My theme for this year’s Blogging from A to Z April Challenge is Marriage from A to Z in 55 Words. O is to Overcome Problems Together in Marriage!
She saw him staring at the wall.
‘Where are you stuck?’, she asked.
‘A 7 letter word for ‘WORK TOGETHER’, he answered absent-mindedly.
‘Hmmm… work together, as in ‘work in tandem’, right?’, she asked with a smile.
‘Yes, one word’, he said with eyes focused on crossword.
‘How about a PARTNER, partner?,’ she replied triumphantly!
A Word to the Wise
The best relationships in our lives are the best not because they have been the happiest ones, they are that way because they have stayed strong through the most tormentful of storms. – Pandora Poikilos
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46 Responses
Hey Shilpa, I love the way you remind us daily what are the important ingredients to build a strong marriage ! Bravo !
This is so true. When I think of all my husband and I have been through together it makes my head spin. We came through each stronger and more dedicated to each other. Lovely choice for O. ♥
wow.. that was brilliant again, Shilpa. Loved the quote too <3<3
This post builds in hope inside the readers …beautifully expressed and amazing quote 🙂
Good one !
The Building Blocks of a Strong Marriage, Shilpa, told in the most simple manner. I can’t wait to see it as a book form:)
I read once that marriage was not to make us happy; it was to make us holy. I’ve had more than a few people tell me that they did not think Chris and I would be together as long as we have been. I tell them that we took our marriage vows seriously.
LuAnn Braley
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Beautiful way to convey the meaning of marriage!! Btw, partner is 7 letter word. Sunshine and storms come and go, sharing is what keeps us together.
Thanks for pointing that out , Reshma. Edited it. 😛
I love the settings for your 55ers.. tiny snapshots that leave a lesson each day. Beautifully done.
good one! You are so right.. working together is the best way to overcome challenges. 🙂
Awesome post! Indeed marriage is about partnership!
Being a partner through thick and thin is the way to go.Nice one.
Nice one…a simple game can speak so much at times!
Another great 55er in your A-Z series!
I love this series Shilpa. Valid thoughtful posts
Wow, Partnering life 🙂 Working together for a sweet life, that’s what partnership is all about 🙂 Sailing the ‘ship’ becomes easy when partner is attached to it 😀
such a simple story but sumhow carries a big meaning.. partners shud always learn to wrk together, no? good one shilpa 🙂
Lovely, how long does it take to make a 55er for you, shilpa? Does it come in a flow or do you rewrite and edit.
I am stunned not just at your creativity but also at your simple but profound thoughts.. After the challenge, think about compiling this into a book and the book could save many marriages. I am serious.
That seven letter word being PARTNER is so cool 🙂
good one again
Wonderful! Partners for life it should be 🙂
Hi Shilpa .. marriage is hard work but so wonderful to see when people are in harmony with each other and give and take .. love the crossword clue – and how easily we get stuck .. and need that helping hand through .. cheers Hilary
Wonderful, husband and wife are definitely a team who work towards a smooth life for their children and their own. I realized the importance of team work between me and my husband only after my daughter was born 🙂
This is so important in a relationship as tender as marriage…
Another gr8 ingredient Shilpa!
Errr did it fit the crossword?? 😛 I am a crossword person myself 😀
PhenoMenon
Nice quote and cute story. Love how you wove the crossword into the story. Very clever.
Very true, that’s what a real partner does.. overcome problems together with their partner!
~S(t)ri
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Another great story with a very important tip, simply put. Clever.
Nice one…But as far as i have come across other participants,and of course mine too,O is all about some or the other hindrances.Surprising.And good to see about overcoming some.
Two people can share an umbrella….
So true…
Love the idea of two people sharing an umbrella and their dreams under it. Marriages are like a roller-coaster, sometimes up, the other times down. The ride together is fun, liked your creative style today 🙂
‘Partner’…. an apt way to convey the message Shilpa!
The essence lies in the fact that this relationship stays even stronger during the toughest times of our life….
absolutely true!! there’s nothing we cannot work out together with our partner hand in hand!!
Oh that crossword clue idea was genius! And that quote just reminded me of the time my husband and I shared an umbrella in the rain. Long time ago.. sigh.
Yes, we must certainly overcome any problems in a marriage as a couple…it takes two hands to clap.
Nice one.
Very nice, and so very true too.
Nice! A spirit of partnership is very essential in any marriage. You have conveyed it excellently.
your 55 words posts for this challenge are so good…..I am loving each one of them. And I will surely keep in mind your pearls of wisdom when I get married 🙂
It is simply brilliant.
Marriage institution is all about partnership.
Shilpa,this one is superbly expressed.
It does take two to tango and two to solve problems in a relationship… 🙂 Loving your 55-ers Shilpa!
Lovely! 🙂