50 Years! November 10, 2006
Posted by Steve in : Weblog , trackbackToday I am off to Dallas to celebrate my parent’s 50th wedding anniversary. Wow! 50 years together! What a model for us four kids and a testament to perseverance and love. What is the key to a long lasting marriage?
Here are my thoughts…I will post my parents thoughts after the weekend. My sense is that the secret of long marriages is quite simple. When my parents (and many others) got married, the wedding included a solemn vow where both husband and wife vowed this would be a lifetime commitment. The typical statement “for better or worse, in sickness and in health, for richer or poorer, until death do us part” summarizes this commitment. Alas, in today’s society, young folks who repeat these vows to seal their first marriage rarely have the slightest idea the depth of this stated commitment. They have not experienced the moments of “…for worse — sickness, or job-loss or financial worry” that with certainty lie ahead for them. When those moments hit, one or both partners decide it is too much and file for divorce.
My parents showed us what it is like to work through the lows and celebrate the highs of marriage. Congrats to Barb and Gil Lavey on a job well done! We love you.
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