How Two Weeks Out of the Year Can Help You Have a Happy Marriage

What a 57-year-old man learned about love by celebrating his birthday.

Yesterday culminated the ending of my long weekend birthday celebration. It was incredible, and I’ll tell you why. My wife Rachael does not believe in celebrating just one day for your birthday, she turns the birthday celebration into celebrating the individual birthday and celebrating a long birthday weekend.

Just from her I received eight birthday cards. No one has ever gotten me a birthday cards before. Each card hit home; carefully hand selected to reflect something she wanted to say to me. She’d obviously spend hours finding them, because they were so personal that each could have been written by her. She took me to three birthday dinners, we went shopping, and visited several historic sites in the area of Pennsylvania where we live.

We have only been married for 19 months, but since we have been together we have made it our priority to totally and completely celebrate each other’s birthdays every year. She always takes off work on the day of my birthday and I do for hers as well because it is the most important thing we can do for one another. Those days off are sacred and non-negotiable. So why do I mention these personal experiences about my birthday? I think there are some valuable lessons to learn in celebrating the one you love.

When I say we should celebrate, here’s what I mean. My wife and I have often talked about the fact that many times people face adversity throughout their life. We all face life’s disappointments, ups and downs, we trip and fall and things don’t always go the way we want them to go. We fail. However, how often do we truly celebrate each other, love and life? How often do we celebrate our victories, and the fact that we are fortunate enough to find someone who truly loves us? Shouldn’t we celebrate the people that mean the most to us of all? So why don’t we?

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