{"id":154,"date":"2010-04-12T13:17:56","date_gmt":"2010-04-12T13:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/stuffchristianculturelikes\/2010\/04\/145-saying-that-they-married-out-of-their-league.html"},"modified":"2010-04-12T13:17:56","modified_gmt":"2010-04-12T13:17:56","slug":"145-saying-that-they-married-out-of-their-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/stuffchristianculturelikes\/2010\/04\/145-saying-that-they-married-out-of-their-league.html","title":{"rendered":"#145 Saying that they “married out of their league”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"mickeyava.jpg\"<\/span>Men in Christian culture like to say they have “married up” or “married out of their league.” They make a point to speak of their wife in glowing terms as often as possible. <\/p>\n

\"charlesdi.jpg\"<\/span>Phrases often heard from the husband include:
<br <\/p>\n

             “What did she ever seen in me?”
             “How did I get so blessed?”
             “Yes, I married up!”
             “My wife is way better looking and smarter than me.”
             “I married way <\/em>out of my league!”<\/p>\n

\"paulinaric80.jpg\"Likewise, w<\/span>omen in Christian culture use their own sanctioned vernacular when referencing their husbands. The nuances of this will be explored in a future post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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