10 1/2 years to a redhead who is 5 years older than me and a opposite to me in many ways, we both like some country/some classic rock, but im outdoorsy, she aint, i prefer std shift, she wont even try to learn, she is good with money, im good at wasting it. we get along fine though, raising our child seems to be our biggest challenge!

 

Just past the 10 year hurdle in November. The greatest thing is to be able to have a complete conversation with eye contact and no words. My wife and the son she gave me are the greatest things in the world.

 

My grandparents met at ages 11 and 12, were married at 17 and 18, a marriage that lasted for 72 years till my grandmother succumbed to Alzhiemer's. My grandfather is now 93 and thinking about dating again. -TD

 

My wife & I celibrated our 25th anniversary back on May 2004, I bought her a new set of wedding rings to comemorate the event. After dating for two years before being married, I am still in love with her, we have a 7 year old angel too, I had lots of mellowing to do before I would be a suitable father, so I was 40 when our daughter was born.
I am battling cancer right now (for the third time in my life) I intend to beat this to live a long life with my family. As I type this note I am on chemo, this is the second set of chemo treatments in this battle, expecting 3 more treatments of Chemo followed by a surgery to remove all remaining Cancer Cells, then possibly more Chemo to follow.
--Ken

 

i am going on 13 years now, met through a family member. she is the tight wad i am the spend it if ya got it she is the one who will tell our son no, i am the one who can't tell him no. i work days she works nights. she won't let me do the check book though, she accounts for every penny, i used to just round the amount off to the nearest dollar i got in trouble for that. i am very lucky to have found a wife that is my very best friend

 

My grandmother passed away on thanksgiving morning from cancer. At 86 she just didn't have any fight left in her. Ken - you have lots to live for. In my limited experiences, attitude is everything (and good doctors!) in the fight that you're fighting. KICK THE CANCER'S BUTT!

 

I walked into a local watering hole late one night and noticed (she was hard NOT to notice) a tall blond sitting with some friends in a booth. We did not speak and I had a quick beer and left. She asked the bartender (my best friend) who I was and told him to have me call her. Since I was going to school on the GI Bill, I was broke all the time so I waited a while before I called. She endured a lot of cheap dates (and paid for many of them) until I graduated. The blond hair is gray now, but she is still beautiful .... our two kids and seven grandkids think so too. In 20 days we will celebrate our 45th anniversary.
Dono

 

Happily married for 4 years! Unfortunately, still married after 17, to a woman with a huge gambling problem. I promised her 'til death do us part.

So, like Meatloaf says, "Now I'm praying for the end of time, to hurry up and arrive".
By next year, at this time, if she doesn't quit gambling, (and she won't because she doesn't even acknowledge that she HAS a problem) we'll be in bankruptcy. Even if I divorced her, she'd get the house and the kids and gamble it all away, maybe even quicker, plus then we'd have Lawyer bills to pay too.

So, for those guys in the perpetually single thread, my advice is STAY THAT WAY AT ALL COSTS!!
The happiest guy I know was dumped by his fiance at 21, and has been single for 23 years since then He is the happiest human being I know on the planet. Has a good job, all the toys you could name, plenty of money , and a fantastic life.

Wish I were him.

 

Been married for 11 years to a great woman. We ran into each other at our 15 year high school reunion. Followed her around all night like a lost puppy until I finally got up the nerve to ask her out. Been together ever since. Its great being married to my best friend. Not sure how she puts up with me, but I'm glad she does.

 

Ken AKA Savage, I think that prayrs for you are in all of are hearts now for you, I know they are for me.

 

Thanks Guys, in this battle I do believe that prayer plays a big factor in my recovery, and knowing that others are pray'n helps to keep my spirits up!
--Ken

 

Yes. I do....3....22 year old daughter, married in May.
20 year old son, just finished community college.
11 year old son, 6th grade.

They are all well behaved and respectiful.

The honeymoon isn't over yet, by far. Last year my wife had a small pituitary gland tumor that caused that gland to produced extra hormones that drove her emotions crazy and reduced her sex drive to almost nothing. Thank god for the miracle of drugs. She's back to normal and on ....all the way back to our dating days. Now I have to say NO at times.....

 

As I said in the "perpetually single" thread...

I wouldn't recommend this...but it worked out well for me:

Met a WONDERFUL, SWEET, GENUINE, BEAUTIFUL woman...and married her nine days later - that was in '82. I was 21 and she was 19. We're still married and lovin' it! Our son (20) left home in June and our daughter will be leaving for college in a couple years. Then I'll have her all to myself Not really...but a little more privacy will be nice

Yes...it has been work...but we count ourselves VERY fortunate/blessed! Like the saying goes - "anything worth having is worth working for!"

My mom told us when we first married (as many have already stated) - never go to bed mad! That has been good guidance. We tell each other "I LOVE YOU" at least once a day...

Scott

 

Met my wife when I was 16, she was 14. We hung out together, eventually "went steady" and were married right after she graduated high school. She's been my partner and my friend for half my life, and I wouldn't trade her for anything. She's a wiz in the garage, anything from dropping a transmission or rebuilding an engine to our wood working projects, this last weeknd we just completed a really nice set of oak end tables for my sister. I designed the tables, sketched them out in CAD and cut out most of the pieces while my wife assembled and finished them... she's really great. This year will be 8 years or marriage, and counting the 4 years we dated we've been together about 12.

I have to say that she recently dropped a bomb on me and admitted to being unfaithful just before we were married. You know, it really messed me up for a while, and we considered calling it quits. I just couldn't give her up though, and I know that I struggled with the thought of marriage to the only person I had ever dated or been intimate with... we were poor at communicating back then, we both lied to each other and said it was fine and that we had no worries about getting married... while in reality we both terrified. I'm glad to say that I think we're past it now, and we've made a refreshing new start.

 

Been married 20 years 7 months. We dated about 4 months. I was her 3rd boyfriend. Her parents told her that she had to home at 8:00 on week days and 10:00 on weekends. Very strong Christian values. My dad said be in bed by 10:00 and home by 12:00. Totally different world that we lived in. I can count the number of fights that we have had in the 20 plus years on one hand. I won't fight for the fear of saying something hurtful. Also it makes her even madder when I turn around and walk away. We do sometimes go to bed mad at each other, but by morning, things are good again.

Shes my best friend. Still have difference's in the way our children should be raised. They are 19 and 16. I found some magazines in my sons room the other day. Momma will never know about them. I was upset and told him to get them out of the house. Then I remembered being a kid of 16. I have faith the they are not going to lead him down the wrong road. My son and I can talk about anything. My daughter and I are best not talking sometimes. I kind think I'm alittle hard on her. She wants to be a tree hugger and save the animals. I want to be, cut the tree's when needed and hunt for food.

Even with my wife and my difference's on raising the kids, we have done a pretty good job. Son has a 4.0, daughter had a 3.8, mom had a 4.0, dad had a 2.01. Daughter will start college on the 18th. I will miss our little battles.

Ken, I will add you to my prayer list. I do believe that God still wants you around for awhile, that's why you are still winning the fight.

Tom