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Anyone who is a Traditional Catholic before they get married
should be aware of the enormous blessing they have received
already.

And any difficulties they encounter as a consequence they
ought to chalk up to their own, personal cross to bear, and it
ought to be another thing to be thankful for!   Welcome to
the real Faith.  

I was a trad before I was married but I didn't know it yet.  

You won't very likely meet a good spouse at a bar or at a
rock concert or at a Moose lodge.  You won't find them
hanging around the beach in the summer, mostly naked, or
going to the movies.

I met my wife in church.  That's where you meet a good
spouse.

Or, maybe at a church social, like Oktoberfest or Christmas
boutique.Or, a Sunday afternoon potluck in the park.

And don't forget that it's the Faith that matters, and no
matter how much other things are important, in the long
run, the difference of religious dogma is going to be a major
cross to bear for the rest of your life.  It affects your children,
too.  Having both parents sharing the same faith is a very
powerful testimony and backdrop for the childhood of your
offspring, especially in these days.

Funny this is asked...August 13 is my better half and my anniversary,,,,,,,,,

Aww, happy anniversary, and many more to come.

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He was cradle Trad. I was cradle N.O.

I met my husband in a Catholic chat room. He was traditional, I was at the tail end of my time in the Novus Ordo when we met, trying to find a traditional mass with every intention of never going back. I found one and I didn't. So we were both fully committed to the traditional mass at the time of our marriage.

Not everyone had caught up with the changes I made in my life, they were in for a bit of a shock when they showed up for the nuptial mass, complete with mandatory head covering for the ladies.  

I notice a lot of people met their spouse in a way related to Catholicism. Interesting.

I met my husband when I was 17, on Christmas Day 1957, he was my Christmas present from God.  

How did you meet him on Christmas? Do tell. (Just seems like an unlikely day, given the feast and surrounding events  :cool:)

Since Saturday is our 22nd wedding anniversary, I will reply.

Neither my husband nor I were Catholic; he was atheist; I was recovering from Pentecostalism and I was a feminist.

I was 1 month into my 23rd year.  He was approaching 28.  

We met at the beach.

Never underestimate the power of God's grace.

Here we are now traditional Catholics with 7 children.