It only seems like yesterday that I was a happily single man. Then I got married, had children and became old.
It might not have happened quite as tidily as that, and the chain of causality might not be quite as simple as depicted, but it gives the general idea.
By rights, this should have been titled Thirty Seven Years but Julia resisted my charms for the first nine years that we knew each other. I attribute this to her having poor taste in men when she was younger. She denies this, countering with opinions that I was immature, boorish and often in drink during those nine years, thus rendering myself unsuited to settling down.
I told her it was on “Portrait”
This is clearly just an excuse, as I’m still immature and boorish, but I won’t labour the point as she finally came to her senses.
There are worse ways of spending 28 years.
One of her co-workers trotted out the old chestnut of “you could have killed him and been released by now”.
I can’t say I cared for the way Julia looked at me as she repeated that…
Belated congratulations, Simon and Julia! May you have many, many more years together to come!
Thank you. My parents managed to get their card from the Queen for 60 years of marriage so we have something to aim for. 🙂
Happy Anniversary, and as you must know…you are a lucky man! Beautiful wife.
Thank you. I’ve always thought she was the lucky one but I don’t suppose that’s a universally held view. 🙂
Congratulations, Simon and Julia!
Thank you. 😉
🙂
Congratulations! and many more to come (anniversaries, that is!)
And chocolate! Thank you. 🙂
Happy anniversary!
Thank you. It seems to have worked out well. 🙂
I hope that thought doesn’t occur to Mrs T.
As a rule I try to discourage all thinking by Julia as it’s a short distance from thought to a list of jobs, or a list of areas where I might be improved. I wish you similar success. 🙂
Fortunately, it is generally recognised that I am unimprovable.
Congratulations! I hope it’s been a good ride!
It has! 🙂
Aww, congrats! Your story sounds similar to mine. I was also single and happy. I resisted my current partner for 10 years until I finally agreed to go out with him. Several years later, we started dating and we are now engaged. Let’s see if we make it to the married, kids, and old part though. 😉
It’s obviously meant to be – enjoy it. 🙂
“Then I got married, had children and became old.” That’s funny. Congratulations to you both!
🙂 Thank you.
Congratulations to you both
Thank you Derrick/ 🙂
Happy anniversary!!!! May you have many more.
Thank you. If you read my next post (to be written later) you will see I’m pushing my luck! 🙂
I did read the next post. Hope you came clean and at least partially redeemed yourself with the new box of chocolates.
Definitely! 🙂