A New Perspective: Serving Your Spouse Is Beautiful

Article by Angela T. Marks, EEW Magazine Contributing Writer

I loved my wedding gown and my husband-to-be, Jeffrey, but not much else about marriage appealed to me before I walked down the aisle. I choked on the word service and submission every time I heard them, both before and even during my early days of becoming Mrs. Marks.

I had the phrase “to honor and obey” completely omitted from my vows.

I was pretty headstrong and regarded myself a feminist for some time. I was very misguided and convinced that all men were out to keep women barefoot and pregnant.

I was so jaded.

It’s a miracle that someone like me (back then) even walked down the aisle! That sort of thing was “so beneath me” in my mind and yet, I was doing it.

Although I didn’t go as far as burning bras and claiming that all men are sexist, barbaric, close-minded machismo types that still think women should be paid less than men for doing the same job, I still had some serious issues.

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