Nine years after their wedding, this couple found an unopened gift in their closet
It’s no easy task to build a long-lasting and happy marriage as all relationships, even the most healthy and solidly based ones, have their rough spots. It takes hard work to keep the love and passion alive. Today, we would like to share with you a story of one married couple that proves this simple truth. This life-changing tale is so amazing that it’s hard to believe it actually happened...but it did.
’One night Brandon and I were enjoying a glass of wine on the deck. We were talking about an upcoming wedding we were invited to and discussing what would be the perfect gift for the newlyweds. We started to recall the gifts that we received for our wedding (nearly nine years ago) and discussed the ones we liked the most. And suddenly we realized that the gift that meant the most to us was still somewhere in our closet...unpacked. I know it sounds strange, but it’s true!
On our wedding day, my husband and I received a white box from Aunt Alison. Attached to it was an envelope that read, ’Do not open until your first disagreement.’
Of course, we’ve been fighting a lot over the past nine years. There were even moments when we talked about divorce. But we never opened the envelope. We avoided doing this because, to us, it would have meant that we failed. We kept this envelope as a last resort.
Deep down, we believed that inside that envelope there was a key to saving our marriage. After all, my aunt Alison and her husband had lived happily together for nearly half a century until my uncle died.
This night, we decided to open the gift. Inside there were two smaller envelopes with our names on them.
When we opened those envelopes, we found money and two notes — one for Brandon and one for me:
’Go get a pizza, shrimp, or something you both like... Get a ‘bath’ ready. With love, Aunt Alison.’
’Go get flowers and a bottle of wine. With love, Aunt Alison’.
We thought the box would save our marriage — and in a way it did. I thank my Aunt Alison for the greatest gift in my life. That box sat in various closets for over nine years and survived three moves. And that was not in vain. It somehow taught us to be more tolerant and patient. Our marriage strengthened as we became best friends, partners, and teammates. We realized that there were no tools for creating and maintaining a strong healthy relationship. In fact, the key to a perfect marriage was not within that box — it was within us.’
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