But you know what, I’m glad we fell in love during that time.<\/p>\n I’m glad that we had to hear each other’s voices and have the nerve to ask each other things outright rather than hiding behind a cell phone screen, typing away.<\/p>\n I’m glad that we spent our first Christmas apart falling asleep on the phone with each other.<\/p>\n I’m glad that we were able to miss each other and grow fonder when we were apart instead of having instant connectivity. \u00a0That year I spent 7 days on a boat in the Caribbean Sea, only getting to talk to him once when we docked in Puerto Rico and I spent three weeks without seeing his face and I loved it even more when we returned to school and each other in January.<\/p>\n When we graduated college almost exactly ten years ago, we’d never even heard of Skype or Facetime. \u00a0When hubby got into grad school in Oklahoma and I got offered a contract with a small ballet company in Atlanta, we had to make a choice: stick together or split apart. \u00a0We both knew we wanted a future together and I knew that we were the type of couple that needed physical contact and that we might not survive a long-distance relationship. \u00a0I chose to go to Oklahoma with him because I knew he would have done the same had I gotten into grad school (but I didn’t).<\/p>\n I’m glad that we\u00a0chose to grow our\u00a0love face-to-face. \u00a0That I got\u00a0\u00a0to hold hubby’s hand when I told him I loved him rather than holding my smartphone.<\/p>\n I’m glad that we never got in a fight over misunderstood tone. \u00a0And if we didn’t have time to talk<\/em>, it wasn’t that important.<\/p>\n We were married 7 1\/2 years ago<\/a>, still long before camera phones and social media\u00a0were popular (or at least before I cared). \u00a0Our wedding happened back in the day when people would place disposable cameras on the tables for people to take pictures of the wedding festivities (we didn’t, we hired two professional photographers and had my sister’s good friend video tape everything instead).<\/p>\n It was before people stood to see the brides entrance and raised their phones to capture the moment. \u00a0It was before #hashtags and instant sharing. \u00a0It was back when people clapped as you made your entrance as Mr. and Mrs. at the reception and watched\u00a0quietly, taking in your love, while you had your first dance rather than snapping, Tweeting and Instagraming every moment. \u00a0And I’m very thankful for that. \u00a0(Can you believe I even planned our\u00a0whole<\/em> wedding without Pinterest<\/a>?!?!)<\/p>\n I’m glad\u00a0that we got to enjoy our day with our closest family and friends, without having to invite the entire outside world in.<\/p>\n I’m glad that\u00a0our love blossomed in the real world. \u00a0That there was nothing virtual or digital about our beginning.<\/p>\n I’m glad that our hurting or angry words were spoken because their impact is stronger and results are instant. \u00a0And while they can’t be taken back, spoken words are more easily resolved and don’t linger in cyberspace.<\/p>\n I’m glad that we became The Roys hand-in-hand, heart-to-heart. \u00a0I’m so glad that I found love before technology took over the world.<\/p>\n This is my second post in the March Marriage Challenge<\/a> hosted\u00a0by The Eyes of a Boy<\/a> and Huppie Mama.<\/a>\u00a0 Check out my first post, How To Protect Your Marriage While Managing a Move<\/a> as well as all the rest of the great posts in the series<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n![\"EPSON](\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/dating-selfie.jpg\")
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