Loosen the grip

In my retired world I am reminded, almost on a daily basis, of how important some of the habits I acquired over the last fifteen years of my working life were.

Although, I suspect some of those latent habits had been there from my parents influences, one such thing was that in 1952, when they married, they did not sell the farm to do so.

I'm watching a cute TV show at the moment called "Rich bride, Poor bride" that demonstrates some of the absolute stupidity that brides, and grooms, indulge in for the special day.

In life, staying together and working at happiness has to be more important than that one day, and one of the things that tears couples apart is money and the constant tug of war that the substance can bring in a relationship.

So, if you are planning that special day, remember that it is just one, in potentially twenty thousand days to experience together so don't start the process with a wallet flush, or worse, debt, to attempt to prove to your friends how much you love each other.