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1: 13 years
2: absolutely
3: I have no reason to not. I don't know if I would ever marry again, but to this women I have no reason to fear anything that would adversely affect anything in or surrounding my life.
4: yes
5: nope
Wow four years ago! Time has flown. And I'm so glad to see so many happily married people. I hear so many couples saying they stayed for the kids, but they are not happy. Or they stay because they are committed, but they are not happy or they stay for finances etc, but being happy? And then you hear so much marriage is so hard. I have said and will say again something being hard can be said about ANYTHING. Parenting, going to school getting an education, a career job,gardening, anything. The difference is if you enjoy parenting, if you enjoy your schooling, if you enjoy your career, if you enjoy gardening.
At any rate I love the stories and glad Dew decided to post it all over again.
Wow four years ago! Time has flown. And I'm so glad to see so many happily married people. I hear so many couples saying they stayed for the kids, but they are not happy. Or they stay because they are committed, but they are not happy or they stay for finances etc, but being happy? And then you hear so much marriage is so hard. I have said and will say again something being hard can be said about ANYTHING. Parenting, going to school getting an education, a career job,gardening, anything. The difference is if you enjoy parenting, if you enjoy your schooling, if you enjoy your career, if you enjoy gardening.
At any rate I love the stories and glad Dew decided to post it all over again.
Aww… Thanks!
To be honest, most of my friends and family are pretty happily married.
1. How long have you been married for? Three years
2. Are you happily married? I am. You'll have to ask him!
3. If you could go back in time, would you still get married? Yes
4. Is this your first marriage? It's my first and his second.
5. Any other info you want to share! We "met" right here in CD Relationships Also, if I can give one piece of advice...don't put the parrot right outside the bedroom door!
Wow four years ago! Time has flown. And I'm so glad to see so many happily married people. I hear so many couples saying they stayed for the kids, but they are not happy. Or they stay because they are committed, but they are not happy or they stay for finances etc, but being happy? And then you hear so much marriage is so hard. I have said and will say again something being hard can be said about ANYTHING. Parenting, going to school getting an education, a career job,gardening, anything. The difference is if you enjoy parenting, if you enjoy your schooling, if you enjoy your career, if you enjoy gardening.
At any rate I love the stories and glad Dew decided to post it all over again.
If you're interested, I posted my story in another thread 5 years ago. Change "nearly 7 years ago" to "nearly 12 years ago" and everything else in that post still holds true.
1. How long have you been married for? Three years
2. Are you happily married? I am. You'll have to ask him!
3. If you could go back in time, would you still get married? Yes
4. Is this your first marriage? It's my first and his second.
5. Any other info you want to share! We "met" right here in CD Relationships Also, if I can give one piece of advice...don't put the parrot right outside the bedroom door!
Wow, this is so exciting!! I didn't know (or if I did, I forgot, lol) that you met your husband here on CD!! Is he a poster we know here on relationships??
Wow, this is so exciting!! I didn't know (or if I did, I forgot, lol) that you met your husband here on CD!! Is he a poster we know here on relationships??
1. How long have you been married for? 33 years
2. Are you happily married? I would be unhappy being alone.
3. If you could go back in time, would you still get married? I would have been smarter.
4. Is this your first marriage? Yes.
5. Any other info you want to share!
There have been issues in my marriage. Neither of us came from the best of childhoods. We had to deal with a baby being born with a birth defect. I remember the Priest coming in and talking with me, he said it will either break your family or make it stronger. It made the bond stronger. There is something that cannot be expressed in words when you have a child that has to have a series of major surgeries. There are no words to describe the heart break. In that area we have come together. My husband had no qualms and was 100% supportive in having me as a stay at home Mom for 17 years. There was never the issue that it was "his" money. It was always "ours" even though I was not bringing home a paycheck.
I remember a woman, who had been married for over 40 years telling me when I first got engaged, no husband is perfect. Maybe they will be good at buying presents, maybe good at being a father, etc. You have to focus on the good things.
So 32 years has past. There were times I didn't think I could do another year. What I wasn't going to do is not see my children for a weekend, week, month if we separated. For me, that was the most important. The question was I better off with or without him? Were our children better with or without him?
We have the bond of three sons. Often it appears we have separate lives and live in the same house. It seems to be working. There is not one mold for all marriages. This seems to be working for us.
In February it will be 33 years, I think we will make it.
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Also, if I can give one piece of advice...don't put the parrot right outside the bedroom door! 
