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Funny! And yes, I still like men!

My parents will celebrate their 46th anniversary in September. My father likes to say, "I've been married for 18 wonderful years, and 18 out of 46 ain't bad." My mother occasionally looks dreamy and says, "If he goes out in a car accident, it's double indemnity...."

My maternal grandparents were married 62 years, and they held hands until the very end. My mother says that the reason for this was if they ever let go, they would have killed each other.

Actually, my parents are very happily married. Really. They've reached that point where, when they go out, young people look at them and sigh, "Aren't they cute?" Of course, they're usually wearing their Jamaica gear - Dad's violently multicolored floppy hat with zippered pocket, carrying his mahogany walking stick, and Mom wearing her tye-died t-shirt that says, "Hey, We Be Jammin', Mon!," which just goes to show that even 40-something adult women can still be horribly embarrassed by their parents.

Maven

I think in all our marriages (26 years for us) there are days that both of us almost gag looking at the other one. But the deciding factor for us is that we were married by an old catholic priest. It took an hour and half to get through his sermon, (my mother was making choking signs at him to no avail). I honestly think that if it took that long to get married, it will be a lot more painful to get divorced. And since the kids are all gone, I am remembering why I married this wonderful guy. He is very fun to be around and he is still the most handsome man around as far as I'm concerned. Hopefully, we have set a good example for the 3 kids that they need to hang on through thick and thin :)

In the mall awhile back, the wife and I found ourselves walking behind an old couple holding hands. My wife commented "isn't that adorable?" The old man turned around and said "adorable hell! If I let go she goes shopping!"