10 year wedding anniversary

@ch88ss (2271)
United States
June 10, 2008 1:56pm CST
Hi, I just realized that I been married for 13 years and did not receeive any wedding anniversary gift or celebration from my husand . We went through our 10th without mentioning of that day too. why is that? what do you do on your wedding anniversary? Do you go a vacation? do you take the kids with you?
10 responses
• United States
10 Jun 08
We don't really do much for our anniversary either. I mean for our first one we went to the condo that we have a time share with and I found a winery that we could tour for free. We don't always have the money to do something special and it might fall during the week and we have the kids. Life starts happening and sometimes it is hard to find the time or money to do things. I don't let it bother me to much because it is about the marriage the whole year and not just that day. marriage is hard and there is no fairy tale ending. My husband is not always romantic we don't always celebrate valentines day and our anniversary but he is good to me, the kids , a great provider, and he does try his best all year long to make most of my dreams come true, most of all he loves me and makes me feel beautiful. Romance is what you make it and it doesn't always come in the form of vacations, flowers and candle light. My husband and I wrestle and play most nights before bed. I find that romantic because it keeps us playful and it helps us remember why we fell in love. There are some nights I have to say hey man just hold me and lets talk and Some nights I wish he would treat me less like one of the kids lol but if he did that then I would be complaining we never play. Like you said every time you think you are tired of being married he surprises you and reminds you of why. Some men have a harder time showing their feelings and some think too much of a good thing will turn it bad. My man says if you got the romance all the time you would not appreciate it as much and it would not be as good. I think he is right. So try to remember all the good things you and your husband have through out the year and less on what is lacking on just one day. Best wishes to you and happy anniversary.
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@ch88ss (2271)
• United States
10 Jun 08
Hi, I could have never explained as good as you did. it is great that you and your husband still have time for each other before bed time. You are right, marraige is about the 365 days that we go thourgh and not just the day. So I won't bother asking him why we don't celebrate that day anymore? I think he has done his best to show me that I am important to him and that he loves his children. Thanks.
@ch88ss (2271)
• United States
13 Jun 08
LOL, i can't help but laugh. I know exactly what you want to say even though you think you did not write it out right. yes I agree, you can't change the fact but you can change how you look at things and the way i approach it can do wonders and make the dark clouds go away. thanks, you did help me realized what I need to do.
• United States
11 Jun 08
I am glad that I was able to help some. I know that sometimes when things are not going well we look for other things to be unhappy about. Misery needs company type thing. We forget the wonderful things we have and focus on the negative. I tend to do this any way. I have learned though to try to find the positive and remember that I am only unhappy if I choose to be. If I allow things to bother me and fester I will just find misery in everything. If I talk it over with my husband and remember that I have more happiness than unhappiness it don't let the misery fester and take over my everyday life till I am looking for things to make me miserable. Does that make any sense? lol I know what I am trying to say but as I read it I am not seeing what I mean to say but I don't know how else to word it. I hope that I am. I hope that you find some peace and happiness.
@bellis716 (4799)
• United States
11 Jun 08
Our next door neighbors are exactly the opposite from my husband and me when it comes to celebrating a special occasion such as a wedding anniversary. They make a big deal of each one, have a party, go on a cruise, etc. We just say, "Good morning. Happy anniversary." We might go out for the noon meal, or we might not. Otherwise we go about our normal routine. The only anniversary party we have ever had was for our 50th, and our kids planned that in conjunction to those next door neighbor's kids. We have been married 53 years, and those next door neighbors who party every year 52 years. I believe that one couple is just as happy as the other. We've been friends for nearly 40 years. It's just where a couple's comfort zone is.
@ch88ss (2271)
• United States
12 Jun 08
congrats for being married for so long. I agree at 50- that sure deserve a celebration. Your neighbor must have tons of money for them to go on cruise etc. I am happy that your husband and you are just as happy being married for so long even without the great celebration we don't have money at all, but a kiss, hug and greeting is good too.
@ch88ss (2271)
• United States
13 Jun 08
great point. It happens too often, marriage license should not be issue until the past the probation period. Hehe just my thought. congrats on being married so long. thank you for sharing in the successful secrets to a marriage. thanks
• India
16 Jun 08
oh even we did not have any celebrations on our 10th anniversary. Staying with an extended family and with resources quite tight, it looked both embarrassing and a total waste of precious money. As we were staying with my in-laws family, just the two of us could not go to dinner leaving our son with them. On the other hand, we could not afford dinner for 6 people and then my parents too. So we just let it pass. We have now crossed the 11th milestone this year without any function…for us, staying together thru thick and thin is the ultimate celebration.
@ch88ss (2271)
• United States
17 Jun 08
yes that is hard when you live with other family. I see you point and I probably would agree. Good point made, staying together thru thick and thin is the ultimate celebration
@patzel88 (3310)
• Philippines
12 Jun 08
This coming august is my 12 years wedding anniversary and as i recall my anniversaries, if who are the first one to woke up in the morning , will be the one to greet and remind that its the day of our wedding. We never had a vacation since the time we get married but we are happy and enjoying the time that we have shared. I guess you will be the first one to greet your husband about the day of your wedding, if he never react of your greetings i think somethig wrong with it.
@ch88ss (2271)
• United States
13 Jun 08
Hi thanks, well I wish you an early Happy anniversary. I shall try it next year on my 14th anniversary.
@patzel88 (3310)
• Philippines
13 Jun 08
thank you for the greeting in advance.
@nupats (3564)
• India
10 Jun 08
why didnt u celeberate ur anniversary all these years? i m just curious to know? we have been celeberating every anniversary of ours we buy a cake and small gifts for each other..he also buys me beautiful flowers..of course now we take our kid also along when we go for our spl dinners..normally bcoz of time constraint we cant manage vacations but i remember for our fifth anniversary wehad gone for a jungle camp in Munnar Hills (kerela India, Tea Gardens) we had camped in a thick forest it was the Elephant Migration Path we had night Route Marches and lots of games, mountain climbing ..it was grt fun..For our first anniversary my husband had booked a houseboat in Allepy tht was superb we wud do fishing, laze around feed the ducks in the water, swim in the back waters of Allepy, the cook wud cook the freshly caught fish for us we were there for three days and it was awesome and and so beautiful and serene..these are some very precious moments of my life..
@ch88ss (2271)
• United States
10 Jun 08
Nupats, that is great that your husband took the effort to do something special. And it sounds like you had a lot of fun on those speical time. When I think about the question why? I don't really have an answer. I don't know for sure why we don't celebrate? It is question that is going to require alot of thinking in my end. Maybe I have not been the wife he expects, and he is not the man that I expect too. For those that have read most of my post will realize we have a roller coaster marraige with so much problem. At times I thnk I am so dissappointed in our marriage that I am ready to give up, then when he does something sweet it reminds me why I am still married to him. But then again, maybe we are still together becuase we want to the kids to have both parents. I don't know the answer. I asked him that before,and he does not seem to care about celebrating. so what do after that?
@nupats (3564)
• India
11 Jun 08
maybe u can organise a small surprise for him if he is not showing intrest u take the initiative and maybe he will come along and realise it was actually fun...buy him a gift book a table for the two of u for a nice cosy dinner buy a cake and cut it in ur house with ur children all this will bring in positive vibes..i hope it works for u..decorate ur house with flowers, baloons candles and bring alive the celeberation spirit..good luck..u need to build the charm..
@ch88ss (2271)
• United States
13 Jun 08
Hi nupats, sounds like these are great tips. Will sure to try it next year. thanks
@Barb42 (4214)
• United States
15 Jun 08
Don't let the little things bother you. If you love one another and trust one another, that means more than a gift or vacation or anything else. I'm a card person and my husband is not. I could count on one hand how many cards I've gotten for our anniversary. And we will be married for 44 years come July. I've given him cards when he didn't get me one. We do go out to eat usually on our anniversary. Sometimes we have stayed home. We also gone on a short vacation, like 3 days, on our anniversary or around it if he couldn't get off work. We went on vacation on our 40th and the day we left was July 4th. What we ate that night made me deathly sick and I spent 3 days in the hotel bed. So staying at home is fine with me! We went out for 3 days a couple years ago and ADT called us. We were afraid we had been broken into and didn't sleep the first night. We got up and came home. When our children were home, we always felt guilty going out to eat without them. We always liked to include our children in anything we did. And now that they are gone, we do whatever we want by ourselves. It has brought us through these many years.
@ch88ss (2271)
• United States
17 Jun 08
Hi Barb, Wow a great celebreation for you. 44 year is sure a long time Congrats. I hope I can still be married that long. don't get me wrong, I only been married to one man since I was 18. but I sometimes have doubt we can make it through.
@kosykosy (160)
• Ghana
11 Jun 08
Hi, I know that can be painful, cos I know how it feels when those closest to you forget an important date like your birthday. Could this signify a cooling of relationship between your husband and you? Anyway, I'd advise you to do your part. Let your husband feel the care and the love you have for him. Pamper him and let him feel appreciated. He will surely reciprocate. It is said that husbands are our first born sons, and they get jealous when we don't give them the attention they need. Make his head swell. If you put in your all and he is still indifferent towards you, then at least you tried. Sorry, are you originally latino? just curious
@ch88ss (2271)
• United States
11 Jun 08
HI thanks for the tips. I will try again, though I did try for a few years at the beginning of our marriage. Yes, that reminds me he forgot my birthday several times. But he has been good he has not forgotten them in a long time. He forgets anniversary all the time. This could be a cooling off time for both of us, we both have so much on our plate that it is possible that we can forget the important dates.
@kerriannc (4279)
• Jamaica
11 Jun 08
Some men does not play this things mean. I is always the women who celebrate anniversaries, birthdays etc. What some female does is to drop hints leading up to the days so that the man will remember it. Maybe he has forget it and when he does remember he didn't want to upset you.
@ch88ss (2271)
• United States
11 Jun 08
this could probably be true too. Oh well, it is alreayd past, I probably will try dropping hints early on so he can be prepared. thanks
@sudalunts (5523)
• United States
13 Jun 08
My anniversary was 6/05/08, 9 years. We didn't do anything, funds are toooooo low. But he did say happy anniversary. Hopefully next year it will be better.
@ch88ss (2271)
• United States
13 Jun 08
Well happy belated anniversary. It is great that he remember and greeted you. That is much better than an extravagant vacation. Just the though he remembers is so well worth it.
@Odamashin (434)
• Philippines
11 Jun 08
hello...well we never had a grand celebration on our 1st wedding anniversary..we just cooked food at home like spaghetti..we ate together..and greet each other with all of our hearts.. even on our monthsaries...sometimes he surprises me with simple gifts and pasalubong every time he gets home..very overwhelming..but it doesn't matter if you do not receive any precious gifts..the most important thing is how much you love each other... i think your husband is too busy that he forgets all of your special days. why don't you do the first move? be affectionate to him..ask him hint questions that will let him remember how special day it is..if not, then ask him to go out for a date maybe it will do let him realized how bad he is that he forgets to celebrate your anniversaries for 13 years..gudlak
@ch88ss (2271)
• United States
11 Jun 08
Hi Oadamashin, Thank you for sharing your experience. These are great tips. I just want a greeting but it never seem to happen. But what can I say, it was probably my fault for letting it go for so long anyways. It does not bother me as much anymore until I realized he still did not forget somebody's else's birthday. Then it makes me doubt his love.