The most important quality in the man you decide to marry should be the ability to make you laugh. Beauty fades, careers end, money comes and goes, religions change, children grow up and move away, spouses get sick, struggles happen, family members die, senility sets in when your older, but the ability to make you giggle every day is the most precious gift God can give you to get through all of it.
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  • Happiness — Thoughts on finding joy, contentment, and fulfilment
  • Marriage — Partnership, commitment, and the journey of shared life

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