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I wore a gown of Chantilly lace—the sun caught the sparkles in my bridal headdress. My husband was resplendent in his tuxedo—the sun was shining on a beautiful April morning —Our wedding day, 60 years ago, April, 1965.
While The choice of a spouse is among the most important decisions most people ever make, it’s a choice that comes with no guarantees of long term happiness. That said, we all have an ideal vision of the person we would like to marry. But once that exciting someone comes along all previous expectations vanish.
Rich and I are as different as two people can be but sometimes that difference can be a powerful attraction. We saw in each other the deep and abiding life values that were rooted in our faith and personal beliefs. It’s been our strongest bond, giving us a solid foundation to become united in every way possible. We simply stood the test of time in a deeply committed relationship and we’re so grateful to still have each other.
In the lyrics from “They Say it’s Wonderful” these words still set my heart aglow:
“To hold a man in your arms is wonderful,
wonderful…
in every way…
so they say.. —from the musical “Annie Get Your Gun.”
Happy anniversary, Marjorie and Rich. I hope Spouse and I will reach 60 years too. Only 17 to go. Chris
Time Goes by so quickly, Chris. I hope your constant companionship lasts forever.
Marriage is an amazing, sometimes frustrating and always challenging life-long (if you are lucky) pursuit which my wife and I have “endured” for 47 years. Every year on our anniversary we celebrate the “miracle”. We separated after less than a year of marriage for almost a year, but realized we were best friends as well. But there have been issues along the way: different ideas about raising children, some differences about finances, and some different views of life. Those are big differences for sure. But we are both stubborn – and we realized that our marriage was a lifelong commitment which we needed to honor both as a sacrament and as a personal bond. Today with grown children and in our retirement we still have our moments, but in June we will celebrate our 48th anniversary – and in those special moments – we are as passionate as our first date. Marriage has taken the long view and sometimes a selflessness – but we’d both say all of it was well worth it.
Marriages that attract opposites, afford opportunity to add richness to the relationship. This can explain the attraction of introverts to extroverts and timid people to confident ones.
You brought up an interesting component; Marriage Is considered a sacrament in many religions throughout the world. Accepting this concept has given you and your wife the added grace to work through your difficulties. This, in no way, negates the struggles that are involved.
but adds another dimension to ease conflicts.
Thanks for commenting Richard