Stumbling Spouse?

“…if you were to divorce your spouse, interview 200 "replacement" candidates, put them through a battery of psychological tests, have follow-up interviews conducted by your closest friends, spend three years dating the most compatible ones, and then another 40 days praying and fasting about which one to choose, you'd still end up with a spouse who disappoints you, hurts you, frustrates you, and stumbles in many ways.”

So what to do with an imperfect spouse?


(An article I would like to share with my close friend who is celebrating her 9th anniversary today. Have a meaningful celebration, dear! Luckily the date is correct this year, hahaha!)

Marriage and the Blockbuster
How does marriage fare in the top-grossing movies of all time?

1. Titanic. The whole point of the story is escaping from a fiancé.
2. Star Wars. No married main characters except Luke's uncle and aunt who get toasted early on.
3. Star Wars: Episode 1—The Phantom Menace. Ditto. Single princess, single Jedis, single senator. Who has time for marriage?
4. ET. Single mom raises kids and alien.
5. Jurassic Park. Single head paleontologist loves dinosaurs; ambivalent about kids and marriage.
6. Forrest Gump. A very long court ship, marriage at long last; wife dies.
7. Lion King. Good parental marriage, though husband dies; promising courtship for next generation.
8. Return of the Jedi. Han and Leah declare love but not engagement—troubling family revelations add complications.
9. Independence Day. Good presidential marriage, though First Lady dies.
10. Sixth Sense. Dead psychologist thinks he's still married.
11. Empire Strikes Back. Would you marry Yoda?
    

Moral of the movies: If you have a good marriage, one of you will die by the end of the movie. If you want an exciting, adventuresome, dramatic life, stay single. But if you want someone to accompany you to the cineplex, get married. —MGM