Does Anyone Else Have a Good Marriage?

[liamsaunt]

Another happily married person checking in! We've been married for nine years, together for 15. DH is my best friend and soulmate. I consider us to be very, very lucky, in lots of ways.

 

[Pooh67_68]

We are not all doomed, you just never here about the good marriages a lot.

DH and I will be celebrating 20 yrs. May 3rd and we are still very much in love.

Did you miss my post the other day, about him buying me roses just because he loves me.

 

[SleepyMom]

I feel that DH and I have a wonderful marriage, I am very blessed to have him in my life. I know the other side of the coin as well because I had a terrible 5 year marriage before meeting DH.

DH and I have been married 15 1/2 years and are still going strong.

 

[punkin]

Married for 15 years (dated for 7 before that). Currently very happy, but two years ago were on the verge of divorce. Every marriage has some rough spots...hopefully, you work at it and it gets better.

 

[OhMari]

Been married 25 years this August. We have been together since we were 14/15 yrs old.

We had some very rough times in the beginning, but we got through them.

I just wish my husband would stop smoking. He started also at age 15. He did tell me he would go this week to the Dr. and see if he could get some medication for the anxiety. He did stop twice and the first 3 weeks are really hard on him. He will quit for 2-3 years and he will see someone smoke and ask for one and another 5 years of smoking. People our age are starting to die of lung cancer and I think it is shaking him up a bit.

 

[LadyTrampScamp&Angel]

Yes, I have a good marriage, heck, I have a great marriage!

We've had some up and downs but some great things we have in common are tenacity and a very strong desire to never be divorced! We're very happy and he's even come around to be a bit of a WDW fan too

Married 12 years, together for 14.

 

[GoofyDad869]

Another happily married guy here... We've been married almost 16 years (Wedding date was May 26, 1990), and have known each other for more than 19 years (First date was Nov. 13, 1987 - but we were friends for a couple of months before that). We're really, really boring too. There is NOTHING about myself or my actions, thoughts, beliefs, conversations with anybody & everybody - that I wouldn't tell her. But, I'm not the most 'verbal-communication' type of guy and I'm sure I drive her nuts sometimes.

What's helped me is that we drive to work together most days (and have for the past 4 or 5 years). It forces me to actually TALK to her (I'm a pretty good listener most of time)... Lots and lots of conversations - most good, some bad. But, more often than not we have our differences worked out by the time we're where we need to be.

 

[nliedel]

Happily married, and we've been through the wringer. I can look back and breath a sigh of relief because there was a time we almost didn't make it but we got through it with a lot of hard work and rebuilding of trust and are now on firm ground. I do not take my marriage for granted and I know Gene does not either. We are truly happy to see one another at the end of the day and hold one another every night. I am lost without him and he without me. It's not too dependant but we are both very lucky and know it (Obviously that's us together at WDW last fall).

 

[Chipperdini]

16 1/2 years.

 

[antmaril]

My husband and I will celebrate our 32nd anniversary in July. We have been together since we were 15 years old. We went to my senior prom together.

Our best friends (again, since we were early teens) have been married 35 years. I work with many happily married couples -- 25 years and longer.

There is hope

 

[Mkaz]

We both respect each other and to me, that is the key to a successful and happy marriage!

I couldn't agree more. DH and I were just talking about this recently. We were watching wife swap and one of the couples were fighting about who had control in the marriage. My husband says, "Marriage isn't about control, it's about respect!"

We have known each other for 32 years. We've been together for almost 18, and married for 12. We are a perfect match for one another.

 

[motherhen17404]

We have been married for 23 years and we have a wonderful marriage! We too have had our ups and downs, but we worked through them. The key for us is communication. DH and I can tell each other anything, there is no subject that is off limits. But I guess I am lucky, I married my best friend!

 

[DisneyDmbNut]

Isn't that Wife Swap great for your marriage...We look at them and just LAUGH!!! Makes us feel very fortunate!

 

[Crankyshank]

I think a lot of people go into their marriage and not understand that a marriage takes a lot of work and it involves compromise. I know it was a rude awakening to DH who never previously worked on maintaining any previous relationships and instead just let them fade.

That said DH and I will be together 9yrs later on this year and I feel we have a good happy marriage. It's had it's share of ups and downs, particularly this year because of the increased hours DH has been working and the stress involved, but bottom line is that we love each other and still prefer to spend time together than with anyone else.

 

[DVC Sadie]

We are so very lucky and blessed. With divorce at a full 50% for Americans I feel very thankful and grateful to have found a "keeper". 20 th Anniversay coming up on Halloween. Wasn't sure if marriage was going to be a trick or a treat. Just kidding of course.

 

[malibuconlee]

I am also in one of those good marriages. Dh and I met the day after I turned 18 and have been together ever since (OK we did break up for 2 weeks that first year).

We've been married for nearly 8.5 years. It's been quite a ride moving all over the country together, and I wouldn't trade him for anything in the world!!

 

[hydster]

Married 15 years together 19 and we are still best friends. We were high school sweethearts and got married very young. We were both 20 when we got married *I did turn 21 on my honeymoon* We've had rough spots along the way but none of them were bad enough to even think about not being together. He still makes my heart leap when he walks in the door from work or messengers me. He went out of town on business in Feb for 2 nights and I missed him so much! I hate having him gone.

We have similar interests and tastes. I can't imagine not being married to him! We laugh and love a lot! We are compatible in every way.

We have family members who started marriage counseling BEFORE they were even married yet they decided it was a good idea to try it anyway. Now all they do is fight fight fight and they are both miserable in their marriage but neither of them want to do anything about it so they co-exist as practically roomates instead of partners. I think it's very sad and everytime I see them I am so thankful for my marriage and what we have.

Our 1st anniversary I said to dh that I couldn't believe it had already been a year and he replied "Yeah I know it feels like forever" for which I ribbed him about but I knew what he meant. We were just so comfortable with each other it felt like we'd been together always.

 

[Pixiedust34]

We have a good marriage here! We've been married since 1991.

 

[parrothead365]

Twenty years of wedded bliss come November . I couldn't/wouldn't want to try to do this with anyone else. Shoot when we are apart we still call and just breath at each other over the phone.

 

[jimmiej]

Happily married here. Celebrating our 25th anniversary on Castaway Cay, July 11, 2006!