Lessons Learned as a Newlywed

Marriage can be hard, but it’s also a learning journey—one that I am happy to be on!

I am super honored that Tim and Olive Chan let me guest post on their blog: “What We Are Learning in Our 0th Year of Marriage,” a reflection on some of the lessons Eve and I have been learning together as a newlywed couple. These were the four lessons learned as newlyweds in our “0th” year (a little more than three months at the time of this writing!):

• Learning to love someone in the way they want to be loved
• Making sex a priority
• Fighting in a healthy way
• Focusing on positive affirmation

Tim and Olive’s blog is one about marriage, parenting, grief, and life. I found their site recently and instantly loved the way they share their experiences in a way that’s both genuine and helpful to others. I especially appreciate their approach to their eBook Fight With Me, How We Learned to be Married, which they say is not a “how to” book, but a “how we” book.

They’ve given me inspiration to also keep sharing some of my own thoughts and reflections in the hope that it can be encouraging to others in some way! I’m working on two upcoming eBooks (not on marriage, I’ll leave that for those wiser and more experienced)—one sharing my reflections on Asian American Christianity, and one that shares my approach to Christianity through more of a conversational, casual tone (think 40-page email to a friend, because that’s exactly how it came to be).

If any of those interest you, keep joining me in my journey and thanks for reading!

—Andrew