Sam Williamson Marriage Research Paper

Someone once stated, “Marriage does not guarantee you will be together forever, it is only paper. It takes love, respect, trust, understanding, friendship, and faith in your relationship to make it last.” The former quote proved true in the marriage of Sam and Sue Ann Williamson. The Williamsons have been married for forty-one years. They share four children together, one girl and three boys. The Williamsons expressed ways they held their marriage together and how trained their children to become responsible adults. Sam and Sue Ann met through mutual friends. They worked at stores near each other, and Sam always found ways to pick at her or flirt whenever she came near his store. When they met, Sue Ann had a daughter from a previous marriage. Sam mentioned that he had no problem raising her daughter as his own because it taught him how to become a more responsible man. When the couple decided to have children of their own, they had no fears at all. They enjoyed the thought of caring and loving for someone other than themselves. Sam added, “I was getting a chance to experience things with my kids that I was not able to do as a child. I lost my father at a young age so I was not able to form a solid bond with my father. I wanted my children to be able to enjoy …show more content…
Sam was forced to switch jobs due to internal problems within the business he was working for. His pay dropped substantially. Sam went from making $7.58 an hour to $2.38. Sue stated, “I stopped working when I started to have the children. Sam had a good job. He provided for all our family’s needs, so I never worried about us not being financially secure.” After a while, Sam found it hard to provide for his family of six. His family struggled to make ends meet throughout their marriage. Sam mentioned that through the obstacles they faced he remained positive because all that mattered to him was the love from his