Imagine getting to 60 years of married life! Even Mick and I have got quite a ways to go to get to that one. You figure people that make it to 60 years must have figured out some of the secrets to having a long and loving marriage, don’t you?
So I thought I’d let you in on a couple of secrets from those who have reached this milestone. John and Marg, a local couple here in the St Georges Basin area celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary recently. When asked what they believe the secret to a long and loving marriage, their answer was ‘respect and kindness to one another.’
So often when it come to marriages that have stood the test of time the same few comments have been made about respect, kindness and little acts that show you are thinking about and caring for the needs of your spouse.
Tristi was talking about in her latest article and it is one I know I have mentioned from time to time before. Those little things that you do for your spouse or the things that your spouse does for you really count. They may not be major events in the world’s eyes but they are definitely the things that say, ’ I love you and I’ve been thinking about you.’
Yesterday Mick went Christmas shopping. No I didn’t go a as he was looking for a Christmas gift for me and because I was still caught up finalizing proofs for Streets on a Map as well as trying to sneak a bit of writing time in on NaNoWriMo. While he was out he picked up some cauliflower. Now that may not sound too much of a big deal, but Mick knows my favorite vegetable is cauliflower and I’d happened to mention in passing we were out of it. That he stopped to get it while he busy doing something else shows me that even if we weren’t together, I was in his thoughts.
When I heard the car come home I ran to meet him, as I always do if he’s been out and greeted him with a kiss and a hug. These are the little things that say, ‘I love you’ and ‘I’ve missed you.’ Important little things. See how many you can add to your spouse’s life and memory bank today and give them reasons to be thankful.
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