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Blindref757 wrote:Somedays you just have to make a choice to stay married...

And that there is the money quote. Both of us having a divorce in the past, we knew what it took to screw up a marriage.......but we didn't know how to make a marriage perfect. I don't think anybody really does. Certainly, having a common religious faith in which we are both intimately involved has gone a long way toward making the imperfect better. But there have been days when we just chose to stay married.

JMPJr wrote:Congratulations to you both! What are y'all doing to celebrate?

We actually had a pretty low-key day because of business meetings off and on all day. But this Saturday we're have dinner reservations at Lavendou in Dallas—an excellent French restaurant with an emphasis on Provençal cuisine.

My wife and I are celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary today. Given that we both have a previous marriage and divorce in our past, and given the statistically diminished odds of success for second marriages, I am real pleased.

She's my best friend, and anybody who can put up with my cranky butt for that long is pretty special.