Waiting

There was something that Chris and I had agreed upon before we got married....in that we would wait to kiss each other.

Is that mistletoe?

I know it isn't usual, or even considered "normal" but it's what we wanted to do. It was actually him who approached the idea first and I really didn't like it, but after thinking about it and considering the benefits of it...I went along with it. The temptation at times was almost unbearable...but I believe with all of my heart that it was SO worth it.

Our first kiss!

I've shared this with a few of the people that I work with in the past couple of weeks and they don't believe me!

It's not common in this day and age for a couple to marry as virgins, and it is even less common for a couple to marry without kissing each other. I have a few friends who have done this, and I admired their strength at the time but thought to myself, "There's no way I can do that." BUT I love Chris so much that I respected his wishes, understood them, and abided by them.

It doesn't mean we'll have intimacy issues, it doesn't mean that the wedding night will be uncomfortable or awkward and that we won't be able to do anything. It doesn't mean we will seek that intimacy from another source. It means our marriage will be stronger, our love will be purer. Who wouldn't want that? Why do we selfishly jump into our sinful desires and waste that intimacy on someone else?

If I could, I would encourage girls nowadays to WAIT for that first kiss. WAIT until your wedding day to kiss the man that you love. The man that will wait will be the man worth waiting for!