An ORDINARY MARRIAGE
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Published 2022-12-24
And as Antony and Margy share with us in this film, love is like a boat on the ocean - full of ups and downs, currents and ripples, favourable winds and foreboding waves. Mistakes in a relationship are inevitable. But keeping those mistakes forgivable and learning how to deal with the fallout, is the key to a long-lasting relationship.
And if you feel you've found your heart's other half, we wish you endless days of joy and laughter, and countless nights of deep embrace, unraveling the mysteries of the universe together.
Filmed at Colesburg, South Africa.
Featuring Antony and Margy Osler.
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Editing - by Jackie Viviers
Sound mix - by Tamryn Breakey
Music sourced from ArtList - bit.ly/2KfrAt2
Liebestraum No. 3 - by Birraj
Os Desenhos da Minoria - by Enzo Bellomo
Via 27 - by Livio Bartolo
Outside In - by We Dream of Eden
We Only Needed a Dream - by Sean Williams
Yearning - by Be Still the Earth
Family - by Josh Leake
Reverse the River - Piano Version - by Philip Daniel
A huge thank you to these guys, who so generously gave of their to time to help with language translations:
Arabic - by Mohammad Alkhudhair
Assamese - by Partha Protim Borah
Croatian - by Davor Bobanac
Dutch - by Karla Greven
English - by Justine du Toit
Filipino - by Fanita Spears-Mogro
French - by Amélie Macoin
German - by Tanja Pütz
Greek - by Angeliki Papadimitriou
Hindi - by Parul Sharma
Indonesian - by Ary Nuansa
Italian - by Grazia Gironella
Korean - by Chloe Park
Macedonian - by Lidija Pusevska Markovska
Polish - by Anna Konieczna
Portuguese - by Tatiana Campelo
Russian - by Assiya Marzhanova
Slovak - by Zuzana Beratsova
Slovenian - by Jasmina Kovačič
Spanish - by Emanuel Mori
Vietnamese - by Phuong Le and Thi Le
All Comments (21)
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Here is the latest follow up film with Antony - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkHypImEY84&t=8s
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Every time they laughed, I couldn’t help but smile. In a world that screams “don’t change for anyone else”, it’s so refreshing to see there are people that allow themselves to be vulnerable enough to grow and evolve with others. 😊
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So lovely. I am 80. We were married 58 years lost my husband nearly 3 years ago. I looked after him for 8 years with alzheimers. Life is empty without him. I have a weak heart and often wake thinking I hear him in the kitchen. I believe I will see him soon. This couple are lucky to still be active and happy. Bless them.
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The way they look at each other, they listen to each other. A gaze, a smile, a silent complicity. I didn't think it could exist
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I come back to this video a lot. My parents are in an incredibly toxic marriage but won't separate. They've been together for 34 years. There's no more humor, no more intimacy, no soft and patient love between them. I go back to this video to remind myself what love looks like. To everyone with parents who are in a toxic relationship but won't divorce, I feel your pain. It sucks, and I hope things get better for you soon. We all deserve to be happy.
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I came across this and thought it insightful: "Let someone love you the way you are - as flawed as you might be, as unattractive as you sometimes feel, and as unaccomplished as you think you are. To believe that you must hide all the parts of you that are broken, out of fear that someone else is incapable of loving what is less than perfect, is to believe that sunlight is incapable of entering a broken window and illuminating a dark room.” Mark Hack
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One thing that struck to me was “finding yourself in the relationship” which is something most of us resist because we fear losing our so called identity that we have carried for so long…
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I've now been married to the same woman for 51 years. We LOVE one another. She's my best friend! She's my buddy. We've hiked over 18,000 miles together. We've prayed thousands of hours together. We've read and studied the Holy Bible together for thousands and thousands of hours together. We garden together, we live on our Homestead and we LOVE life and we LOVE living. We are together 24/7 and truly enjoy one another's company and presence. Marriage is magnificent to her!
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In a world where divorce is so rampant and actually easy, it is so refreshing to see people appreciate the beauty and gift of marriage. It is not something solely based on only love but it’s a commitment you work hard on.
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I've been hooked since the beginning by Anthony saying, "I make the coffee for her in the morning and she makes the tea for me in the night." 🧡
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“I make her coffee in the morning and makes me tea at night” I’M ALREADY CRYING
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This couple is a definition of a successful, loving marriage. God bless them.
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I've been married for 10 years and it's been all over the place. I dont think knowing yourself matters much in marriage because from my experience, we are constantly changing and adapting to our world. Who I am today is unrecognizable from the person I once was. I learned how to compromise on the things that matter and let go of what is destructive because I now want nothing more than to both inspire and protect my wife and the children we've been blessed with. Every up and down is a chance to learn and craft a story to help those to come. Life is a journey, and we have learned to let things come and go, but the one thing we won't let go of is our commitment to each other. We will keep fighting for the love we share, inspiring and lifting each other to new heights and pushing ourselves to be the person we need to be. I praise God for my wife, kids, and story that has made me who I am today.
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Love this so much. Relationships are so complex. You don’t just marry a person. You marry all the people they will become over the years, as both partners will always be in a state of personal evolution. It is a joy to see a couple who loves and accepts each other so thoroughly. Thank you GR for this video and all the other inspiring ones this past year. May your holiday season be filled with love and peace. 💚
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The way they listen to each other and how they laugh with one and another shows how much they love and respect each other. That is so wonderful!
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As a single woman, I am glad such beautiful relationships do exist . Something I always wished for and dreamed about , I hope we get such partner who loves, understands and makes this life more worthwhile.
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i love LOVE watching old couples genuinely enjoying each other's company and effortlessly making each other laugh and still deeply in love after all these years.... like like what do we have if we don't have love 🥺♥️..
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I think in marriage humility, forgiveness, and a sense of humor are at the top of the list. How lucky they are that they have each other. So much happiness and contentment for this beautiful couple.
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They are constantly laughing at each other, despite each other . When they pass each other a hand lingers and brushes the other. Two people completely comfortable with each other, completely trusting the other! Nothing is hidden from the other! Love
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People have a hard time finding this because they’re too caught up in “a type” and reject people who don’t fit the perfect image of who they think they want to be with and focus on physical such as height, complexion, style , how much money they have and other societal things etc. instead of the soul … it’s all about connecting with the soul and that person probably wouldn’t be your exact “type” at first on a 3D level but then they become everything you ever wanted in every way 💜🦋
