Last week Barb and I celebrated 36 years of marriage. We went together for 4 years before that so I am thinking it has been pretty much 40 years of togetherness. Many people want to know the secret to a happy marriage... answer; marry a Saint! At least that is what I said. I like the term Saint Bill don't you?
Apparently Barb had a different philosophy, something about patience, understanding, tolerance, etc... No idea what she is talking about!
The truth? The truth is it takes work. It takes a sense of humour. It does take patience, Barb is really the Saint for putting up with my weird way of doing some things.
Have all 36 years peaceful bliss? Hardly, lots of high level discussions and heated debates. But hey that is what it takes to make a couple. I wouldn't change a day... well, maybe one day on that trip to the east coast with the kids when it rained for 20 of the 21 days of our holidays packed into a Honda Civic with three kids, camping gear and a yellow lab. you get the idea, a recipe for disaster. That was a close one. Remember this was
pre-knowing about DISC!!!
But we made it through and now when we travel on a cruise ship to the east coast we chuckle about those crazy days.
Marriage like life is all about the memories; good and bad. It is what makes this couple stay in tune. So, go out and make some crazy memories, and you to will have stories to bore your kids with!
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