Another Marriage Post

[fanofmickey]

DH and I will be married 20 years next spring. We were not high school sweethearts, but did meet in high school and became great friends - we had a group of guys and gals that did everything together but no romantic involvements. He tells me that on his 19th birthday he decided that we should date - our first date was on Valentine's Day. We have four great kids, a dog, a house we love, our health, and a close extended family. What more could a gal ask for?

 

[TheOtherVillainess]

Married 5 1/2 years, together for 8 1/2. We have our fights because we are *sooo* different.

Well,that's what I get for being an uptight,schedule-holic, neatfreak Virgo marrying a happy-go-lucky,Peter Pan wanna be, never serious crazy Saggitarius.

At the wedding shower,DMIL told me, "I don't know how you put up with someone as stubborn as he is." I just laughed and said, "Well I'm pretty stubborn too."

DH is my rock...he's the one who held me up and never let me fall while I was in the depths of my then-untreated Post Partum Depression. I don't know how he got through it all, the massive crying jags, the yelling, the feelings of extreme incompetence. Somehow he held me up during all of it, even though I know it must have been draining for him. For that, I thank him ever so much..he has no idea what that means to me, what he did saved me.

Every morning, on his way out the door to drop DS off at DMILs on his way to work, I kiss him and say "Have fun storming the castle." He always says, "Love you,too,sweetie."


TOV

 

[doxdogy]

DH and I have been happily married for 21 years. We have been together for 24 years come this October. He is truly my best friend. He accepts me for who I am, warts and all. I can't imagine my life without him. DD even told him she learned from us on how to make a marriage work and how to stick it out through the good and the bad.

 

[KrnB]

Originally posted by Timon
Karen,

Was your wedding song True Companion by Marc Cohn???
That was OUR wedding song!!! We love that song so much!!!

Yep, it was. One of the best love songs ever.

I had never heard it before DH played it for me early in our relationship, and it just fit us perfectly. Gives me goosebumps every time I hear it.

This really is a great thread. I love seeing posts from people that are still in love after many years together - a great inspiration for those of us just starting out on our journey.

 

[GIGGLES266]

I love this thread! My DH and I will be married 20 years next month. We grew up a mile and a half away from each other, went to school together, were best friends all through out high school-in fact we thought so much of each other that we would try to set each other up with our friends! Once I left for college we both realized that this thing we thought was friendship was much deeper. We officially dated for 3 years then got married. He has always been my rock and source of strength. He has an amazing heart and has been such an incredible role model for our sons as well as their friends. I am so fortunate that the Lord blessed me with this guy! My friends tease me because my heart still skips a beat when he walks into the room.

 

[hipporina]

Dh and I have been married 5 1/2 years and together over 8. I was 15 when we met (dh is 4 years older) and we got married after I graduated hs and he graduated college. We are so love it seems just plain silly. I know our kids get sick of us always kissing.

We have been through financial problems, infertility, depression, the loss of a foster baby we were planning on adopting, and the adoption of 4 "challenging" children! While the situations in our marriage have been challenging, it has just strengthened our relationship. We invited God into the marriage from the beginning and he has blessed it and kept us strong. There are so many times that I look at dh and KNOW the God made us for each other!

 

[Lezah]

I have been with my DH since I was 17 and he was 19. We met in May, and became best friends, started seeing each other at the end of June and got engaged in September of the same year. It was so quick that when I went off on summer break, I had barely even mentioned him to my school friends because he was just a friend (a really good one!). So when I got back to school in September, I was already engaged and of course couldn't wait to tell everyone. But, of course some of them didn't believe me and DH had to take a half day off work to show up at school and have lunch with all of us to prove it to them!! The things we do for love We have been married for 16 years this year and have a wonderful DS who is almost 10. We share our home with my parents who live in an apartment downstairs that my DH built with his own 2 hands! We both adore WDW (we went there for our honeymoon (his first time there) and my DS has since been 4 times now and we're planning our next trip next year (we hope!). I thank God for my DH each and every day. Sure he drive me crazy sometimes (which DH doesn't once in a while), but I am happiest when we're together!

 

[perdidobay]

Like Chattyaholic, I and DH will have been married for 29 years this year (Oct. 11) I was 18, he was 19, everybody said we were too young and it would never last..... I guess we proved them wrong.

Every day I am blessed to be with him.... sure we've had our rough times and problems but we worked thru them....

I LOVE YOU DARLING !!!!!!!!

 

[BrerMom]

18 years and three kids (DD13, DS10, DS5) and still going strong! I hope our kids don't get married as young as we did (20 & 22), but we've sure been blessed.

 

[mt2]

What a happy thread!

DH and I have been married 13 1/2 years and together for 19 1/2 years. Have known each other longer than that.

DH sat in the back of the bus in high school while I sat in the front. We didn't think that much of each other until I saw him come back from basic training. WOW Too handsome. What happened to the dork?

We started to play racquetball together during college. He would give me a 20 point lead and I would still lose. Can you say that I sucked at the game!

We started dating and later got married much to the surprise of everyone at his 10 reunion. I was 2 years behind him.

3 children and 6 or 7 moves later, we are still in love. Plus, we tell each other (jokingly, of course) that we are too tired from the kids to break anyone else in. LOL

mt2

 

[minniecarousel]

OK - I'll jump in here! DH & I will celebrate our 29th Anniversary on the 13th of this month. He is my best friend & I thank God every day that we are together.

 

[ckmommy]

My Dh and I have been together for 12 years, and married 7 years. I love him with all my heart. He may not bring me flowers, buy me massages or take me special places, but he is always there when I need him. We have had our share of ups and downs, but have always ( by the Grace of God) made it through. We have 5 children (5, 3, 21 month old twins, and a 9 week old) we adore. We do not have much time for anything besides the children right now, but somehow, we made an exception for some (even a 1/2 hour) alone time for us ( usually at nap time!!). We are each others rocks!

 

[nkjzmom]

DH & I just celebrated our 10th Anniversary yesterday. I can say in one breath that while it seems as if we've been together forever, it's also flown by. I'm so excited to see where the next 10 years lead us. We have been together for over 1/3 of my life!!

 

[luv2nascar]

almost 10 yrs married together over 11 years
2 beautiful daughters and I wouldn't change a thing
I can't imagine my like without him

 

[stacilee]

20 years, 6 months of Love.
Through thick and thin, 4 kids, 6 moves
he is still the one that rings my chimes!

 

[Laura]

Yeah, we make people sick too. I haven't been married very long, though.

I know couples who aren't affectionate with each other at ALL. They're probably very happy, but they act more like siblings or friends. Just seems weird to me. Maybe they don't want to make other people sick and when they're alone they're all over each other!

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

We will be celebrating out 32nd anniversary at DW in October. Divorce has never been mentioned - murder has though. LOL

Hanging in there (why should I make him happy? ROTF)

Slightly Goofy

 

[Antonia]

I came back to check this thread to see if there were any replies and oh, my!!! So many happy DIS'ers! I love these tales of happy marriages! Way to go to all of you!

 

[EsmeraldaX]

I'm not married, but very happy having been living with the same person for 3 years, and best friends with him for longer than that.

All these nice stories are a pleasant change from the rather depressing divorce posts. I really enjoyed reading them all, and wish you all years of continued happiness.

 

[WDWLVR]

We'll celebrate 14 years of marriage this October. He's the love of my life, my best friend, and my strongest supporter. He has seen me through cancer and chemo treatments (before we were even married), has been there through my mom's illness and death, and through 2 layoffs. He makes me laugh, he makes me cry, but most of all he makes me count my blessings that we met and got married!