Marriage
Q&A
Carl and Cristol Schoessow
By Reed Graff
Standard-Radio Post sports editor
A lot has changed in the world over the past 50 years. The way we spend our money, the leaders of our country and the way we meet others have all shifted and developed over time. So, keeping those changes in mind, the Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post thought it would be fun to talk to two couples from two different eras and see the differences in their responses to the same set of questions. First is Cristol and Carl Schoessow, a Fredericksburg couple approaching 50 years of marriage. Cristol said they met while attending Texas Lutheran University in 1970. “I was practicing twirling and Carl came by my dorm after football practice to borrow my Fredericksburg High School band jacket for a fraternity picture,” she said. “I was reluctant to turn over the jacket, but Carl was convincing.” The two became lab partners in a biology class and started dating in the spring of 1971.
Our second couple is Julia and Tyler Feller, a couple celebrating six months of marriage. The two met in 2015 and were married in late 2020. “I taught Tyler’s twin sibling during the school year,” Julia said. “At the end of the year, Tyler’s brother told me that I had gone to high school with Tyler. We connected on Facebook and that’s how the ball got rolling.” We asked both couples the same set of questions. Here are their responses.
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What is the most important factor of a marriage? “Having Christ in our home is most important for us,” the Schoessows said. “As a direct benefit comes attributes of love, commitment, respect, communication, forgiveness and compromise.” For the Fellers, it was communication that was kept at the heart of their relationship. “Communication is important, but understanding your partner’s perspective is necessary for
