Remembering Yesterday
Viewing comments for Chapter 7 "What Will Be, Will Be"A widow's journey into her relationship with her
12 total reviews
Comment from alexisleech
You write about your emotions so well, and it's a pleasure to read about the journey that ended up with you marrying your husband. You were so young (and naïve) it's amazing that you didn't get cold feet before the event. Another great chapter.
Alexis xxx
reply by the author on 22-Dec-2020
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You write about your emotions so well, and it's a pleasure to read about the journey that ended up with you marrying your husband. You were so young (and naïve) it's amazing that you didn't get cold feet before the event. Another great chapter.
Alexis xxx
Comment Written 22-Dec-2020
reply by the author on 22-Dec-2020
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Thank you Alexis, I did get cold feet but not enough to actually cancel the wedding. LOL. You comments are very flattering. I'm so glad you like my conversational way of writing.
Beth
Comment from Rosemary Everson1
The wedding will soon be and it will be just fine. So glad that you decided you were happy and not afraid to get married. You probably got what's called cold feet. Have you heard that quote?
reply by the author on 29-Jun-2020
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The wedding will soon be and it will be just fine. So glad that you decided you were happy and not afraid to get married. You probably got what's called cold feet. Have you heard that quote?
Comment Written 29-Jun-2020
reply by the author on 29-Jun-2020
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Yes, I definitely got cold feet. I glad it didn't last long or cause me to cancel the whole thing.
Comment from Sankey
Another excellent read and I wish I had some SIXES! I think all this happened while I was in the hospital, sorry about going back again. Knowing Southern ways from movies and Rednecks and Coons I have been friends with for years I relate to a lot of what you are saying re customs etc. Now spag time. Background running out of space again have to re-write. We've dated a year and half and I've???
In the following many have instructed me to do new lines for Dialogue...Mom was horrified. (New Line)"Give me the word and we'll cancel the whole thing. You shouldn't be marrying someone you feel that way about."(New Line) I wasn't about to...
I was unorganized and had never been allowed (to make) decisions
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2020
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Another excellent read and I wish I had some SIXES! I think all this happened while I was in the hospital, sorry about going back again. Knowing Southern ways from movies and Rednecks and Coons I have been friends with for years I relate to a lot of what you are saying re customs etc. Now spag time. Background running out of space again have to re-write. We've dated a year and half and I've???
In the following many have instructed me to do new lines for Dialogue...Mom was horrified. (New Line)"Give me the word and we'll cancel the whole thing. You shouldn't be marrying someone you feel that way about."(New Line) I wasn't about to...
I was unorganized and had never been allowed (to make) decisions
Comment Written 12-Feb-2020
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2020
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Thank you for going back and reading those chapters. I'm glad they were still paying. I appreciate again you see my spags that most people miss or don't bother to tell me about.
Beth
Comment from Tami Urbanek
A very nice letter to your late husband. I can see how things were in the 1950s, the mentality and expectations. I thought it interesting your mom was supportive of you calling off the wedding if you so chose but you weren't really allowed to even choose your own clothes or make your own decisions prior to that.
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2020
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A very nice letter to your late husband. I can see how things were in the 1950s, the mentality and expectations. I thought it interesting your mom was supportive of you calling off the wedding if you so chose but you weren't really allowed to even choose your own clothes or make your own decisions prior to that.
Comment Written 11-Feb-2020
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2020
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I think my Mother would have been humiliated if I'd called off that wedding. Of course, she would have been embarrassed to have a divorced daughter too. LOL Times have changed a lot since those days. Thank you for the review and starts.
Beth
Comment from Spitfire
Your courtship and wedding plans sound so much like mine. I tried to seduce Frank into premarital sex, but being a good Catholic, his hands stayed above my waist.
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2020
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Your courtship and wedding plans sound so much like mine. I tried to seduce Frank into premarital sex, but being a good Catholic, his hands stayed above my waist.
Comment Written 10-Feb-2020
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2020
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This is funny that we both did that. Thank again.
Comment from BeasPeas
Another enjoyable and well written chapter in your story, Beth. Good detail and candid emotion about being unsure if you wanted to go through with the wedding, but decided it would be too embarrassing to back out. Marilyn
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2020
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Another enjoyable and well written chapter in your story, Beth. Good detail and candid emotion about being unsure if you wanted to go through with the wedding, but decided it would be too embarrassing to back out. Marilyn
Comment Written 10-Feb-2020
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2020
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Thank you again for continuing to read and comment.
Comment from Sasha
My goodness, that was a short courtship. Things certainly moved fast didn't they. I can relate to wishing we eloped. That's how I felt while planning my wedding. This is terrifically written and continues so well as a dialogue between you and your husband.
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2020
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My goodness, that was a short courtship. Things certainly moved fast didn't they. I can relate to wishing we eloped. That's how I felt while planning my wedding. This is terrifically written and continues so well as a dialogue between you and your husband.
Comment Written 10-Feb-2020
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2020
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Thank you Sasha, I guess a year and half wouldn't be that short except we only saw each other an hour or two on weekend. Girls did get married a lot younger back then. I appreciate the nice comments
Beth
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Comment from nancy_e_davis
Wow Beth! That is a sure sign you were getting a case of cold feet. Sounds like your mother planned your wedding to a tee. Jim and I went to my favorite Preachers house to get married, with another couple we knew. We had a double wedding. I was never nervous except afraid Jim might back out. LOL I am enjoying your story. Nancy:)
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2020
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Wow Beth! That is a sure sign you were getting a case of cold feet. Sounds like your mother planned your wedding to a tee. Jim and I went to my favorite Preachers house to get married, with another couple we knew. We had a double wedding. I was never nervous except afraid Jim might back out. LOL I am enjoying your story. Nancy:)
Comment Written 10-Feb-2020
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2020
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I've always been nervous about changes. I started wondering what I'd gotten myself into. I wasn't ready to be a wife but actually I needed to get away from home to learn some independence. Thanks for continuing to read and comment.
Beth
Comment from robyn corum
Beth,
Wow. This is very engaging, my friend. Though I don't want to imagine having a situation where my husband is gone, I CAN imagine a situation where I would write a piece like this, for some reason. Wonder why that is? Just to relive it all again, maybe? Idk.
But I get it. It does boggle my mind a bit that you were willing to marry a man you knew so little - but then, in the next bit of narrative, when you're describing all the reasons HE might not want YOU, you're actually describing why YOU might want to get out of that house and go with HIM, imo. It would appear you'd been a bit suffocated and stifled. It's time to open up little butterfly, though this is a scary way to do it.
And even saying divorce is an option sounds weird when you say this is in the late 50s. *smile* It was an option but one with a big stigma attached.
One note:
--> been allowed decisions on of my own,
--> either 'of' or 'on' but not both
This was highly enjoyable and very well written. I look forward to more.
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2020
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Beth,
Wow. This is very engaging, my friend. Though I don't want to imagine having a situation where my husband is gone, I CAN imagine a situation where I would write a piece like this, for some reason. Wonder why that is? Just to relive it all again, maybe? Idk.
But I get it. It does boggle my mind a bit that you were willing to marry a man you knew so little - but then, in the next bit of narrative, when you're describing all the reasons HE might not want YOU, you're actually describing why YOU might want to get out of that house and go with HIM, imo. It would appear you'd been a bit suffocated and stifled. It's time to open up little butterfly, though this is a scary way to do it.
And even saying divorce is an option sounds weird when you say this is in the late 50s. *smile* It was an option but one with a big stigma attached.
One note:
--> been allowed decisions on of my own,
--> either 'of' or 'on' but not both
This was highly enjoyable and very well written. I look forward to more.
Comment Written 10-Feb-2020
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2020
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Thank you so much for reading and for your comment and also finding the spag. You asked why I'm writing this and yes, I enjoy reliving it. I'm also writing it for my children because I want them to know us as we were when we were young. Another reason is because I'm into genealogy and I wish my ancestors had left something behind that would let me know what they were like. Thanks, again,
Beth
Comment from Iza Deleanu
Beautiful and very true, you are never prepared entirely for a marriage, and stepping so young into one is scarey:""Give me the word and we'll cancel the whole thing. You shouldn't be marrying someone you feel that way about."I wasn't about to cancel it. It would be too embarrassing for everyone. I recognized that I was having an overly dramatic moment, yet I was scared. Changes were always scary. Besides, I was afraid you didn't realized how undomesticated and naive this girl you were about to marry really was. I'd avoided Home Economics like the plague. I was interested in Art, Science, English, Writing and Speech. I'd never made a meal in my life. " Thank you for sharing and good luck with the next chapter.
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2020
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Beautiful and very true, you are never prepared entirely for a marriage, and stepping so young into one is scarey:""Give me the word and we'll cancel the whole thing. You shouldn't be marrying someone you feel that way about."I wasn't about to cancel it. It would be too embarrassing for everyone. I recognized that I was having an overly dramatic moment, yet I was scared. Changes were always scary. Besides, I was afraid you didn't realized how undomesticated and naive this girl you were about to marry really was. I'd avoided Home Economics like the plague. I was interested in Art, Science, English, Writing and Speech. I'd never made a meal in my life. " Thank you for sharing and good luck with the next chapter.
Comment Written 10-Feb-2020
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2020
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Thank you so much for the review. I'm finding many people were scared about changes and particular marriage.
Beth
