The Marriage of Blogging
January 27, 2009 by BloggerNewbie
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“The Marriage of Blogging”
I read an interesting post the other day on Steven Sanders.com that related blogging to marriage and I wondered how is blogging like marriage?
I was thinking of my own marriage and trying to relate it to blogging (as I do with most topics). I can relate just about anything to blogging. I know, it has been said before, intervention, addiction, blah, blah, blah, yeah, whatever.
Anyway, how is blogging similar to marriage? There are a few characteristics that should be the same.
- They both should be something you are passionate about.
Life is too short to be less than passionate about anything you spend your time on. If it doesn’t make your heart do a little flip then it must be a chore. We all have chores but do we all have passion?
I am happy to say I have passion in both my blog and my marriage.
- I look forward to seeing my husband every morning and every night. I still have the butterflies in my belly when he comes through the door after work or when he calls me just to say hi.
- I wake up looking forward to my blog. I get excited when I have a good traffic day. I love to write and interact with my readers.
- They both should be filled with Love and Laughter!
Love and laughter are as essential as food and water. I can’t imagine a marriage or a blog without them! If you can’t or don’t love or laugh, what’s the point?
- Love certainly goes without saying although I hear it and say it several times a day. More importantly I see it and show it every single day.
- And laughter! I don’t know how I would get through some days without all the laughter. My husband and I have an amazing connection with our humor. We think we’re funny anyway, I am not so sure about what others think but that’s okay.
- I love my blog! I look forward to working and playing on the site every day, several times a day. I hope readers look forward to stopping by, commenting and interacting in the community of BloggerNewbie.
- I know I have gotten a few laughs from my site and I think a few readers have gotten a few laughs as well.
- They both should be Damn Interesting!
There are some not so interesting “duties” in our day to day lives that are obligations and responsibilities. In the areas of your life that you are able to choose your joy, don’t you think they should be interesting? Actually, damn interesting!
- Don’t you think your marriage should be “damn interesting”? Again, I am lucky to say that there is rarely a dull moment with my husband. As with anything worth working for, you get out what you put in. We choose to keep our relationship interesting.
- My blog is “damn interesting” to me! I hope it is interesting enough for my readers to keep people coming back. I like to mix things up a bit hoping it is keeping things interesting. Your blog is what you make it.
I am sure there are plenty of other characteristics that are similar in marriages and blogs. What do you find similar?
Toodles – Blog Happy!
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“A good marriage is one which allows for change and growth
in the individuals and in the way they express their love…”
~ Pearl Buck
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Great twist to this post! I like it a lot.
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Interesting comparison. I wonder how my wife would compare them?
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Steven:
Thanks. I also thought your version was a great plan.
Eric:
I showed Steven’s post last week to my husband and we discussed our version, thus this post!
Hey Dee,
you draw some interesting comparisons to marriage and blogging. Having been married for 13 years, but only blogging for 6 months… It’s a good opportunity for me to reflect on the last six months and compare how much work I’ve put into my marriage, and how much into blogging…..
Have a great week!
-Ross
Interesting take, Dee.
I never would have otherwise drawn those lines.
G
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Ross & George:
I guess that would be a great approach to life itself, passion, love, laughter and just damn interesting. Wouldn’t it be a “wonderful life” if it was easy to choose just what we wanted?
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blogging and marriage are the same in that they both require endurance. you’ll hit bumpy roads, but if you stick it out and work at it, you’ll find success.
Great advice Natural and very true. Great analogy.
1. Neither one is a “get rich quick” scheme. They both take a lot of work to get right.
2. You have to WANT to build a successful blog and you have to WANT to build a successful marriage.
3. They both get better the longer you keep at it.
T
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T. Edwards:
Good points and good advice. There aren’t too many things you can be successful at with the “I want it and I want it now” philosophy.