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spanklette -> RE: Does anyone believe in "in sickness and in health"? (6/5/2007 12:33:47 AM)
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I'll just answer your question, although, some others have voiced some valid concerns that would make me rethink your relationship.
But, here's my answer. "In sickness and in health," are part of marriage vows. I don't expect anyone that I'm not in that sort of relationship with to hang around. In my particular case, we are discussing marriage and yes, I would stay by His side through whatever.
Case in point, he called me on the way to the hospital with chest pain. I was at the hospital shortly after. We sat together on the stretcher while we waited for the test results to come back. It was a very long four hours while they took blood test after blood test. He was fine, but in that short amount of time, His life flashed before our eyes. It was a huge growing experience for us.
Then, later on, I was diagnosed with a heart condition that would be a death sentence at aroud 30. I'm 26. A couple of experimental treatments and some second and third opinions about treatment got me back on the right track. I'm not all better, but I'm getting there. He was there for me the entire time.
So, yes, we are devoted to each other through the good times and the bad. I wouldn't really call it unselfish...mostly I wanted every little piece of Him I could get. I would have done anything to prolong our time together.
Turns out that there wasn't really necessarily any work to be done, but it was obvious that we were both in this thing for the long haul.
I don't fault people who aren't, however. Some relationships aren't as emotionally connected as others, and they were never meant to be. I certainly wouldn't have expected my casual play partners to be there for me in any of these instances, back when I had casual play parters.[:D] It would be nice to think that they would be there out of friendship, but I'm not naive enough to think that many people would have worked with me to get healthy.
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