08 April 2019

How We Make Our Marriage Happy

At 23, I was every inch of what I wanted myself to be  a fun and free college graduate who was working in the biggest broadcasting network in the country. Also, I had a cute military boyfriend who loved me back as much I loved him. I wasn't rich but I had everything I needed to be happy. For me then, my life was perfect. Things have changed dramatically, though when I got pregnant out of wedlock. Sadly, the boyfriend (who became no longer cute for me lol) and I had opposing views about the situation; it was expected that we didn't get married. Worse, I didn't have a job for the whole 9 months of carrying my little human. Just imagine how miserable I felt every time I craved a burger and I don't even have money to buy the cheapest kind.


While my mother took me under her care, I knew I had to do something for me and my baby. So during my first trimester, armed with resourcefulness and guidance from the Lord, I sold my huge magazine collection to a magazine store near our house. My collection of mostly Summit Media magazines was really that huge that I was able to buy myself fruits, maternity house dress and vitamin supplements. And just before my first trimester ended, my boyfriend (who became cute again lol) and I reconciled and decided to become partners in building our dream team. We knew we would never have our fun and free youth back but having a baby gave our lives so much meaning.

With God's amazing grace, my cute boyfriend and I are now married and are blessed with two beautiful kids. We had uncountable fights from the moment we decided we will be a family but since we knew in the deepest corner of our hearts that we really cannot live without each other, we fought and prayed hard to be where we are right now.

In my previous marriage post, I revealed some of our relationship secrets. So for this post, let me continue on with HOW WE MAKE OUR MARRIAGE HAPPY. Please note that these are what my husband and I do to keep our love for each other fresh. You may also try it with your partner but I can't guarantee you'd feel the same happiness as we do. It's worth the try, though! :)


  • Communicate every day. It's amazing that we now have the video call option in online messaging apps that communicating is now easier than it was 10 years ago. We don't do video calls every day but we make sure to update each other on a regular basis. Sometimes, when he's too busy and I really get lazy to initiate a conversation, I just tell him I have new IG Stories that he needs to see to keep updated on our latest happenings here at home. Then little do we know, we have already chatted away for almost an hour.
  • Respect each other's me time. My husband doesn't have any vices or even hobbies that men usually have so when I see him watch silly videos on Facebook, I just let him be even if it kind of annoys me, haha. He never questions my usage of phone and social media so I've learned to not question him, too. Instead, I helped him regulate it by actually allowing him to use it freely.
  • Laugh at and with each other. Take note that I also said AT. Yes, he laughs at me as much as I laugh at him. We love making fun of each other's annoying traits to the point that I even created an album of his quirks on my Facebook page. Click to see the funny memes here!
  • Be healthy. Both our fathers died at their 40s and had suffered from dreadful illnesses before they passed away. Both our families went through a rough time since then. Both our mothers had to raise us alone. We know that we can't control our own and each other's deaths but we can prevent to delay it until we know our kids can live on their own by doing our best to be healthy. I will never claim to be an expert on this. Apparently, I'm on the "large side" of the world. But this is why we choose to see our health differently! We realized that when we care more about our own health, it signifies how much we care for each other.

  • We believe that having a healthy lifestyle isn't just about washboard abs and expensive gym memberships. Of course, who wouldn't want to have a bod to die for! But it's all about what happens internally that we are more concerned about. So when I learned the importance of choosing the right Vitamin C and what it actually does for our bodies, I got excited to literally share it with my husband. 
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    You see, each marriage is different. But these basic things are what most couples often forget to do together that sadly causes their relationships to fall apart. If you're struggling to understand your partner, please go back to how you fell in love with each other and perhaps, try the tips I mentioned here. I hope you learned a thing or two from this post since many of you asked me to write about our marriage. Do you think I should share more?

    Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Vitagreen-C but all thoughts and opinions are my own.

    7 comments:

    1. Relate much ms. D. Mga panahong tingin niyo di niyo kakayanin dahil napakaagang dumating sa buhay namin ang blessing (our panganay) at parehas kaming di pa handa. Buntis na walang trabaho kaya hindi makapag inarte kung may mga gusto dahil nakakahiya sa magulang mo. Pero with the help of God, lahat ng tingin mong di mo kakayanin at hindi na maaayos eh naayos in His perfect timing. Sa ngayon, we're also married na din. Yung mga dating totoy at neneng na hindi alam kung san dadalhin ng tadhana ay maraming natutunan sa buhay at patuloy na lumalaban kasama ng dalawa naming anak. At dahil gusto naming magabayan din ng ayos ang mga anak namin hanggang maihanda na namin sila sa real world ika nga, napaka big factor din ang health namin mag asawa. Healthy living din kahit madalas magcheat but we are making sure that we are taking vitamins din to prevent viral sicknesses sa paligid namin. Thank God kahit papaano we have capability to provide our family's basic needs ��

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    2. Anne Agapito RoqueMonday, 08 April, 2019

      Thanks Ms. D for sharing some of your marriage life secrets! More power to your family! πŸ’•

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    3. yeah! especially that "go back to how you fell in love with each other". �� doing this kapag nagaaway kami. hehe thanks for sharing ms. D. ��

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    4. tnx Ms. D sa pag share ng marriage life secrets mo .. ��❤ ung pagtatawanan nyo ung isa't isa hanggang sa mapikon sya, sobrang nakaka relate haha

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    5. very inspiring! keep it up guys!

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    6. Thank you so much po for the tipsπŸ˜‰πŸ’•

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    7. thanks for sharing ur story ms.D sobrng makakatulong to sa pag ssma nmin ng asawa ko❤️❤️❤️

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