BELIEFS OF NEWLY MARRIEDS

i like this discussion coz it would be very informative (different beliefs and cultures). in the philippines, there are a lot of traditions with meanings, which some i find silly:) read on. 1) the bride and the groom must not see each other on the day of the wedding until they meet at the wedding location, usually the church. they said it's not good if they do, kinda jinx. 2) after the church wedding ceremonies, people will shower/throw rice grains on the newly weds. this is a wish for prosperity. 3) there are certain parts in the wedding mass where candles must be lit, one at the bride's side and one at the groom's. these candles must retain their lights througout the ceremony for it spells the brightness of the couple's future together. thus, the bride's maid and the best man are assigned to look after the candles and keep it from being blown out by the wind. 4) the silly one is - the bride or groom tries to stand up first, sit down first, or kneel down first (sort of competing with the spouse as instructed by the 'caring' relatives, hehe). the silly belief is that, the one who acts first shall be the on who'll gain power over the other. 5) another crazy one is - the groom must step on the bride's gown. same silly belief - so he'll have power over his wife, LOL! who says powerplay is only in politics and business??? there are more other beliefs and traditions, i'll leave that to my other kabayans (co-filipinos) to post:)

i dont belong to any "country" ...We beleive that for a pleasant happy lovable(watever that means)life (rofl this is just an attempt on ur part to lengthena sentence........) ..... Well i donno why u need to "understand" where the beleif is in existence.... Anewez for a longlasting relnship its importance that both partners enjoy and have great lovemaking .....regularly (/spend quality time with each other)Or if both had strong religious beleifs .......they should amrry...then their religion would force them to remain wed and tide over problems even if their kneejerk reaction was to brk up

in the united states; its considered good luck to have it rain on your wedding day, and its said that if you marry when the minute hand on the clock is going up you will have a happy marriage, if it is going down, you will have trouble.