Bud Posted August 20, 2012 Posted August 20, 2012 Where did the time go? I was young and dumb when I got married at 20 years old. Here is what I thought about marriage. 1. You live happily ever after. 2. You can have sex whenever you want. So what do I know these many years later? 1. Romantic love ebbs and flows. 2. Real love, the choice you make daily, is sometimes easy and sometimes hard and sometimes you wonder if it is worth it at all. 3. You should get better at it with practice. I'm one lucky SOB as I got the much better end of the deal.
DaveTheAffable Posted August 20, 2012 Posted August 20, 2012 Well said, and congrats. 31 years for Mrs. Affable and I last month. I thank God for her. Every day.
Nice n Easy Rider Posted August 20, 2012 Posted August 20, 2012 Congratulations to the both of you. Hope you have many more together.
Mike Posted August 20, 2012 Posted August 20, 2012 Congrats! I guess I'm a mere kid . . . 35 years for Mrs. Mike and me.
Albert Posted August 20, 2012 Posted August 20, 2012 We've only been at it for 37 but I recall my wife's uncle commented about it at my daughter's wedding. He and his wife had just won the "longevity dance" for the longest married couple in attendance. He said marriage was composed of three rings. The engagement ring, the wedding ring and the suffer-ring. Sorry Bud, I should have added a hearty congratulations!!
moshe_levy Posted August 20, 2012 Posted August 20, 2012 Wow, you guys are doing fantastic. I'm about to celebrate my 4th year. But I'm a much younger whippersnapper than the median age in here.... -MKL
EffBee Posted August 20, 2012 Posted August 20, 2012 Congratulations, and many, many more. Approaching 18 years on the second go-round, and there IS an ebb-and-flow. But we work on it together and it gets better all the time.
Quinn Posted August 20, 2012 Posted August 20, 2012 I recently got married again. To the same woman. We renewed our vows to celebrate our 40th anniversary. Can't imagine not being married and can't imagine a better person to be married to. Once, when asked the secret to a successful marriage, I said that you needed to let things roll off your back; you can't care about every little thing and stay married. That's why I'm glad I got married while I was still young and malible. I asked my wife what advise she'd give to newly-weds. She suprised me by saying, "You're not going to love him all the time." She's also been married 40 years and is lucky to have found someone who lets things roll off his back. I don't know at what point we decided that one day we'd still be there to change the other's diapers and feed them. -----
MT Wallet Posted August 20, 2012 Posted August 20, 2012 Congrats Bud! Quinn's got a good philosophy . I tell my friends the reason I'm with my wife is she always gets the joke--me! You find a good one and the diaper change in old age doesn't seem that bad-after all we did it for our kids.
pbharvey Posted August 20, 2012 Posted August 20, 2012 Congratulations. A successful marriage is never 50-50, its 100-100! Be ready, willing, and able to give 100% or don't get married. This coming May will be 30 years for me and the world's best wife.
4wheeldog Posted August 20, 2012 Posted August 20, 2012 Last Saturday was 39 for me and my wife. I told her I don't think I have another 39 in me. Best choice I ever made. I think it might have been a good one for her, too.
tallman Posted August 20, 2012 Posted August 20, 2012 Congrats on XLVI. We're 59 yrs. 31 with a civil ceremony and 28 with a religious one.
Bud Posted August 20, 2012 Author Posted August 20, 2012 Thank all of your for your kind replies. I see that a sense of humor is also important (at least the some responses lead me to that conclusion). Last night at supper, I asked Nancy what she wanted to be sure to accomplish during the next five years. She said she hoped to be healthy enough to continue traveling. Since our retirement 10 years ago, we have spent most of our time together. It seems like we continue to enjoying spending time together which is a good thing. She also has no problem with me taking long bike trips while she gets to enjoy the whole bed to herself. I, OTHO, get homesick after being on the road for a long time and end up racing home (which cost a lot in KS if you get stopped). The fact that I enjoy sailing, which is her passion, helps as well. We are leaving Saturday for a 10 day sail adventure on Lake Charleviox, Michigan. We left our boat there on the way home from the North Channel last month. We have found something that works for us and each couple has to figure out what works for them. Hope to see some of you on the road! PS Whip still owes me a Bud!
Bob Palin Posted August 21, 2012 Posted August 21, 2012 Congratulations! I've been married for about 90 minutes now and it seems OK.
Les is more Posted August 21, 2012 Posted August 21, 2012 Congratulations to you and Nancy! I have such fond memories of the brief time spent at your home. You picked a winner and so did she!
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