Do You Know Why The Man Is Called The Groom And The Woman The Bride?

"No man succeeds without a good woman behind him. Wife or mother, if it is both, he is twice blessed indeed." -Godfrey Winn. 

I read the piece below (The "Bridegroom"), from another platform and I want to share it.

Hmm... 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 asked the Lord what to say and that is what birth this message.

Many men have broken up with their wives because they ended 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. They won't call 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 '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.

Hence, many of us men built unnecessary expectations when we were getting married, we want a magic to happen to our wives, we want them to become what we 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.