Marriage is the structure on which human societies are built. It’s the basic element, the foundation on which family and the larger community, be it tribe or nation, is based. A successful marriage can be a thing of wonder; I grew up watching one like that, as my parents were married for 71 years and held hands, right up to the end.
Seventy-one years. That’s a long time to pick up anyone’s drawers.
My wife and I will hit 33 years in May ‘2025. She’s the center of my life, the pivot on which my universe turns; she has an unerring talent for right action, and more physical and emotional courage than anyone I’ve ever met. I love her more than my own life. And we are pretty happy together.
Besides, I suspect nobody else could put up with either of us.
Speaking of living, it turns you that, for men, marriage may well prolong our years – marriage can actually…
