If you grow up in a less than a Leave-it-to Beaver home environment like
Catherine and Thomas did without good role models, there are bound to be some
adjustment issues. Heck even with good role models, there will be growing pains.
Living and melding your life with another person's is hard—then when you
add in the complications of old emotional baggage on either, or both sides, it
can really be really challenging and one has to keep a sense of humor and
perspective to survive those early years where a couple is feeling their way
around, trying to create their own rhythm—hmmm no sexual puns intended.
But now that you went there . . . sex does serve to complicate things. Just sayin'.
Anyhow, sex aside, trying to live with another person and be a good, roommate,
companion, confidant, support, lover, etc. takes work, as Catherine and Thomas
found out.ย And there are bound to be a bunch of missteps—like Catherine
making Thomas enough breakfast for four men, and the eggs that could be used as
hockey pucks that Thomas gamely tried to choke them down, while trying not to
look at his watch โcause he never ate breakfast and taking the time to do so is
going to get him stuck in traffic and make him late for work.
Catherine tries again and again to connect with Thomas, without actually coming
out and telling him what she's doing or why. ย She reads magazines about how to
please your man and follows that advice, but it doesn't work out so well for her.
Even couples from functional families (is there really such a thing?) have their
initial missteps and awkwardness in learning the marriage ropes. We all do silly
things when first married in effort to be the perfect spouse.
What silly newlywed thing did you do in an effort to please your new spouse?
What awkward/funny incident will you never live down?
About TheresaTheresa Rizzo is an
award-winning author who writes emotional stories that explore the complexity of
relationships and families through real-life trials. Born and raised in Grosse
Pointe, Michigan, she currently lives outside of Boulder, Colorado with her
husband of thirty years. She's raised four wonderful children who are now
scattered across the country.
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5 comments posted.
Re: Theresa Rizzo | Getting' Your Married On
It's funny that you mention the fried eggs. My Husband likes his over-easy, and I tried to fix them for him a couple of times. That was a l-o-n-g time ago, and since I'm not a big fan of having eggs that way, I really didn't get the hang of it. He also knows how to cook eggs, so we sort of have a truce. If he wants eggs, I just let him cook his own!! As for scrambled eggs, however, he can't hold a candle to mine, and knows it, so that is my department. Anyone who has eaten my scrambled eggs, compliments me on them, so I'm the one who fixes those!! Congratulations on your latest book. I love the cover, and am looking forward to reading it.
(Peggy Roberson 9:28am June 16, 2013)
I don't know that you're right, because nowadays a couple has generally lived together for some time before marrying so we know each other's likes and dislikes, have got used to cooking for them and so on.
(Clare O'Beara 11:49am June 16, 2013)
I was raised to be the woman of the house - cooking, cleaning, decorating, etc. I used to make dinners based on ideas - cajun night, mexican, chinese, etc. - unfortunately, DH has the meat and potatoes stomach and never heard of or understood seasoning. My cajun was soo hot for him, he drank milk right out of the container, I used garlic when I didn't know he was allergic. No I was not trying to kill him, although the insurance policy was signed by that time.
(Carla Carlson 1:10pm June 16, 2013)
I was trying to gain the acceptance of my soon to be husband's family. The gunshot rang out at 7am, I ran down stairs was handed a skinning knife and told to go remove the hide from the cow that had just been shot. I survived that then had to track a wounded deer through the fall woods (it had been shot by a bow and arrow) and wade a nearly frozen creek in my barefeet. I was wondering what the heck I had gotten myself into! I was a city girl but my dad grew up on a farm so he had passed on his wisdom to me. We have been married for 21 years and the road is never easy but it is definitely interesting.
(Janis Milford 1:58pm June 16, 2013)
I married my husband after knowing each other for six months. There were a LOT of things we had to learn. One thing we figured out quickly is I am not a morning person, he is...so he cooks breakfast for himself... and for me on weekends. I learned to cook what he likes and he suffered with things I like. We just celebrated 38 years ... and we are still working things out and I guess ... Lord willing... we will for a good many more.
(Annetta Sweetko 8:46pm June 16, 2013)
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