I just came across this on pinterest. It is the letter that Paul Newman wrote to his wife Joanne Woodward on their wedding day. Really love it:
“ Happiness in marriage is not something that just happens. A good
marriage must be created. In the Art of Marriage, the little things are
the big things. It is never being too old to hold hands. It is
remembering to say ‘I love you’ at least once a day. It is never going
to sleep angry. It is at no time taking the other for granted; the
courtship should not end with the honeymoon; it should continue through
all the years. It is having a mutual sense of values and common
objectives. It is standing together facing the world. It is forming a
circle of love that gathers in the whole family. It is doing things
for each other, not in the attitude of duty or sacrifice, but in the
spirit of joy. It is speaking words of appreciation and demonstrating
gratitude in thoughtful ways. It is not expecting the husband to wear a
halo or the wife to have the wings of an angel. It is not looking for
perfection in each other. It is cultivating flexibility, patience,
understanding and a sense of humor. It is having the capacity to forgive
and forget. It is giving each other an atmosphere in which each can
grow. It is finding rooms for things of the spirit. It is a common
search for the good and the beautiful. It is establishing a
relationship in which the independence is equal, dependence is mutual
and obligation is reciprocal. It is not only marrying the right partner,
it is being the right partner."
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