tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post2175260782356573568..comments2024-02-04T04:40:23.122-08:00Comments on Harlequin Heartwarming: Interesting Wedding Data by Roz Denny FoxPamela Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-21323624819686487762015-02-12T23:57:02.184-08:002015-02-12T23:57:02.184-08:00Hello it’s my 1st wedding anniversary and I am loo...Hello it’s my 1st wedding anniversary and I am looking most beautiful <a href="https://eventup.com/" rel="nofollow">location for vows</a>. Can anybody please recommend good locations? Do you know any beach side area for celebrating memorable wedding vows?m.25disuzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967829108539551942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-65876210109035946262015-01-07T00:26:21.277-08:002015-01-07T00:26:21.277-08:00I want to thank Esango Priest for restoring back m...I want to thank Esango Priest for restoring back my marriage. I got married to my lovely wife in 2012 we both loved and cherished each other so much, i got a new job that required of me to travel a lot due to my position in the company so this made me to have less time for my lovely wife. So there was this trip i went for in Mumbai, India that kept me so long there as i majored in inspecting a Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01464672000107001957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-7494610434105181472014-12-01T08:26:13.907-08:002014-12-01T08:26:13.907-08:00I agree with Kate...what a thought-provoking post!...I agree with Kate...what a thought-provoking post! Looking forward to reading the story!Loree Loughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16301137461076730218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-61658357011208085952014-11-30T08:29:01.862-08:002014-11-30T08:29:01.862-08:00Connie, I decided a long time ago that married men...Connie, I decided a long time ago that married men are happier because women go out of their way to take care of them. How many single women say: "I need a wife." Especially writers. ha. I've never been sure how they measure in percentages. In polls they start with the number of people polled, right? If it's ten they can say 7 out of 10 etc... Thanks for dropping by.rozdennyfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506701706951201107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-82038740926002077162014-11-29T15:55:42.021-08:002014-11-29T15:55:42.021-08:00Interesting about the size of the wedding affectin...Interesting about the size of the wedding affecting happiness in marriage but the data does seem a bit sketchy. Don't you have to have something to measure against before you can use percentages ? Anyway, I've also seen studies about happiness in married vs. unmarried and many of them say that married men tend to be happier than single men but single women tend to be happier than married Connie Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17459165424255103174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-32492121273613262122014-11-29T14:25:08.344-08:002014-11-29T14:25:08.344-08:00It was in St. Lucia and very elegant and formal. I...It was in St. Lucia and very elegant and formal. It was unlike most destination weddings. The resort management still talk about it as "one of a kind!" It worked beautifully for us!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17478912840797103106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-83219333179511143622014-11-28T19:08:00.792-08:002014-11-28T19:08:00.792-08:00Sandra, you must have been a child bride. Can'...Sandra, you must have been a child bride. Can't believe you've been married almost 48 years. More proof they need to do another poll.rozdennyfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506701706951201107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-11514192725153787592014-11-28T17:08:21.928-08:002014-11-28T17:08:21.928-08:00Interesting article Roz. I guess I never fall int...Interesting article Roz. I guess I never fall into the norm. Our wedding 47 1/2 years ago was not that big and we are very happy. I have a true tall, dark and handsome hero. smileSandra Leesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911169281960710923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-50638099168324140542014-11-28T16:26:25.868-08:002014-11-28T16:26:25.868-08:00Pam, I did go to your wedding. It was fun and lov...Pam, I did go to your wedding. It was fun and lovely, and everyone had a great time. It was the kind of wedding that provides lasting, happy memories.rozdennyfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506701706951201107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-36555280498933226772014-11-28T16:24:59.254-08:002014-11-28T16:24:59.254-08:00Kate, love those tropical destination weddings. An...Kate, love those tropical destination weddings. And only the people who can afford to go along, do. We just attended a beach wedding for my nephew's daughter. Their friends could drive to the place in about 3 hours so they had a lot of people go along. Where did you go? Caribbean? Mexico? Hawaii?rozdennyfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506701706951201107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-11100741873191663102014-11-28T16:14:11.794-08:002014-11-28T16:14:11.794-08:00I had more than 150. I had the incredible growing...<br />I had more than 150. I had the incredible growing wedding. People I didn't invite showed up, like past students who heard I was getting married. Hey, Roz, you were even at my wedding LOLPamela Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-57561084182179687082014-11-28T15:47:49.511-08:002014-11-28T15:47:49.511-08:00Roz, this is such an interesting and thought-provo...Roz, this is such an interesting and thought-provoking post!<br /><br />Having said that, this is where my engineering degree and my university statistics course (that I didn't much enjoy) cause me to state that a sample size of 418 is statistically insignificant!<br /><br />So . . . having said that . . . my husband and I considered a large wedding but opted for an intimate elegant (emphasisAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17478912840797103106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-20671946312683997222014-11-28T14:17:51.724-08:002014-11-28T14:17:51.724-08:00Laurie, Your receiving line must have felt endless...Laurie, Your receiving line must have felt endless with 150 plus people going through. But what fun to have friends of your parents who knew you "when". We used to think about what we'd do if we made it to 75 years. I love it when the local newspaper celebrates couples who have survived not just marriage, but life for 75 years of marriage.rozdennyfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506701706951201107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-49510910042176585422014-11-28T14:14:09.881-08:002014-11-28T14:14:09.881-08:00Pat, I think studies need to poll a broader range ...Pat, I think studies need to poll a broader range of people to get any kind of accurate results, and even then it could be that someone pops off an answer without a lot of thought.rozdennyfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506701706951201107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-30121307808712977782014-11-28T14:06:18.596-08:002014-11-28T14:06:18.596-08:00Roz, I think we had right around 150 at the weddin...Roz, I think we had right around 150 at the wedding -- the limit on size was because our reception was in my parents' back yard, which couldn't hold THAT many people.<br /><br />Yet a lot of the guests were friends of my parents, who'd watched us kids grow up so I can see why they wanted to be there, but I don't think Friends Of Parents count as much as Friends Of Couple.<br /><brLaurie Schnebly Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354145165557149787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-13346973942698266402014-11-28T13:07:07.592-08:002014-11-28T13:07:07.592-08:00I used to teach high school classes on healthy rel...I used to teach high school classes on healthy relationships, and I am still amazed that any marriage survives. :-) I'm suspect of the study you cited as well. Great post.Patricia Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382033674042021556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-74345854726047609862014-11-28T11:54:24.338-08:002014-11-28T11:54:24.338-08:00Shannon, and all of my close friends said because ...Shannon, and all of my close friends said because I married a "stranger" who wasn't in our town, our circle of former school friends, etc, that my marriage would never last. We had 51 years before Denny died, and many of my friends who went to my parents with objections are on 3rd marriages.rozdennyfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506701706951201107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-80102910505634914822014-11-28T11:52:17.582-08:002014-11-28T11:52:17.582-08:00Muriel, you always think of such good ideas. Let ...Muriel, you always think of such good ideas. Let me know if you figure out how it might work in a book. Unless heroine is a by-the-list-type personality and he's a whatever-laid-back hero.rozdennyfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506701706951201107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-71911406973856561032014-11-28T11:50:22.263-08:002014-11-28T11:50:22.263-08:00See, LeAnne, I think your history outweighs all th...See, LeAnne, I think your history outweighs all the data. rozdennyfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506701706951201107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-12276870730687399502014-11-28T09:30:26.020-08:002014-11-28T09:30:26.020-08:00It is an interesting question, but, as you've ...It is an interesting question, but, as you've said, there seems to be a lot of variables missing from the study. <br />With a larger wedding and more witnesses, provided that the people attending your wedding are part of your circle and not your father's business associates, I can see where you'd be less likely to stray from your community. <br />On the other hand, my grandparents gotShannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13613070026336450258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-49861625373768897482014-11-28T09:19:17.342-08:002014-11-28T09:19:17.342-08:00Roz, you come up with the most thought-provoking i...Roz, you come up with the most thought-provoking information! It's odd that they polled single people, but maybe they were looking for an 'outside' view. We had about a 100 attendees at our wedding - not sure if that qualifies as big or not - but probably 60% were family and the others were dear friends and people we worked with closely. Forty-six years later - everyone involved Muriel Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065629068634892645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-41007822913475368602014-11-28T09:04:53.497-08:002014-11-28T09:04:53.497-08:00Does all that data mean I'm in trouble? My hus...Does all that data mean I'm in trouble? My husband and I got married by a JP and didn't tell a soul for over 2 weeks. His reasoning was that he'd had a huge wedding with his high school sweetheart at the age of 19 and the marriage lasted less than a year. My reasoning was that all my family was 3 states away and hated him anyway, so why bother with a wedding? He always says our small Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14212962875627421803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-78846998848604403652014-11-28T07:53:35.113-08:002014-11-28T07:53:35.113-08:00Rula, I can't agree more. I believe it's m...Rula, I can't agree more. I believe it's more about the compatibility of the couple than about their friends. Although someone said to me, who the H & H pal around with says a lot about who they are.rozdennyfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506701706951201107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-23005998626881648452014-11-28T07:02:49.433-08:002014-11-28T07:02:49.433-08:00Roz, what an incredibly interesting post! I'm ...Roz, what an incredibly interesting post! I'm skeptical about some of the studies too. There are so many variables that can come into play. For example, a big wedding could consist of tons of people who are merely acquaintances invited 'for show'...or it could be all family/relatives and friends. With the latter, I could see the marriage lasting because the couple is technically part Rula Sinarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703015110251843280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-6145230676737032412014-11-28T06:25:09.891-08:002014-11-28T06:25:09.891-08:00I thought it sounded outside the norm, too. But it...I thought it sounded outside the norm, too. But it got a lot of buzz on legitimate news programs on TV. However, it may have been a slow news week. LOLrozdennyfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506701706951201107noreply@blogger.com