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woodsprite

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81. Happily married for 34 years!

Sun Sep 30, 2018, 06:31 AM

Sep 2018

Met in 7th grade, dated steadily from 10th grade, married after college. We have a good bit in common: values, politics, support systems, work, hobbies, art, music., keeping active. It certainly doesn’t seem like we’ve been together for 42 years. The time has flown by. After all these years, we’re still in love, best friends, coworkers, and partners.

Have two great kids: 24 and 18. The 18yo has found someone he said he hopes he can have a similar type of relationship with. Both hubby and I hope so, but we’re here to catch him if it doesn’t work out.

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In Light Of The Kavanaugh Hearings, Where Wife Looks Unhappy How Many Of You Are Happily Married? [View all] ChubbyStar Sep 2018 OP

She does look unhappy. It's unfortunate. CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2018 #1

She just looked so sad ChubbyStar Sep 2018 #4

You are a lucky woman! SunSeeker Sep 2018 #5

Thank you so much, my dear SunSeeker! CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2018 #14

I like to say I had to kiss two frogs before I found my prince. Croney Sep 2018 #2

Me too. blueinredohio Sep 2018 #13

Me too! But he was a total keeper. nolabear Sep 2018 #15

LOL. I was just thinking that as I got ready to post! redstateblues Sep 2018 #21

She's probably saying, "Give it up." dawg day Sep 2018 #3

I was until my husband died. Jane Austin Sep 2018 #6

Oh Dear Jane ChubbyStar Sep 2018 #7

Thanks. Jane Austin Sep 2018 #45

I'll bet it was the hardest thing ever. DFW Sep 2018 #76

:( halobeam Sep 2018 #10

Thanks so much. Jane Austin Sep 2018 #44

You are in my heart. 💙 sprinkleeninow Sep 2018 #66

And the music you bring here Jane Austin Sep 2018 #75

Much appreciated. It's as a 'balm' for me in doing this. sprinkleeninow Sep 2018 #82

Will be 29 years in a couple of months demtenjeep Sep 2018 #8

Good. That is what I want to hear! ChubbyStar Sep 2018 #9

29 years married and 31 years together. PassingFair Sep 2018 #11

Respect! ChubbyStar Sep 2018 #12

46 + years sprinkleeninow Sep 2018 #16

Sure do mercuryblues Sep 2018 #54

😄 sprinkleeninow Sep 2018 #65

Thirty five years and I adore the man. nolabear Sep 2018 #17

I knew my wife about 6 weeks and dated for 3 when we got married... trc Sep 2018 #18

25 years in April Olafjoy Sep 2018 #19

We are coming up on 8 years. Flaleftist Sep 2018 #20

Almost 40 years and thankfully our only youthful drunken romps were consensual with each other wishstar Sep 2018 #22

24 years and counting! Wednesdays Sep 2018 #23

Right. It's so much easier to not deal with relationships RB TexLa Sep 2018 #24

I never said or implied that ChubbyStar Sep 2018 #32

Let me ask my wife grantcart Sep 2018 #25

You both sound fortunate! ChubbyStar Sep 2018 #33

Both Donald Trumps,,, senior and junior? keithbvadu2 Sep 2018 #26

Going on 24 years here. MontanaMama Sep 2018 #27

Yep. Dulcinea Sep 2018 #60

49 years in March...oh my SoCalDem Sep 2018 #28

Well, 'allo! Way to go! 😉 sprinkleeninow Sep 2018 #68

There are probably only two women ever born who would put up with me, even at my best. Hoyt Sep 2018 #29

25 years in November. Lunabell Sep 2018 #30

33 years and counting. Very lucky on the first try onecaliberal Sep 2018 #31

I am but... radical noodle Sep 2018 #34

Glad you found it the second time around! ChubbyStar Sep 2018 #38

19 years this week of an only can dream of journey uponit7771 Sep 2018 #35

Very happy together Raine Sep 2018 #36

So sorry ChubbyStar Sep 2018 #37

Thank you... Raine Sep 2018 #40

💙 sprinkleeninow Sep 2018 #69

We will be married 20 yrs in Jan, together 22 nadine_mn Sep 2018 #39

"We learned how to argue better" KentuckyWoman Sep 2018 #48

We've had 29 years together. I would do it again a million times Luz Sep 2018 #41

31 years. Very happy. Really miss him on the rare occasions we are apart for a week or two. MLAA Sep 2018 #42

He'd trade me in for the right guitar and I'd trade him in for the right first edition Solly Mack Sep 2018 #43

I'm not, but very happy single treestar Sep 2018 #46

I have a good man. KentuckyWoman Sep 2018 #47

I don't know why a poker face is so difficult. betsuni Sep 2018 #49

I will not judge someone else's marriage by tv views when they are under immense stress. Tipperary Sep 2018 #50

I am quite happily maried. I even have DU witnesses! DFW Sep 2018 #51

I was... Dale Neiburg Sep 2018 #52

43 years next March Maeve Sep 2018 #53

37 + years and still going strong! FireandIce59 Sep 2018 #55

Believe it or not HAB911 Sep 2018 #56

over 30 years rampartc Sep 2018 #57

She looks unhappy because she knows to expect a drunken beating when they get home. Meadowoak Sep 2018 #58

William Shatner plays Brett Kavanaugh... Dave Starsky Sep 2018 #59

44 married, together as a committed couple 49 years. Have been on the recieving end of a lot retread Sep 2018 #61

39 Years for me and my Bride! maxrandb Sep 2018 #62

Over two decades mostly happily married. Ilsa Sep 2018 #63

After a short marriage to someone who could have been one of K's party buds Runningdawg Sep 2018 #64

Happy 51 years. nt LAS14 Sep 2018 #67

27 years this December. MineralMan Sep 2018 #70

Just passed the 40th anniversary... Sancho Sep 2018 #71

I've been with my wife for 34 glorious years, 33 of them in marriage. NNadir Sep 2018 #72

I wouldn't project any such thing on her. pintobean Sep 2018 #73

20 years for us, next week! BuddhaGirl Sep 2018 #74

34 Years with 'my girl' Jarqui Sep 2018 #77

I must say this thread was very uplifting. I have always been very cynical about smirkymonkey Sep 2018 #78

35.5 dated 4 years prior. Throck Sep 2018 #79

48 years. greymattermom Sep 2018 #80

Happily married for 34 years! woodsprite Sep 2018 #81

50 years DavidDvorkin Sep 2018 #83

25 years together, married for 19 years. VOX Sep 2018 #84