Fang and I have been married 52, almost 53 years (in
September). - Yeah. You get bored with each other.
You’ll get bored with the next one that comes along.
When you start getting OLD, you both NEED each other to
help each other shoulder the burdens in life. (And -
OLD comes earlier than some might imagine!)
Sex (with anyone) eventually gets boring and old. Just
give it a rest for a while and quit thinking you have to
be a soap opera “hunk”.
Fang has had a very serious condition for many years.
(Remember the part about “in sickness & in health)?
Well, you both are human beings and may well need each
other to SERVE one another at those times. This may
include sleeping in a recliner for long periods of time
after surgeries. (A new “sweetie” who would not like to do
that may not be your “new dream sweetie” after all.)
Neither she, nor you, have ANY guarantees in this life.
All sorts of crap happens; but then all sorts of blessings
happen, too!
Love ain’t always a “warm and fuzzy feeling”. Sometimes it’s
just the satisfaction of living up to the VOWS you opened
your mouths and uttered long ago.
Agree on all points.
As I grow older I see love as more of a choice that is made than a feeling.
We make our vows because we choose to love that person.
We honor our vows because we choose to do the right thing regardless of how we might feel in the moment.
+2.
We are at 27 years now...Amen to what you said!
feedback ..., Twinkie wrote:
Fang and I have been married 52, almost 53 years (in
September). - Yeah. You get bored with each other.
You’ll get bored with the next one that comes along.
When you start getting OLD, you both NEED each other to
help each other shoulder the burdens in life. (And -
OLD comes earlier than some might imagine!)
Sex (with anyone) eventually gets boring and old. Just
give it a rest for a while and quit thinking you have to
be a soap opera “hunk”.
Fang has had a very serious condition for many years.
(Remember the part about “in sickness & in health)?
Well, you both are human beings and may well need each
other to SERVE one another at those times. This may
include sleeping in a recliner for long periods of time
after surgeries. (A new “sweetie” who would not like to do
that may not be your “new dream sweetie” after all.)
Neither she, nor you, have ANY guarantees in this life.
All sorts of crap happens; but then all sorts of blessings
happen, too!
Love ain’t always a “warm and fuzzy feeling”. Sometimes it’s
just the satisfaction of living up to
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A beautiful and TRUTHFUL post...
Marriages mostly fail because the one who quits is a big, fat, baby!
God bless both of you! Going on 30 years here through terrible difficulties but we still love each other. It does “take two to tango” though, and I sympathize with those whose spouses abandoned them.