Marriage Impact

The Impact of a Marriage

(A brief inspection my parent’s marriage and how it impacted my life)

The air that morning, was crisp under my breathe, my heart was racing as I felt the last pin being pushed into my hair. I sat anxiously awaiting my turn as I watched my friends and family go out the big wooden doors one by one, all dressed up in the appropriate attire. I don’t remember exactly what I was wearing, but I do remember my mother’s garments. She looked like a princess, in a beautiful satin, white gown that hugged her perfectly, with a beautiful train that followed her everywhere she went. She smiled at me as she picked up her beautiful bouquet of flowers and handed me a small basket that held matching petals. I was told that I was …show more content…
This one is kind of a no-brainer, but to me it is one of the most important impacts that the marriage had on my life. Before the marriage the only true fatherly figure that I had in my life was my grandfather, and because of this we are still, to this day very close. Having both a father and a mother in the home of a growing up child is very important. As I look back at the impact that it had on my life I can say that without a doubt he truly changed my life forever. Having someone truly loves you not because they have to, but because they want to is something that I cannot explain. Soon after my mother espoused this new man, he decided to adopt me. At the time, because I was so young, I did not fully understand the significance of this important act. Yet, even though I may not have understood it, it still meant the world to me. Right after they got joined in matrimony, I can remember thinking that I was almost jealous of my new father because he made my mother more happy than I felt I had ever made her. However, seeing my mother so happy made me very happy. As I got older I began to understand the difference of a step-father and a biological father. I was often confused for a long time because I knew that my new dad wasn’t my biological father, but I didn’t think of him as a step-father either; to me he was just my dad. My father taught me many things that I could …show more content…
It was one the events in my life that impacted it for the better. The marriage allowed me to experience many new and important things, such as: living with siblings, having a fatherly figure in my life and learning how to live with more than just two people. Living with siblings had it’s up’s and down’s, just as any family relationship does, but because of it I learned many new things. I was able to feel a sense of unity when my family was undergoing hard times, because of my siblings. Having a fatherly figure in my life was also a very important impact of the marriage, because it allowed me to learn new things that I couldn’t have otherwise. It was because of this experience that I was able to know what it truly felt like to have someone love you because they choose to, not because they had to. The marriage between my parents also opened a new door to a life where it was not just my mom and I anymore. Although hard at times, this experience was critical because it allowed me to have more perspicacity on life and relationships. It is true that most marriages will have a large impact on all of the recipient 's lives. However, there is one thing that I know for sure; when I walked out those big wooden doors with my two sisters and our little baskets, I would have never guessed the impact that it would have had on my life, and I wouldn’t change it for the