"My husband and I have been married for 18 years and a couple for 24. I feel I know a thing or two about long(ish) marriage. I know that if you are lucky, you argue less over time, because you grow wise enough (or maybe just tired enough) to stop trying to change each other. Over time, trust triumphs passion; understanding becomes more important than discovery. The term 'true partnership' -- once so dry and adult and boring, boring, boring -- turns into a kind of ideal. You wake up every day, look at the pillow next to you, and think, Oh jeez, you're still here? And then you think, Thank God."
-- Kristin Van Ogtrop in her editor's note in February's Real Simple.
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That last line is exactly right. (Married for nine, a couple for 18.)
Posted by: Anna | February 05, 2010 at 02:19 PM
Love this!
Posted by: Debra | February 05, 2010 at 03:43 PM
I love this!
Posted by: Catherine | February 05, 2010 at 04:55 PM