"And God Created Gisele"
What does the word marriage mean to you? I never really thought about it until I got engaged and I still have trouble putting into a couple of sentences how I personally define the word.
When I read this article awhile back I found myself relating and have been meaning to comment on it. I've recently come across a few controversial and more negative articles about the marriage topic (which I will get to commenting on), but I thought Gisele's outlook, or at least how they quote her in this article, matches up pretty closely with my definition. Even our views on family and life in general match up pretty closely, which is surprising considering she is a supermodel.
One of the themes that I will touch on eventually regarding my personal journey through the engagement process is how closely related a persons upbringing is with how he/she views the marriage topic. Although it's a fact that has crossed my mind before, reading the article hit that point home even more. Gisele, similar to myself, grew up in a two parent home where family and other traditional values were stressed and hence why I was able to relate very easily to many of the quotes below.
"My idea of that is you have a partner who’s got your back. When I’m weak, you can be strong; when I’m strong, you can be weak. That’s what I believe marriage is. Loving someone, you want to grow with them, share with them, share the same values, the same feelings about things, the same beliefs.” With regards to family..."your family provides that; it gives you a sense of safety, and it’s a very grounding feeling. That’s why I feel I can fly away, because I have those roots and they’re so deep. This is what I want to have in my life. This is why you get married—you want to create those roots together; you want to give that to your kids."
Does this mean I am allowed to stalk Gisele and convince her we need to be friends? Hmm, personally, I'm not really apt to stalking famous people so will probably just stick to lusting over her husband on Sunday GameDay and hoping that someday I will run into him here in his hometown of San Mateo! :)
When I read this article awhile back I found myself relating and have been meaning to comment on it. I've recently come across a few controversial and more negative articles about the marriage topic (which I will get to commenting on), but I thought Gisele's outlook, or at least how they quote her in this article, matches up pretty closely with my definition. Even our views on family and life in general match up pretty closely, which is surprising considering she is a supermodel.
One of the themes that I will touch on eventually regarding my personal journey through the engagement process is how closely related a persons upbringing is with how he/she views the marriage topic. Although it's a fact that has crossed my mind before, reading the article hit that point home even more. Gisele, similar to myself, grew up in a two parent home where family and other traditional values were stressed and hence why I was able to relate very easily to many of the quotes below.
"My idea of that is you have a partner who’s got your back. When I’m weak, you can be strong; when I’m strong, you can be weak. That’s what I believe marriage is. Loving someone, you want to grow with them, share with them, share the same values, the same feelings about things, the same beliefs.” With regards to family..."your family provides that; it gives you a sense of safety, and it’s a very grounding feeling. That’s why I feel I can fly away, because I have those roots and they’re so deep. This is what I want to have in my life. This is why you get married—you want to create those roots together; you want to give that to your kids."
Does this mean I am allowed to stalk Gisele and convince her we need to be friends? Hmm, personally, I'm not really apt to stalking famous people so will probably just stick to lusting over her husband on Sunday GameDay and hoping that someday I will run into him here in his hometown of San Mateo! :)
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