My theme for this year’s Blogging from A to Z April Challenge is Marriage from A to Z in 55 Words. Q is for Quality Time in Marriage!
A luxurious house, high profile jobs, fat paychecks, expensive cars…
They were living the dream.
Though running the dream seemed more accurate.
To bond and unwind they decided to go for a dinner date at the club.
Amidst drinks and food, he bonded with ‘ friends’ on Twitter while she unwinded by playing Candy Crush.
A Word to the Wise
Because how we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. – Annie Dillard
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Omigosh, so true, Shilpa! For a while we did not have a table at which the whole family could fit for meals, so we all usually faded to our own corners of the house to eat, and got none of the benefits of having meals together as a family. Thank goodness we do now.
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Another gem 🙂
Fondly,
Elizabeth
Another positive and heart warming post bearing the mark of Shilpa. Pearls of wisdom and love ur take on Quality Time.
So true….just as well I’m poor :p
I know it is the wrong letter, but one thing I am sure that is important in a marriage is kindness. I’m sure you would agree. I’m writing about gardening and related topics this month. Having a wonderful time finding new blogs like yours.
That was an excellent 55WF for quality time
We know a couple is married if at the dinner table they are on their mobiles is something I heard someone say! Great post! A true reality in many marriages these days!
Beautiful ! Just by not letting them spend quality time together, you’ve portrayed how important quality time is ! 🙂
A simple dinner, a little chat, a dose of humour, an hour for yourselves when you’re away from distractions, all this is important in marriage 🙂 Lovely, gem!!
A brilliant post! A reminder to all couples.
ah! Candy crush!! I have begun to hate it even before I ever played it! Just because my friends are so occupied in it that they don’t seem to notice people around!
Lovely as usual.
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This is probably a reality for a lot of couples. Nicely depicted. Great quotes.
An extremely realistic post about today’s times. Technology has made the world a smaller place, but has increased the distance between people.
Indeed that is how it is now-a-days…so sad…
“Most precious gift you can give someone is your time and attention”
Great advice to all the married couples. Quality time is a must.
Whatever it is, there must always be enough of this!
Shilpa,
Right you are. Where is bonding of hearts unless you spend Quality time together and not just be with each other?
Take care
Just plain truth.
Exactly …running to be in the race of modern lifestyle …
a bittersweet relationship!
It seems people are always looking for ways to connect inorder to disconnect!
That is the case with most of these days. Even a group of teenagers is usually busy in taking selfies rather than making merry. Technology is making us a slave and eating up our quality time.
Tch…tch…sad but a reality in many marriages of today! Brilliant 55er Shilpa 🙂
Nice post. Such scenes have become common today
Good point Shilpa.
For us we have all the time together, we literally do everything together. We understand each other, what more can one ask.
Yes I have seen couples together yet they are so far from each other in their own world.
And I have also seen couples who spend quality time with each other too.
what an irony!! but it is truer than we’d like to think…
so true Shilpa….and these days this happens not only with couples but with friends & sometimes with family too; no one seems to get away from their gadgets & spend quality time with real people in the real world. 🙁
O this was marvelous! I missed it earlier but am glad came back to read this one. The sad reality of many lives captured very well in these 55 words. “running the dream” — nice choice of words here.
Darn it! But that is the sad and harsh truth, isn’t it? Whew, at least I don’t play Candy Crush 😉
Sometimes we lose the most important thing and not even realize it!
Shilpa,to the present MNC generation all thta maaters are the factors you mentioned here.
Where is the time for quality time?.Pity
That is kind of sad but familiar. When my husband comes home after being gone a month he is always on his phone on the internet and I am on the computer. 😛
So true Shilpa, technology has invaded many aspects of our life… people need to realise, ‘me time’ and ‘we time’ are very essential in any marriage.
beautifully put again, even i believe in quality time to strengthen the quality of life.
Excellent shilpa!
Story of our lives these days…I notice it happening so frequently…I’ve seen couples where each is on their phone at a restaurant. Sad state of affairs…
This is such a sad truth … and somewhere I could see myself there too. Brilliant narration.
oh yes! As much as we love spending time together, we need that time apart as well.. to relax, unwind . Personal space is so important in a marriage!
Sounds like such a sad life!
Social media and smart phones are the biggest enemies of most relationships these days.