Today is my 44th anniversary, but I’m not making a big noise about it. You never know, I worry that I might mention the big number, and she’ll look at me with dawning awareness and say, “Well, that’s about enough of that then. Time for me to be moving on!”
I figure if I let her situation slowly ease in, then maybe at some time I’ll mention the years, and she’ll be resigned to it and say, “Might as well stay then, if I’ve been here that long.” Maybe if I hang on to the big 5-O I’ll be safe. You gotta go slow, you don’t want to startle them, or they might just dart away.
Congratulations to you both.
The idea that Mary doesn’t know exactly what she’s doing was good for a laugh. Thanks!
My lovely spouse gave me covid for our 25th anniversary last year! Just being sure about the “sickness and health” part, I guess. But you seem to have discovered the secret to a long marriage: just keep coming home.
Congratulations!
My wife and I made it to 51 years less than two months before she died from ALS.
My anniversary is tomorrow, because I had the foresight to get married on St. Patrick’s Day. (my story, and I’m sticking with it). Fortunately, wives care more that you get the day right than the date. It’s been 14ish years.
Americans have this big thing about marrage anniversaries.
I offer no value judgement, but I do not recall mention of the phenomenon in other countries. Maybe this started as a clever marketing campaign, like Bellamy and the pledge of allegiance.
Anyway, congratulations.
(As I formed my views of marriage from watching Married With Children I am not eager to experiment)
Exploit the sunk cost fallacy to your advantage
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Plenty of British people celebrate their wedding anniversaries too, and significant ones may mean large parties. It’s a good excuse to get family together if you like them.
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Grats.
St. Paddy’s Day is my 12th. First wife died on the road (long story), and I had toddlers to raise before I could get married again.
So, congrats are due for both of us. ;)
Congrats, PZ and Mary.
I’m sure that she knows the number.