Advice Series: Joke

May 29th, 2012 at 7:36 pm.

Another Tuesday, time for some more advice. The past weekend I’ve moved apartments so I’m very happy to have Joke kick of this week’s posting.

Hi there! Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Joke. That’s not a joke, it’s Dutch. I write about life as a Belgian girl happily engaged to my South African man. You can check out my blog over at South Africa meets Belgium.

That’s me.

When Karen asked me to write a post about the best advice I have been given I felt very flattered. First of all because she considered me and secondly because this is my very first guest post. I decided to share advice that’s applicable to my life right now.

I’m getting married on July 7th. That day is quickly approaching and I’ve been thinking about how I can make the most of our marriage.

My beautiful engagement ring on a delicious macaron. Just because.

Recently our pastor shared a piece of advice that he and his wife were given before they got married. That advice was to always apologize first. It stuck with me because those 3 little words are applicable whether it’s in a marriage, a family relationship or a friendship. Most of the arguments we all have are so silly. Why not apologize and move on?!

You should ask me in 2 months how I’m doing! :)

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  1. ana magdalena
    May 29, 2012 @ 9:45 pm

    Hi Joke,

    First of, I love your name.
    Second, great advice… It’s amazing how apologizing can do wonders to our relationships.

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  2. Saskia
    May 30, 2012 @ 8:01 am

    That is probably very good advice, especially if you both do it. My boyfriend hates, hates apologizing (he’ll say everything but the actual words) so I know I appreciate all the words when he’s actually first in saying it!

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  3. Evelien
    May 30, 2012 @ 9:01 am

    Great advice from Trev :)
    Jeff and I usually apologize fairly easy. If I’m really wrong than I just keep apologizing because I feel so bad haha :)

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  4. Laura
    May 30, 2012 @ 10:48 am

    I was working as a manager in a store a while back and I saw a an older couple and the wife was giving advice to her husband and insisting on him doing it that way. He did and it didn’t work out right even though she insisted. Immediately she said “Of my, I am so sorry” and then a couple of sorries after that in a sweet way, and I thought to myself, “That’s why they’ve been married so long.” And I took it seriously and I really admit my faults now to my lover. P.s. Checkout out your blog and I think you and your man are so so so so cute together!

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  5. Jo(ke)
    May 30, 2012 @ 1:01 pm

    Thank you for your feedback and sweet words, everyone. Karen, thanks again for having me.

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