The Story of Us

“The Story of Us" is a movie that came out in 1999 starring Bruce Willis and Michelle Pfeiffer.  It’s a movie about the different stages that a couple goes through over 15 years of marriage.  Now, without giving the entire movie away, the couple is struggling and contemplating divorce. 

What I liked most about the movie when I first watched it is how realistic it seemed.  The movie didn’t sugar coat marriage at all.  It took a realistic look at what happens to people and how a relationship evolves.  Some of the funniest quotes from the movie are these:

“It is physically impossible to French-kiss a man who leaves the new roll of toilet paper resting on top of the empty cardboard roll. Does he not see it? DOES HE NOT *SEE* IT?”

“Marriage is the Jack Kevorkian of romance.”

“Isn't this the moment where one of us is supposed to say: Look, this is ridiculous, we love each other, all couples go through this, let's give it another try.”

I’ve always kept this movie in the back of my head.  Let’s be honest here for a minute, marriage isn’t easy.  There are going to be ups and downs and times when things aren’t going as smoothly as you’d both want them to be.  That is especially true when you add kids to the equation.  That is why we all have to work at our marriages.  If you just expect it to always be perfect you are just being a fool.  You have to spend time with your spouse.  You have to get away from everything else from time to time and really focus on each other.  That can be a couple hours, a day or two, a week, etc. 

I can tell you for certain that if you aren’t making the effort to be closer together then you are getting further apart.  God put you together and doesn’t want to see that happen.  Trust in Him and follow His guidance for your marriage.  If you do those things alone, then nothing will break you apart.