Courtesy of Caitlin Houston
I first met my husband on spring break when I was 17. I fell hard and fast despite him living in another state, quickly declaring I wanted to marry him. It was easy to imagine marriage at such a young age since my parents were married when they were both 20. When we finally said "I do," I was 24. I'll admit, I didn't know a lot about marriage except for what I'd witnessed through my own parents' relationship. They're now in their early 70s and going on 52 years of marriage. While they are very much in love, they haven't always demonstrated a union I'd like to emulate. From dinnertime to communication to division of labor, I intentionally follow different guidelines in my own day-to-day life. Is it wrong to say I don't want my marriage to be like my parents' marriage?
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