Honeymooners
My love and I were at game night with some of the young adults at our church last night. They were all giving us a hard time because of how sweet and lovey-dovey we are with each other. We say sweet things to each other and sit close to each other. "Oh, you're definitely not married!" they tease. This is what everyone says, that the "honeymoon" phase wears off and then you become just like every other couple. But something deep in my heart cries that it doesn't have to be that way, that I don't ever want to lose the "honeymoon" phase. Perhaps this is naive and unrealistic, but I think maybe there is more to it than that. This isn't about me not wanting to grow up into the fullness of the relationship. I want to face difficulties and challenges as a couple. I want to go through the good of life as well as the bad, together. Since I started dating this wonderful man, I have grieved the loss of two grandpas, celebrated the birth of a ni