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"Married To My Opposite." How Their Faith Helped Their Marriage
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It’s a cool article because often partners are said to be “your better half” and we assume that means they are similar to us but they could just as easily be very opposite.
My girlfriend and I are very similar in interests and hobbies and our own personality types are nearly identical, both extroverts as well. But I have some strengths that aren’t hers and she has some strengths that aren’t mine.
That’s what matters most - that you each make each other better and bring each other closer to Christ.
My girlfriend and I are very similar in interests and hobbies and our own personality types are nearly identical, both extroverts as well. But I have some strengths that aren’t hers and she has some strengths that aren’t mine.
That’s what matters most - that you each make each other better and bring each other closer to Christ.
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Over 40 years of Marriage, and my husband and I were total opposites. He was an early bird, I am a night owl. He was shy, I was very out going. I was impulsive, he was reserved. My friends said it would never last a week. We proved them all wrong, even my parents said that they didn’t see me lasting with him (Most guys I dated only lasted a couple of weeks) so they paid no attention until we were seeing each other a month. We still do not know what brought us together other then that feeling deep down inside that they were the one. We have only had two fights, One early on when he wanted to drive and I thought he had to much to drink. And the second one was over a vehicle that he wanted to purchase but money was tight. I did give up being a nurse because me seeing other men, even in the scope of nursing, was to much for him. I knew that as much as I wanted to be a nurse, this man was worth giving it up. We both were under 20 when we got married 1 year and two days to the day we met. Was blessed with one child, and never used any means of contraceptives. Put it in Gods hands as I would tell my drs and watch them freak. Later found out I had endometriosis really bad after having a miscarriage. We accepted that as God’s Plan and moved on. Over the years we have grown together, we have common interest, I am more reserved, and he is more outgoing. The only thing that hasn’t changed is I am still a night owl, and he is still an early bird, though I have tucked him in bed every night. As I tell people we have the both of best worlds. He can have his morning sex, and for me it is night sex. We bond for that hour as we cross paths. Now that he is retired, he is trying to learn to stay up later and I am trying to go to bed a bit earlier. We figure in 5 years we might have meet in between. People ask what the secret is, I say it is respect, communication and the love of God. Without those nothing else matters. So if someone is reading this and they love a total opposite, it can work, you just need to figure what works for you. 
I did not read the article but me and dh are kind of opposites. Although I rank right in the middle of extrovert/introvert he is total introvert.
We have been married a long time. If for example too I put a chair in a corner it cant be angled.hasto be straight.
He logistical I am big picture. I lose my train of thought thinking about what’s next–which brings me to what was your
question?
Praying for you and your husband
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We have been married a long time. If for example too I put a chair in a corner it cant be angled.hasto be straight.
He logistical I am big picture. I lose my train of thought thinking about what’s next–which brings me to what was your
question?
Praying for you and your husband
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