Married Vs. Couple Life

A friend popped up on my MSN and asked me about the difference between married life and couple's life. I put some thoughts and gathered them -- it's interesting to think about it and how much I've learned so far. Here's my response:

"The difference is as a married person you declare your faith and loyalty publicly to the world 365 days 24 x 7 days.. not ashamed to be recognized as you give 100% commitment and obedience to the other half. It also means you will be subject to a higher standard and level of expectations (loyalty, commitment) the way you live your life .. and you are expected to live up to that standard. So the wedding ring/ceremony is a visible reminder of an inward commitment made in your heart - but the real commitment lies in the married days to come" He asked more specifically about the difference in lifestyle... and its interesting to think about it, so I said: "My lifestyle now - TRULY 100% loyal and committed with unconditional love, no other options .. before... I BELIEVE that I am 100% loyal and committed with unconditional love, with several options to consider" When it comes to habits .. yeah definitely big change! But I wont say it's all alot gota do with marriage ... they were associated with my decision to change and God's grace .. and when he heard that I mentioned God, he asked to stop the conversation there.

In today's world, people don't like to talk about God .. yet God had given so much to us. We are using so many of God's things everyday .. yet from the big picture, I reckon very few (compared to the entire population) pay attention to what God had done, let alone praise Him and be appreciative, and have a personal relationship for him --- just like how our parents would yearn a personal relationship with us ... after all they have done for us .. but anyway, as we moved on the conversation ... he asked specifically about different in work lifestyle, and my response was: "yeah, before I will just work and mix work and rest etc, then at the begining of marriage, work is work, after work is family .. try to keep my work a simple and less demanding one .. (but it s tough, you will always tend to excel), but now, work is not so important till I sell my soul to it kind anymore, family is first in everything ... and he expected the kid to be the major factor in those changes, but I told him, its not my girl who caused that change, but because I've sinced learned that God expects that of me .. to be a good help-meet to my husband and to watch over the well-being of my girl, not to let money/(work) get in the way... in order words, temptations of the worldly world!