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So we’re still talking about wedding vows and according to
Wikipedia1, ‘in the United
States, Catholic wedding vows may also take
the following form;
“I, ____, take you, ____, to be my lawfully
wedded(husband/wife), to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better,
for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us
part.”
Ordinarily
when you hear ‘for better, for worse’ you hear lectures about the ‘for
worse’ part and rightfully so.
But there’s a side that can be detrimental to almost any marriage and
that’s the ‘for better’ part. Why?
Usually
both the bride and the groom are gainfully employed at the time of the
marriage. On occasion however, you hear
of the proverbial fairy tale wedding where the bride marriages an extremely
wealthy man or perhaps he’s well off enough that she doesn’t have to work. But what happens when both are employed and
something spectacular happens like he starts that business he’s always dreamed
about and it’s an overnight success. Or
you’re rewarded several new contracts and now you make enough to live off your income
alone.
The
two of you begin to make big ticket purchases, things are going extremely well
and the vows are now materializing; in the sense that from this day forward, for
better has gotten mo’ better; excuse my English but you get the gist. Not too many couples can live and maintain a
successful marriage. Let me rephrase
that; a financially successful marriage. Why?
Because
money changes people; I once heard former cornerback and Hall of Famer, Deion
Sanders, say in an interview that money makes you ‘a bigger you.’ In other words, if you drink, you’ll be a greater
alcoholic; if you shop, you’ll spend more.
Money only magnifies who you are.
So
when you’re writing your vows and considering inserting ‘for better, for worse’;
remember who you’re marrying. Ask
yourself thinks like ‘How does that person handle attention?’ ‘How do they handle their bills?’ and ‘Could
they handle financial success and still remain faithfully committed to the
marriage?’ Need some help writing your
vows? Be sure to check us out at
invitationwarehouse.com!
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