My 5 biggest realizations after being married for 5 years as a

Time flies so very fast indeed. I still can't almost believe that it has been 5 years since Jan 8th 2019 when I said "I Do" to my prayers. Like any other marriage, ours was also full of highs and lows. Actually, it's mostly highs; God loves us very much!!! I will have another video looking back at the past five years as a wife of an American and a Filipina living in America so I can share with all of you some significant highlights of my journey so far here in the Land of the Free.
In the meantime, I hope you like this video where I share my 5 realizations after being married for 5 years. For those that don't know yet, I met my husband online on March 8, 2018 in a dating website. I arrived here in the US on Dec 18th on a K1 visa and we got married on Jan 8, 2019. 5 years later we are now a family of 4 and a husky.
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[@ArleneLIWS]

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[@ClaudeRosemondJeSca]

Very good info,My Filipina and i have been Married six years and very happy..Thanks for sharing..

[@ArleneLIWS]

And thanks for sharing your success story! More blessings to you and yours.

[@ClaudeRosemondJeSca]

@ God bless

[@whatmysoulneeds]

Happy Wedding Anniversary to you and your hubby Ars! Yes, marriage is a blessing and life is different when you have the right partner to share everything with! But I also would want to reach out to your single subscribers that marriage is not the only thing that will give you fulfillment in life. Being single does not make you less of a person. In fact, Scripture (1 Cor. 7:7-9) says that being single is a gift and is better than getting married provided it is used to serve God. To all the single people out there, do not be discouraged. There is a right time for everything. As what Arlene said, do not rush. God has a bigger plan for you!

[@ArleneLIWS]

Thank you very much, Lyks! ❤️

[@ZetaMommaandDada]

Very good topic sis! Before I got married to my husband, I did set a very clear expectation to him that divorce/annulment will never be an option for me, so it’s better not to marry me if we have opposing opinion about it, and I’m just so grateful that we both have the same point of view when it comes to this kind of conversation

[@ArleneLIWS]

Good for you for setting the expectations straight away, sis!

[@Noiandcory]

Yes, so true! Life is so much better, amazing and meaningful with spouse! Our 8th year anniversary is coming and so proud being married to my husband, with him I found the true meaning of love and respect! I love your realization, sis and congratulations in your 5th year!

[@ArleneLIWS]

Thank you, sis!!! 🥰

[@IntentionalMom]

Nice sharing sis...so true pag gising sa umaga mas okay na ang pakiramdam and mas maiintindihan na ang problema.Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up the other........Ecclesiastes 4:9-10

[@ArleneLIWS]

Thanks sis and thanks for sharing this beautiful scripture. 🙏❤️

[@Mikey_likes_The_Philippines]

Hey Arlene, it’s Mike again. After 11 years married to my Filipina, My biggest realization is about communication. And it took me over 2 years to realize that Filipino English and American English are not the same, also I learned to be more patient with how fast I was talking because she did not always understand me.

[@ArleneLIWS]

Hi Mike! Thanks for sharing that. For sure lots of Fil-Am couples could relate to you. 😄

[@Simplifiedvisa]

Happy 5th anniversary sis

[@ArleneLIWS]

Thank you, sis! ❤️

[@kevinternes3188]

😊 CAN'T AGREE MORE ABOUT MARRIAGE AND VOWS!! 😊❤ BE HONEST AND TRUTHFUL. NO LIES, NO MANIPULATING. 😊 It's usually one's childhood past that is the root of divorce...😢 NOT the spouse, not the marriage. 😢

[@EdwinCV-dh8qc]

Very good advice,my friend.

[@ArleneLIWS]

Thank you! 🙏

[@RoadsterDriver-ks3uc]

I enjoy your videos so much you are so real with such a joyful upbeat attitude I can tell your a go-getter just like my wife of 3 years here in Oregon we spend everyday together with new adventures thank you for sharing your engery with us

[@ArleneLIWS]

What a beautiful way to start my day. Thanks for the kind words. They warm my heart. ❤️ wish you and your wife the very best!!

[@highflyinbrian]

Good general marriage advice. Regarding divorce, sometimes it’s out of our hands. I’m excited for the future and know I need to teach many things. Fortunately she’s excited to learn. Drivers manual first!😂

[@ArleneLIWS]

That’s so sweet, she’s willing to learn, congratulations! On divorce, if you have done everything you could to save the marriage and she doesn’t want to work with you, then she’s the one at fault in the eyes of God. And whoever marries her is an adulterous man.

[@highflyinbrian]

@ at least the good news of the Lord is that anyone can be redeemed by Him. We are not prisoners to our sins.

[@ArleneLIWS]

Amen! 🙏

[@rgwf1908]

I recently married in the Philippines. I found you about a month ago. You give great information. I've watched several of the past videos. I'm awaiting an expedited decision. Pd September 9 expedite for second time ignored the first time is December 29.

[@ArleneLIWS]

Try and look up K3 visa. This is free of charge if you have a pending CR1. You would just need to fill-out and submit I-129F. If she enters the US via K1, you would need to apply for AOS. But she will be processed like a K1. :) This might something you might be interested especially if the waiting time for your CR1 is more than 6 mos.

[@ericsherman4181]

Number 1 thing I learned is, NEVER NEVER let your Filipina wife cook dried fish in the house, especially with ac or furnace on, OMG it took 2 weeks before I could enter without wanting to to gag 😂😂😂. Buy her a single burner so she can cook it outside and let the neighbors suffer too.

[@ArleneLIWS]

LOL 😂 I remember when we used to live in an apt complex, tried to convince my husband to allow me to cook it in the porch and he profusely declined telling me that it’s unfair to the people in the complex 😆. I was heartbroken but did not insist bec I do understand it’s rancid to non-Filipinos. 🤣

[@ericsherman4181]

@ LOL, she misses it a lot, PanAsia does have milk fish tho, so she will make it once it warms up and can do it outside. She gets to eat a lot of what she is used to, pan Asia has Filipino brands stuff too. She grows lemon grass in the back yard too.

[@ArleneLIWS]

What State are you guys living in? I tried growing some lemon grass and it did not survive the 2023 winter. I took them in and put them on the window sill but still died. :(

[@ericsherman4181]

@ MO, she just grew it all summer then saved what she could, going to get a vacuum sealer so she can freeze it for winter. I bought the lemon grass off Amazon and put in a flower pot, they got huge like 3 ft tall. Doubt they would grow inside in winter without a lot of light

[@ArleneLIWS]

Yep! Sunlight is a huge challenge here in WA esp during winter. Good thing Seafood City sells lemon grass relatively cheaper than Safeway/QFC. I usually buy them in bulk and just freeze them in a ziplock back.

[@ningayeti]

My friend told me that he had been married for 3 wonderful years. The problem was that it was his 10th anniversary😄😄😄

[@ArleneLIWS]

😄 he must have a wonderful marriage to lost track of time like that 😆 this is funny! Tell us more jokes. 😁

[@ningayeti]

@@ArleneLIWS The joke is that he was married for 10 years, but only happy for 3 of those 10 years😂🤣😅