Be Faithful. Be Monogamous.
We
do not hear espoused or celebrated often enough the value and benefits of
faithfulness, fidelity and monogamy. Nor do we hear of the sacred nature of
marriage and its profound role in the social contract. A long term, monogamous
relationship is exquisitely intimate.
An
acquaintance, a woman, said of my espousing faithfulness and monogamy: “How
quaint,” as in charming, old fashioned, unusual or unfamiliar, even strange.
And then I look at our role models, Shirley’s late parents, Art and Marge
Billings, married for more than 69 years.
That is the goal. We find in it our deepest nature, our essential and
fundamental selves. We become acutely
perceptive of each other in a relationship that is intense and keen. It is as delicate and beautiful as a
snowflake, as hard and lustrous as a diamond.
As
a man, you will understand with certainty that your wife truly completes you in
every way: physically, emotionally, and spiritually. You owe it to her and yourself to develop the
depth of understanding brought on only by being faithful for life. God meant us as marriage partners to be one
together for life. Swans do it, so can
we.
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