the Ideal couple?
26 Feb 2011 Leave a Comment
One fruit of the spirit I need to work on: Gentleness.. 
We had breakfast with J and J today. Having breakfast this morning was a great avenue for us to get to know them a little bit better. They’re so different from us in a good way, of course. Ray and I, we are noisy, rough, arguementative, competitive and always bantering with each other. We’re both stubborn. We laugh at each other. But this couple, they’re so gentle and kind to each other.
The bride almost scalded her hand when she tipped the lid of the stainless steel teapot.. Groom was quick to react to hold her hand and said “Be careful, J”. Awwww, so sweet. Hmm… if the same thing were to happen to me, I think Ray would be saying.. why so clumsy! (exact words from Ray…Nah, he actually gets quite protective at times. To add to this, groom also opens the car door for bride. I think Ray stopped doing that before we even got engaged. In fact, we’re always driving different cars or I am at the driver seat at times.. Haha… I think we’re a lost case haha..
On the other hand, we had dinner with another couple K and C last night. These 2 are also different from us and JJ. They are also gentle with each other but I could see a bit more bantering here. I like the fact that they laugh at each other’s mistakes too. Now, I thought C would be more domineering but no, I think C listens to K too. I think K is a bit of a gentleman too… From afar at times, I think I caught K holding C’s bag or shopping bags.
Having said all these, I enjoy every moment of my bantering with my husband… I like the fact that we’re individualistic and together at the same time. I like how he gives me my freedom to take the train home eventhough he hates it. I like it that he and I can be at two different places to get different things then meet up somewhere. I like the fact that he shares house chores and cooking duties with me. We’re definitely far from being an ideal couple. I hope the above couples will continue to be kind and gentle to each other everyday of their lives. At the mean time, I shall try my best to be more gentle coz I know deep down, my husband likes that in a girl.
A gentle spirit …
