As I write this blog, I sit and think about the things we devote ourselves to. As women and men, we look physically grown, but what about emotionally? When I was a little girl, I wanted to be an adult because I thought they got to have all the fun and got to stay up to stay up all night. I didn't understand that being grown meant doing things you never thought you had to do – whether it be paying bills or being a wife. Perhaps, I forgot that being grown also meant that as we want to leave the past behind us, we must face the never ending truth that at some point we will have forgiveness, but that does not exempt us from punishment.
This rings no truer than in marriage. On October 24, 2009 I made my marriage official with my husband-both Islamic-wise and legal-wise. Marriage is the ultimate test of maturity and adulthood because from day to day, you and your spouse have to deal with each other. Sex is as mandatory as conversation, children come into play and you find yourself realizing that marriage never has, nor will ever be, a fairy tale. Every now and again there will be fights and yes, you will get on each other's nerves. But in the long term, marriage is a commitment and an institution worth fighting for.
