We just had our 39th anniversary this past May. Not all of it has been happy, but neither of us gave up. For very long anyway.
We were very young, 18 and 19 when we "had" to get married. We had every statistical strike against us. Too young, different religions, Parents that did not like the new son or daughter in law. If you can think of it, it was us.
But we were tough, and determined. We fought like cats sometimes. Went to bed angry, got up angrier. But we worked it out, whatever it was and the makeup part was always great. LOL We finally moved away from WA, and our families and basically started over. All the meddling and demands were the cause of most of our strife. Our kids have thanked us both more times then I can count. They are great, successful adults now, and I don't think they would have been if we had stayed. Too much drama and too many toxic people.
Now that we are older and don't have kids at home, it is fun to be married to someone who knows you so well. We accept each other for what we are and don't try to change each other.
My husband is up in WA right now actually. His father passed away. He is going to visit the kids on his way back home. But he has already told me on the phone he is ready to come home. He went on Friday and the service was today and he is done. It does not take long for him to remember why we left and where he needs to be.
Sorry this is so long, got kind of carried away.