Thank you Richard.

You're right about the effort, and it takes patience too. My wife has been amazingly patient with me through some emotional turmoil I went through for several years - I didn't even realise just how hard to get along with I was being. Thank God He got me straightened out - or at least on the path...

That said, it's worked both ways. There have been times that she has had a rough time and I've had to be patient. But it's important to remember that it isn't a competition - we're supposed to be there for each other.

I recently saw an interview with Dick Van Dyke, and though he was talking about his show, it really related to how we, and I believe all married couples, should live.

It seems the comedies of the day always had to have a battle of the sexes going on, you know, him against her and vice versa, whereas in the show he and Mary Tyler Moore were together against the world so to speak. Rather than being at odds with each other, they were back to back supporting each other. That's how we choose to live. A partnership, not a contest.

We're looking forward to the rest of our lives together.

--=-- My credo: If it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing - just ask my missus, she'll tell ya laugh --=--
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