Love my wonderful old geezer husband...
10-20-2011, 03:43 AM
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I agree with you. It takes some hard times to show what you have.DH had major surgery in Sept & it just made us more appreciative of each other & the life we have.I wish we could have another 57 yrs together.He's my love.
Originally Posted by ptquilts
It does get better as you get older. I never knew how much I loved my DH until a very serious illness (stroke). Since then we have been so much closer, spend more time just talking, spend some time cuddling every morning.
It was November when he was in the hospital and the TV was showing the usual round of pre-Christmas diamond ads. You know, with the young starry-eyed couple, he gives her a diamond and she tells him she loves him. It struck me as such a farce, you don't really know what love is until you have gone through a lot together, good times and bad.
There was another patient in the hospital ward, a retired doctor who was much worse off than my DH. His wife was by his side constantly, they lived nearby but she only went home to shower, she stayed by his side all night. Whenever I saw them together, I thought, This is what love is.
It was November when he was in the hospital and the TV was showing the usual round of pre-Christmas diamond ads. You know, with the young starry-eyed couple, he gives her a diamond and she tells him she loves him. It struck me as such a farce, you don't really know what love is until you have gone through a lot together, good times and bad.
There was another patient in the hospital ward, a retired doctor who was much worse off than my DH. His wife was by his side constantly, they lived nearby but she only went home to shower, she stayed by his side all night. Whenever I saw them together, I thought, This is what love is.
10-20-2011, 04:33 AM
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Oh, I so agree with this. I know my hubby and I just grow closer every year. Neither one of us can imagine life without the other. It does take years to truly understand and appreciate each other. I'm so blessed.
10-20-2011, 06:01 AM
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We just celebrated our first anniversary. I am more in love every day. And yes, we do know that we will never see our 20th but life is so wonderful together. Our pasts have made us appreciate each other more.
Mim
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10-20-2011, 06:25 AM
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Marriage is hard work and most people don't want to do the work to make it last. I'm not talking about the ones who cheat or abuse, I'm just talking about the day to day stuff that drives us crazy at times. I had a bad marriage and now I have a good one. It makes you appreciate the good all the more. I hope you all have many more years with your mates.
10-20-2011, 06:31 AM
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Not only do I love my hubby more each day, more importantly, I LIKE him too.
We've been married now 8 years and may not reach the 25 this time around but I tell you, it's hard to ever remember a time without him.
He makes my heart smile
We've been married now 8 years and may not reach the 25 this time around but I tell you, it's hard to ever remember a time without him.
He makes my heart smile
10-20-2011, 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Lacelady
Originally Posted by BrendaY
We've grown old together and it's just better every day.. When we were young our love was more physical, but now it's far more romantic.. We have both mellowed and become more tender to each other, and really treasure the time we have together..
Just wanted to tell somebody... Love grows as long as we live...
Just wanted to tell somebody... Love grows as long as we live...
I still miss what I thought I had, and I've been on my own for 11 years now. Sigh.
Still, I have now made a different life for myself that I otherwise wouldn't have had, so all is not lost, it was just a painful transition.
And I've taught myself not to get upset when I see him and his "younger" wife now!
10-20-2011, 09:15 AM
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Believe me, I know what a treasure I have! We were both married before... for each of us, those were the loneliest years of our lives... Now we have almost 40 years of love and acceptance..
We went through hell before we met...
We went through hell before we met...
10-20-2011, 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Country1
Love to hear people stay in love. That's what I pray for in my marriage. We aren't spring chickens and it may have taken us along time to find each other, but I hope it lasts until the good Lord calls us home. I can't imagine a day on earth without him.
Congrats and thanks for the post, it is up lifting!
Congrats and thanks for the post, it is up lifting!
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