Married thirty years ago today...

[ewagner]

We actually did our celebration dinner over the weekend but when I looked back over the album today, it hit me like a ton of bricks....

Where did 30 years go?

How did we manage to stay together this long? We're complete opposites....

What have I learned? What's the secret? (assuming, of course, there is a secret...)

Does this make me (or her) wiser?

Don't know...I'll be pondering these things all day...

Any other March Anniversaries here?

[tjwmason]

1. Congratulations

:toast: :party:

[livetohike]

2. Happy Anniversary !

We will be celebrating our 30th anniversary on March 22.

Those are all good questions. I know all of our friends wonder the same about us :-).

Meanwhile, :party: and :toast: to you both!

[truebrit71]

3. Congratulations!!

Very well done!

[Discord]

4. GRATZ!

[ScreamingMeemie]

5. Happy anniversary to one of my favorite DUers and his beautiful

bride!! :hug: So glad you're healthy and happy and celebrating today!!!!

[underpants]

6. Tammy Faye Bakker's & Willard Scott's birthdays

http://www.famousbirthdays.com/

http://www.biography.com/perl/also_botd.cgi?month=3&day=7

[Ironpost]

7. congradulations, We're half the way there.

Wonderful children too I bet. Many happy more.

[JimmyJazz]

8. Congratulations!

[qnr]

9. Happy Anniversary. n/t

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

10. Congratulations

And maybe the pondering is more important than the answering of the questions. :toast:

[ProfessorGAC]

11. CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We're staring over the edge of the 25 year plateau this month. (Ides of March!) 30 years is a GOOD thing! Congrats to you both.
The Professor

[ewagner]

12. thanks to ya'll

I'm amazed at how my "bride" looks so much as she did when we were first married.....It's almost "Dorian Grey" like....

I'll try to post a pic later this afternoon......

[Green Mountain Dem]

13. Ours will be celebrated on...

St Patrick's day March 17th...will be our 33rd and I feel exactly like you about our time together. I found out last week that I have lung cancer, and I cannot think of anyone, other than her, to care for me. I will really treasure my remaining time with her.

[ewagner]

16. Strange

I'm so sorry to hear about your cancer, but I do know exactly what you're talking about. As you might know I had a heart attack and triple by-pass surgery in December and my wife was the most attentive and caring person I had ever known during that ordeal....I joke with her a lot now about keeping me on my diet...call her a "food Nazi" from time-to-time, but there is SOMETHING THERE that goes beyond description about how the relationship works...it's a strange, strange mystery.

March 17, St Patrick's day is also my birthday.....so I'll think about you and your 33rd at the same time.

I wish you the best and hope there is still hope for recovery from the lung cancer. In the meantime, enjoy each other's company.

[Blue Diadem]

18. Congratulations on your upcoming 33rd and

hugs to you and your wife. You'll be in my thoughts and prayers.

[RevolutionStartsNow]

14. Congratutlations! That's an achievement!

I married an opposite too; he's a Republican, of all things (though he voted for Clinton and I don't think he's ever voted for anyone named Bush).

Of course in other ways we are perfectly suited for one another. It's been over 13 years, and I don't think there's a secret, other than being willing to tough out the bad times and always work as a team.

[Blue Diadem]

15. Happy Anniversary to you and the Mrs!

30 years does seem to go by fast doesn't it? Our 31st will be in April.

[ewagner]

17. Congrats in advance!! n/t

[fluffernutter]

19. happy anniversary! i'm looking forward

to the pictures you're going to post.

i'd love to hear your answers to your own questions :)

[Redstone]

20. I think being opposites might be part of the answer.

Keeps things interesting, doesn't it?

Also, congratulatins.

Redstone

[joeybee12]

21. Congratulations! And here's to 30 more!

:toast:

[arwalden]

22. Congratulations... That's Quite An Accomplishment!

:bounce: :hi:

[The empressof all]

23. We'll be 20 years in April

I can't imagine how we stayed together. We're opposites as well. It takes patience and the ability to just tuned things out sometimes (works for me) for the greater good.

Congratulations to you!!!

[GalleryGod]

24. Congrats & Kudos!

What a different world that was,Eh?

Jerry Ford and 6 months B4 Saturday Night Live debuted!

Wow!

[Kathy in Cambridge]

25. Congrats to you and the Mrs.!

:toast:

What is the secret?

[Rowdyboy]

26. Congratulations! Today is our anniversary too...

16 years ago tonight I met the one love of my life.

Its a grand feeling....I wish you, and all those in committed relationships, many more.

[ewagner]

27. Congrats to you too!

:toast:

[ewagner]

28. 3/7/75

Very Young Mr & Mrs

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[Nikia]

29. Congrats

May you have many more.

[jswordy]

30. CONGRATULATIONS!

From one person who has been married that long to another, I will share the secret to a long, successful marriage:

Success in marriage is simply finding someone who is willing to put up with your shit, and still love you.

Pretty simple in words, hard to do in life!

Many more years together for you both!

[ewagner]

31. LOL

A variation:

The Secret to a Long Relationship:

When you're wrong: admit it

When you're right: SHUT UP!

[gollygee]

32. Congrats!

30 years! Wow! :)

[roguevalley]

33. CONGRATS! In 23 years, you could be my parents. :-D

[Lars39]

34. Congratulations to you and the missus!

We're a Spring break couple, too; going on 23 yrs. :)

:toast: :party: :party: :toast:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

35. Congratulations to you both! 30 years is nothing to sneeze at,

IMHO! When you start out, hopefully there is respect for each other. This is the basis of true love. My husband and I are very different people (he's shy and quiet and intellectual, and I'm social and outgoing and people-oriented), and we have learned from each other. He's gotten a lot less shy and I've learned to be more thoughtful and intellectual during our years together. We've both gotten very dependent on each other, which is wonderful, but scary. We will celebrate 40 years this June!

:toast:

[ewagner]

36. 40 Years!!! WoW!

Congrats in advance!