Today, we\u2019ve been married for 46 years. It doesn\u2019t seem like that long, but 46 years is a fair amount of time. We\u2019ve both been married for longer than we have not been married.<\/p>\n
A lot has changed in 46 years. Our parents are gone now \u2014 and we are the elders of the family, even though we don\u2019t (usually) feel like elders. Our kids didn\u2019t exist and of course neither did our grandkids. There were no personal computers or iPhones. There was no \u201c9-11\u201d or ISIS, or Brexit… it was a completely different world in so many ways.<\/p>\n
Celebrating this milestone of 46 years should be, and I think for us, is a normal part of married life. Some of our friends have celebrated more than 60 years of marriage. I didn\u2019t have any real doubt that we\u2019d make it this far, but I\u2019m pretty sure there were a lot of people that did have that doubt in 1972. Even today, some people still find this news remarkable. You\u2019d think we just won an Olympic medal or found a cure for cancer. They asked, \u201chow\u2019d you do it?\u201d
\nFrankly, it wasn\u2019t that hard. I think we both believe that our 46 years of marriage is more of a blessing than an achievement.<\/p>\n
Since this is our anniversary, the remainder of this entry is directed to Claire. You\u2019ve read this far, so you\u2019re welcome to continue if you wish \u2014 but this is for Claire……<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t know what the population of the world is, but I know it\u2019s a lot of people, and you\u2019re the one person in the entire universe that I can happily grow old with. Doesn\u2019t matter how much time passes, or how old we get, or how many gray hairs or wrinkles we get \u2014 I know I\u2019m with the one person that truly makes me happy.
\nI love you so much and as long as we are side by side and hand in hand, I can grow old knowing that I am the luckiest person in the world having you right next to me.
\nEvery day, when I look at you, I think \u2014 \u2018good job, God.\u2019 Happy Anniversary! Anh y\u00eau em (very much.)
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Today, we\u2019ve been married for 46 years. It doesn\u2019t seem like that long, but 46 years is a fair amount of time. We\u2019ve both been married for longer than we have not been married. A lot has changed in 46 … Continue reading