"Do I believe we'd be better off apart? Can I see my world without you in it, baby not for one single minute"

The other day I was reading about someone's thoughts on marriage, and in reflecting on her own marriage the author stated, "We do not sacrifice for one another, but come together in a mutual exchange..."I thought this was so interesting. In my limited experience, marriage includes sacrifice... now dont get me wrong I really do love being married to Brian (your brother, brother-in-law, grandson etc) but I have to admit that sometimes there are things that i would not do, eat, watch, participate in if it was not important to him. I think that every couple makes sacrifices for one another, even if it is over small things like me making dinner instead of serving microwave popcorn (which is what i actually want to eat), or him getting up 15 minutes earlier in order to take me to class so i dont have to walk every SINGLE day. I wholeheartedly subscribe to the idea that marriage requires both people to give 100% (not 50%), this concept guarantees that there will be sacrifices on the part of both people. I really think that these sacrfices, no matter how small make us stronger and more selfless, and let's face it I need anything that can help me down that road.