Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Family Values and Respect for Life Partners

Marriage is not always an easy path to follow because two people grow in different direction over many years. Beauty fades and personal tastes change over a life time. Marriage is something that takes hard work and commitment. It is putting the other person’s feelings first in your life and knowing that they will do the same. Commitment is not something to take lightly and there will be times when someone interesting comes along but a person must be willing to forgo any type of physical relationship with outside individuals. Friends should respect married couples during times of weakness and encourage them to recommit themselves to their relationship. It is not wrong for married individuals to have close friendships but limits should be defined early on to protect everyone involved. Any friendship should only make the other individual stronger and should never tear down a married person’s partner.

When it comes to politics it is very important for elected official and candidates to have close friends because these individuals face a great deal of attention and admiration from single individuals who want nothing more than to destroy their careers or to bask in the attention shown an elected official. Close friends are often the barrier between elected official and these sad individuals. A wife cannot always be with her husband or a husband cannot always be with his wife so friends must step in and provide a safety zone for married public figures. Never should a public figure be left on their own to deal with someone who clearly has stars in their eyes for that person.

We have all seen time and time again over the past few years the results of allowing public elected official to deal with these people for themselves. I have often acted as that physical barrier for a few of my close friends and think nothing of making it clear to a women that her attentions are unwelcome when it comes to my married friends. You don’t have to be rude or unkind but you do have to be very clear that the person in question is completely and totally happily married. Elected officials are not perfect and they have their times of weakness just like everyone so it is not hard to understand that as a friend you should be there to encourage them and to protect them so that they can continue to serve the public for the betterment of our country.