The Secrets Of A Good Marriage

By:Ellie Kelsch

Growing up I've learnt about love,

I've been surrounded by it everyday.

I'm so glad you've both found it,

And it's why we're here today.

They say there's secrets to a good marriage,

That there are rules to obey,

But the most important rules of love,

Are what you two do everyday.

It's the ''hey babes'' in the morning,

It's how she makes his tea,

It's the way he smiles at her,

Such a sweet thing to see.

It's never being to old to hold hands,

Or to watch movies on the couch,

It's accepting all the flaws,

Even when the other's a grouch.

It's telling him he's not going grey,

It's the ''You look fine in those jeans''

It's ignoring the mid-life crisis,

and all her little ''scenes''.

It's facing the world as one,

And it's more than love at first sight,

It's together being a family,

Each and every day and night.

It's the way he looks into her eyes,

It's the way that she looks too,

It's why they stand before us,

and it's why they said ''I do''.

And now I stand here today,

On this important moment in life,

With two people very in love,

Now husband and wife.

Growing up, I've learnt about love,

and seeing it today proves it true,

You've both taught me so much,

And I'd be lucky to be half as happy as you.

I decided to choose this poem because I think it's very relevant to today's society. Nowadays people get into marriages that don't end up working out in the end. My parents are both still together after seventeen years, and very happy. Except almost everyone I know have divorced parents. You never see the 60 or 70 year anniversaries with couples, I know they were a lot more common 30 or so years ago. I always wonder why that is, why the divorce rate is so much higher now than it was back then. Maybe it has to do with the economy. I've heard before that money is the number one stress on couples. Or maybe it's that people don't get to know the person as well as they should before getting married to them. But I don't see any reason as to how that would be any different now then it was back then. My parents always tell me how lucky I am to have two parents who are really in love with one another. I usually take it for granted without realizing. Being around them all the time will probably end up rubbing off onto me and how I maybe handle a marriage some day. But that's too far in the future to think about right now. The thought alone of getting married is kind of scary to me.