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Still married to your first wife? How many years?
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Wish I could say that. I waited until into my 40's to consider marriage, and then she walked out the day before the fifth anniversary. Luckily I found Peg, who I knew since 3rd grade, and our 14 years together have been heaven...
Congratulations on your successful marriage.
Congratulations on your successful marriage.
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Janet and I met in May of '68; first date was Mardi Gras '69. (Though I didn't remember our first meeting; it was the day after my senior prom, and I was... well...)
Married in August of '72. Forty years this August.
Wouldn't change a thing.
Married in August of '72. Forty years this August.
Wouldn't change a thing.
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Met two days after my 18th birthday - good friends for a number of years before the lights went on (always marry someone you are friends with!) 27 years last Nov. And it gets more interesting and fun every day. (Note: in his book Outlanders, Malcolm Gladwell says it takes 10,000 hours to become proficient at anything - I would include marriage in this extimation)
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My wife and I shared a nap mat in Kindergarden. went to school together from then on. graduated in 67,I was 17...she was OLD...6 months older, worked a year, joined the air Force in 68 and we got married July 5th of 68. So this July will be 44 years. So since about 1954 we've been together...I haven't been perfect...but she has.
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I thank my sister-in-law and brother-in-law everyday.... they are saving two other people :smirk:
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I joined the Air Force right out of High School (actually before that on delayed enlistment) because I was engaged to a girl in my school. I not only joined, but joined for 6 years instead of 4 because they had a program that guarunteed an extra stripe right out of Basic if you signed up for 6 years. I did that because I thought it would add to our security to have a little extra money when starting out. Made it through Basic Training ok, but then, about 1/2 way through Computer/Electronics Tech School ( 32 weeks), I got one of those John Dear Letters where she informed me she had met some guy at a bowling ally and, well, that was that.
After Tech School, my first assignment was at Malmstrom AFB, Gt Falls Montana as a computer maintenance man on the NORAD SAGE system (when computers took whole buildings to house). I lived in the barracks and had a Honda 350 motorcycle, which one day decided to start running bad. I decided I needed to rebuild the carburetor. A co-worked who was married and lived on base in a house with a garage overheard me talking about it and offered to let me use his garage (and tools) to make the repairs.
As I was working on my motorcycle in his garage, his wife would come out once in a while to offer me some iced tea. One of those times she mentioned that her little sister, Mary, would soon be coming to visit for the summer. She asked if I'd like to come over a meet her, which I did. That led to going out to diner and movies and being included on family camping trips that summer. Well, you can guess the rest! Before Mary was to head back to Idaho to start her last year of School, I had popped the question and she said yes. The funny part was, her sister, who was responsible for bringing us together, about blew a gasket when Mary told her the news! "Oh NO!! You're not getting married - you're too young and he's only 19 and ...yadda yadda yadda. But it didn't matter, because the following year, May of 1975, we were Married in the Catholic Church in Twin Falls, Idaho. That was over 36 years ago and counting.
After Tech School, my first assignment was at Malmstrom AFB, Gt Falls Montana as a computer maintenance man on the NORAD SAGE system (when computers took whole buildings to house). I lived in the barracks and had a Honda 350 motorcycle, which one day decided to start running bad. I decided I needed to rebuild the carburetor. A co-worked who was married and lived on base in a house with a garage overheard me talking about it and offered to let me use his garage (and tools) to make the repairs.
As I was working on my motorcycle in his garage, his wife would come out once in a while to offer me some iced tea. One of those times she mentioned that her little sister, Mary, would soon be coming to visit for the summer. She asked if I'd like to come over a meet her, which I did. That led to going out to diner and movies and being included on family camping trips that summer. Well, you can guess the rest! Before Mary was to head back to Idaho to start her last year of School, I had popped the question and she said yes. The funny part was, her sister, who was responsible for bringing us together, about blew a gasket when Mary told her the news! "Oh NO!! You're not getting married - you're too young and he's only 19 and ...yadda yadda yadda. But it didn't matter, because the following year, May of 1975, we were Married in the Catholic Church in Twin Falls, Idaho. That was over 36 years ago and counting.
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Happy anniversary Doc!
Jenny and I met on a blind date in early 2001. I thought it went fine, but she almost didn't call me back. Did a second date where we went to dinner with our mutual friends and then she came and saw my band play and that sealed the deal. We were married about a year later -- it'll be 10 years this coming June (2012).
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Jenny and I met on a blind date in early 2001. I thought it went fine, but she almost didn't call me back. Did a second date where we went to dinner with our mutual friends and then she came and saw my band play and that sealed the deal. We were married about a year later -- it'll be 10 years this coming June (2012).
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42 years ago this month, in the middle of San Freakingisco Bay.
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US Navy Chapel, Treasure Island.
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Married June 1985.
We were older than many of you guys. I was mid 30s and she was almost 30.
I tell people we just skipped our first marriage and started with the permeate one.
For several years we sent the mutual friend that introduced us flowers on our anniversary. I think will try to do again this year.
We were older than many of you guys. I was mid 30s and she was almost 30.
I tell people we just skipped our first marriage and started with the permeate one.
For several years we sent the mutual friend that introduced us flowers on our anniversary. I think will try to do again this year.