WHY MEN ARE CALLED "GROOM”, AND THE WOMAN "THE BRIDE"

WHY MEN ARE CALLED "GROOM”, AND THE WOMAN
“THE BRIDE” ON WEDDING DAY?..
Why is the newly wedded man called groom and
the woman called bride? A friend of mine got tired
of his wife just about six months after wedding. He
complained bitterly to me about her and told me that he has concluded to break up with her; he
went on to say that he was sure that he made a
mistake. I did not respond immediately because I
knew I must tell him that right thing, so I went
home. And that is what birth this message.
Many men have broken up with their wives because they end up not being the wife that they
have dreamt of. But they have forgotten that on
their wedding day was when the man was
commissioned for the new task. Nobody calls the
woman wife on her wedding day but bride,
because it is the man that will groom his bride to become the wife. That is why the man is called
‘bridegroom or groom’ and the word grooming
has to do with patiently nurturing, teaching,
tending and helping someone to become what he
or she should be. It is therefore believed that a man
that takes a woman to the altar of marriage is matured enough to patiently groom his bride to
become the wife.
The man is not supposed to just expect the bride to
automatically become the wife, she must be
groomed. It is clear that many of us men have
unnecessary expectations when we were getting married, we want some magic to happen to our
wives, we want them to become what we have had
in mind about who we want our wives to be; not
considering the fact that the woman does not
know what is on your mind except you teach her.
Our expectations are often too unrealistic, because we don’t remember that change takes time and we
can only expect something from someone that
knows what we want.
So, before you think of breaking up: Have you
groomed her?
Have you given her time to understand you? Hope you realize that a turtle will never become a
hawk?
God often brings people that are opposites of each
other together in marriage so that they can help
each other in their place of weaknesses. If your
wife is weak where you are weak, then where will you get the strength that is needed?
The problem with many of us is that we don’t
accept people before attempting to change them. Of
course, our wives are not from our backgrounds,
so it will take time for them to adjust.
Stop trying to change her, accept her, love her, teach her and be patient with her; that is what
grooming is all about. She is going to be your wife
but she is your bride now, so groom her. Stop
complaining about her, she may be a turtle and you
a hawk, she cannot fly so be patient with her.
I don’t believe that your marriage can’t work, be patient and allow God to help you. Thanks.