A very warm thank you to each and every one of you that have shared your longtime love stories. I enjoyed reading them all.
It affirmed my opinion that there must be more committed happily marrieds than those "on the prowl" at our advanced age. Each post was wonderful to read. When one has the comfort and love of a soulmate, their life is full.
Longevity in a marriage is also a strong foundation and "example" for the next generation, both the children and grandchildren who are growing up in this disposable era.
I still remember receiving from both of our children, first our daughter and later our son, hand written thoughtful letters when they were each about juniors in college.........not sure what possessed them to write at that time, but they did........expressing thanks for us staying "together" and providing a strong foundation of "family" for them when all around them their friends were experiencing broken homes.
We received similar, but different, letters of thanks on each of their wedding days,............similiarly thanking us for providing love and support to them and for staying together in our marriage which provided a good example to them. Those words meant more than a million bucks to me.
We took our marriage and our parenting seriously and were never "party animals". Family was everything. It still is.
Again, I thank you for reinforcing my own feelings.....by sharing yours.
I know there will be more to come..........and thanks again, in advance of those new remembrances of happy long term marriages amongst the Villagers.
I'd say we are all pretty lucky.......
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