{"id":2260,"date":"2011-02-25T13:02:32","date_gmt":"2011-02-25T20:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/?p=2260"},"modified":"2011-02-25T13:02:32","modified_gmt":"2011-02-25T20:02:32","slug":"101-reasons-to-get-and-stay-married","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seattletimes.6eptember.com\/?p=2260","title":{"rendered":"101 Reasons to Get (and Stay!) Married"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chanced upon this article here<\/a><\/p>\n

Some points are rubbish! But other points (which I BOLD<\/strong> are kinda true)<\/p>\n

haha…just a few wks before.. BH and I were dining at a cafe, while waiting for our food to come and thinking about the move and to break the silence I asked BH “Do you realised that we always do stupid things together? ” then BH went ” haha.. ya!”<\/p>\n

“What’s the MOST stupid thing we did together?” I asked ( and already knew the answer)<\/p>\n

“The MOST stupid thing we ever did together is to GET MARRIED! ” BH replied<\/p>\n

“BINGO!!!” I’m not surprised! heh… and we still<\/em> like to do stupid things like this…<\/p>\n

“Eh… how many of these reasons you agree with ah?”<\/p>\n

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\n1. You have an excuse to throw one heck of a party.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2. You get the thrill of trying to hide gifts from your partner (and surprising them with those gifts!)<\/strong>
\nOnly for the 1st yr… we don’t bother now… if there’s a gift…we are happy liaoz..<\/em><\/p>\n

3. If you buy something yummy, you can have fun feeding it to each other.<\/p>\n

4. You end up with twice as much awesome stuff in your house to enjoy.<\/strong>
\nThat’s the prob!!! Mks moving difficult!<\/em><\/p>\n

5. You can work on projects, arts and crafts together.<\/strong>
\nand we end up having ‘projects’ 1\/2 way done and imcomplete for months!<\/em><\/p>\n

6. You don\u2019t have to watch movies at the theater all by yourself.<\/strong>
\nwatch movie at home<\/em><\/p>\n

7. You suddenly have an excuse to move to a bigger place.<\/p>\n

8. You have a reason to eat healthier.<\/p>\n

9. You have a reason to spend your nights doing something other than surfing for porn.<\/strong>
\nPlaying NBA???<\/em><\/p>\n

10. You don\u2019t have to be bitter about Valentine\u2019s Day anymore.<\/p>\n

11. Your family gets bigger.<\/strong>
\nNot a good reason… esp if u don’t like the other side of the family?<\/em><\/p>\n

12. You have someone to take roadtrips with.<\/strong><\/p>\n

13. You have someone to explore the world with.<\/strong><\/p>\n

14. You have a reason to keep from letting your messes get out of control.<\/p>\n

15. You have someone to share your dreams and fantasies with.<\/strong><\/p>\n

16. You can listen to each other\u2019s problems and help each other through them.<\/strong><\/p>\n

17. You have someone else to consider before you make any rash, crazy or destructive decisions.<\/p>\n

18. You have someone to enjoy your music with.<\/p>\n

19. Nothing cures headaches like a good orgasm.<\/p>\n

20. There are religious benefits, if you\u2019re into that sort of thing.<\/p>\n

21. The group of friends you hang out with gets bigger (even if just by one person!)<\/p>\n

22. Suddenly, you have someone who will share a pizza with you at 3am.<\/p>\n

23. You can have a beer with someone other than your friends.<\/p>\n

24. Your friends don\u2019t have to listen to your complaints about being single anymore.<\/p>\n

25. You have someone to read with (or to!)<\/strong>
\nlike this silly article!<\/em><\/p>\n

26. You have someone who will catch you if you fall.<\/strong><\/p>\n

27. You can learn to compromise.<\/strong><\/p>\n

28. You can learn to listen and be understanding.<\/strong><\/p>\n

29. You have an excuse to write love poetry (and leave it for your partner to find.)<\/p>\n

30. You have someone you can kiss until the sun rises (and wait up for the dawn with.)<\/p>\n

31. You have someone to talk about your past with.<\/p>\n

32. You don\u2019t have to sleep alone (or cuddle your pillow)<\/p>\n

33. You can teach each other things (other than just patience)<\/strong><\/p>\n

34. You don\u2019t have to self-shoot your profile pictures anymore.<\/strong><\/p>\n

35. That whole \u201cjust friends with benefits\u201d thing? Yeah, never worked for me.<\/p>\n

36. You don\u2019t have to go out or pay for massages anymore.<\/p>\n

37. Suddenly you can get hugs pretty much whenever you need them.<\/strong><\/p>\n

38. You don\u2019t have to worry about being called a cat lady (or a terminal bachelor!)<\/p>\n

39. You have an excuse to cook something more healthy (and more substantial) than just a frozen burrito.<\/p>\n

40. You have someone to celebrate your successes with.<\/strong><\/p>\n

41. You have someone rooting for you to succeed.<\/strong><\/p>\n

42. You have someone to stand by you during the hard times.<\/strong><\/p>\n

43. Suddenly you have someone other than your pet who you get to buy surprises for.<\/p>\n

44. You have an excuse to keep yourself in shape.<\/p>\n

45. Married people are happier on average anyway.<\/p>\n

46. You don\u2019t have to go into adult shops alone (or feel creepy doing it)<\/p>\n

47. You have someone to share a nice, romantic candle-lit bath with.<\/p>\n

48. There are no problems, only solutions.<\/strong><\/p>\n

49. You don\u2019t have to keep your deepest secrets bottled up inside anymore.<\/p>\n

50. You have someone (besides your mom) to make stuff for.<\/p>\n

51. You don\u2019t have to travel alone anymore.<\/p>\n

52. Someone besides you actually cares how your day went.<\/strong><\/p>\n

53. You have someone to dance with.<\/p>\n

54. Together, you can do anything.<\/p>\n

55. Romantic songs start to make you happy (instead of sad or angry.)<\/p>\n

56. You have someone to hold (or who will hold you) when things get really hard.<\/strong><\/p>\n

57. You have someone to protect (or who will protect you) when faced with danger.<\/p>\n

58. You have somewhere else to be (when you can\u2019t wait to get out of some situation or another.)<\/p>\n

59. You get an awesome excuse to wear an awesome ring.<\/p>\n

60. You have an excuse to celebrate holidays even when your family isn\u2019t anywhere nearby.<\/strong><\/p>\n

61. You have an excuse to create new traditions.<\/p>\n

62. If you learn a new language together, you have someone to practice it with.<\/p>\n

63. You have someone you can be silly with who won\u2019t judge you for it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

64. You have an excuse to be a lady (or a gentleman)<\/p>\n

65. You can do cute things (like calling a radio station you know your partner is listening to and dedicate a song to them.)<\/p>\n

66. You have someone else\u2019s hair to play with other than your own.<\/p>\n

67. You have a good reason to stay positive and not be a downer.<\/p>\n

68. You have an excuse to wake someone up with kisses.<\/p>\n

67. You have someone to remind you of all the things you have to be grateful for.<\/strong><\/p>\n

68. You have someone you can be yourself around (instead of feeling like you always have to fit in.)<\/strong><\/p>\n

69. You have someone else who believes in your dreams and your ability to succeed.<\/strong><\/p>\n

70. You don\u2019t have to brave the dating scene anymore (or risk ending up in a relationship with someone who is totally nuts!)<\/p>\n

71. You can throw away that tattered memo on your desk that says \u201cStay strong! Stay single as long as you can!\u201d<\/p>\n

72. You have someone who is willing to wash your back for you.<\/p>\n

73. A good relationship is like a cushion of air that lifts you up and keeps you flying all day long.<\/p>\n

74. You can live all the really juicy (and dangerous) stories vicariously through your single friends instead of first hand.<\/p>\n

75. Any children you have will have more than one person to take care of them (and for them to look up to)<\/p>\n

76. You have someone you can be eccentric or artistic with.<\/strong><\/p>\n

77. Say goodbye to heartache, dumping, and being dumped.<\/p>\n

78. Love is a powerful armor for your self esteem.<\/p>\n

79. You have two brains full of knowledge to draw from in a given situation (instead of just one.)<\/strong><\/p>\n

80. You have an excuse not to spend your whole life working.<\/strong><\/p>\n

81. You have someone to come home to (or who can come home to you.)<\/strong><\/p>\n

82. Happy people (i.e. people in good relationships!) are less likely to spend all their money on things they don\u2019t need.<\/p>\n

83. It gives your grandparents something grand to be happy about.<\/p>\n

84. Telling someone you want to spend your life with them (and them alone) is a powerful way to say \u201cI love you.\u201d<\/p>\n

85. You don\u2019t have to clean alone.<\/p>\n

86. It\u2019s easier to spot cool things in stores – – two sets of eyes!<\/p>\n

87. Suddenly there is someone (other than your mom) who appreciates your art.<\/p>\n

88. You get the wonderful boost of a kiss on the way out the door.<\/p>\n

89. You have someone to call you on it (or warn you) when you make a bad judgement.<\/strong><\/p>\n

90. You have someone to try new foods with (and cook with!)<\/strong><\/p>\n

91. You get to take time off from work for your honeymoon.<\/p>\n

92. Happiness is infectious.<\/p>\n

93. You get to enjoy the small things, like watching how your partner dresses themselves.<\/p>\n

94. You can experience the wonderful dualism of a partnership.<\/p>\n

95. It is easier to see your own shortcomings through the eyes of another.<\/p>\n

96. Suddenly, you have a reason not to walk away from it all.<\/p>\n

97. If your work schedules are different, there\u2019s almost always someone home (and that makes for a safer house!)<\/p>\n

98. You can make it romantic and get remarried over and over again.<\/p>\n

99. You have a constant companion who you can walk with, run with and enjoy life with.<\/strong><\/p>\n

100. Suddenly you have proof that happy endings really do happen (and they\u2019re just the beginning!)<\/p>\n

101. Suddenly, there is someone in your life who makes you really and genuinely want to be a better person.<\/strong><\/p>\n

———————<\/strong><\/p>\n

I’m blessed \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

The qn is…. for how long????<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chanced upon this article here Some points are rubbish! But other points (which I BOLD are kinda true) haha…just a few wks before.. BH and I were dining at a cafe, while waiting for our food to come and thinking about the move and to break the silence I asked BH “Do you realised that … <\/p>\n

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