Insights
Marriage has no guarantees. If that's what you're looking for, go live with a car battery. - Erma Bombeck
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| Philippine Wedding, 1971 |
It has been said that getting married is like a class on Shakespeare. You get some romance, a few tragedies, and lots of comedy.
True.
We've had it all and more.
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Alongside this smorgasbord of marital genre are lessons I've learned along the way.
Marriage, as it were, is like twirling a baton or eating with chopsticks. It looks easy until you try it.
25th Anniversary. Star Princess Cruise, 1996
Early on, I came to figure out that love was blind and marriage was an eye opener.
Thus, if you're thinking about making the walk down the aisle (or into city hall), protect yourself against unexpected disclaimers by bringing along a magnifying glass and reading the fine print of the marriage contract.
On a positive note, I've realized that a happy marriage is when one snores and the other one does not hear it.
27th Anniversary. Natchez Cruise, 1998
Overall, marriage has taught me loyalty, forbearance, meekness, self-restraint, forgiveness and a great many other qualities I wouldn’t have needed if I'd stayed single.
Three months short of 49th Anniversary. Waikiki Beach, 2020
Four months to Golden. New Year's Eve. Ohio, 2020
Just as we've enjoyed the awesome perk of annoying each other all this time, wish us luck that we may find it exciting to keep doing so in the future.
50 Golden Years. Waikiki, April 17, 2021
A Joyous and Colorful Greeting. "happy 50th Anniv esseary!" [sic]. Watercolor print by First Granddaughter, 9 years old. Waikiki, April 17, 2021
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