Matthew 19:6.

What God has joined, let not man divide.

I read a note from Facebook today. It was a touching story about a 10 year old married couple. Their marriage has strayed and the ending was pretty touching and sad.
What strikes me the most was this proverb from Mathew 19:6. "What God has joined, let not man divide".

Indeed, a marriage is one of the sacraments in the Catholic faith. It is holy and is treated with utmost importance.
But of course, every relationship takes two hands to clap. It also needs a lot of understanding and communication. And the most important thing is that little spark. I like to term it as "friendship".
I am no love guru, so I have no intention to turn this post into a 101 Guide on Relationships.
In fact, every kind of relationship needs some working on. Parent vs Child. Siblings, Couple, husband and wife, friends etc.

I often tell Greg that we have to practice "friendship" in our marriage. Good friends with a hint of Romanticism. Good Friends whom support each other thru the years. Lots of communication and sharing, where possible.
Of course, there are times of quarrels and arguments. But at the end of the day, you always know that this good friend is the one who understands you most. Its not easy cause simply put, men and women are made up differently. So the difficulty to handling different mindsets is to establish that line of equilibrium.

Cheers!