How grateful are you for your husband?

Ronni

Ronni

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I realize this may be a weird question, and one that could only be asked by someone with my history.

Some of you know generally what that is. Married for 30+ years to an extremely abusive man. When I finally escaped I never expected to be with anyone again.

And then along came Ron. Life changed drastically after that. Marriage to him finally realized my expectations of what a husband should be like. I realize that my expectations and yours may be different which is why I haven’t expanded on those, here, because we’re all different.

But I’m grateful for him. Even though that gratitude came when I’m pushing 70!! 🤦🏼‍♀️

What about you?
 

Every day I give thanks for the beautiful, patient, and caring lady that has been part of my life for 55 years! We were introduced on a blind date in 1965. When I first saw her, I thought... "This is a one time thing. She's too beautiful to ever be interested in me." We were married in 1966 and the rest is history.
Over those years, there have been 'speed bumps'. Tears have been shed, but smiles and happy times have replaced those tears. We've been a "partnership", trying to support each other when it's needed. Raised three children of our own. Opened our home to 104 foster children over the years. Retired within a couple weeks of each other.
Today, she's sitting across the room... in her recliner... reading a library book... with our dog on her lap. She is just as beautiful... and, perhaps, even more beautiful... that when I first saw her so many years ago.
"Grateful" may not be as powerful a descriptive term as this lady deserves.
 

Dana said:
I think I am certainly blessed with a wonderful husband for the last 35 years and I am grateful he has never changed.
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Though I understand what you are saying, I just can't resists due to how funny the English language can be...

First thought that crossed my mind when reading your post...

Gee, that's funny, I change every day and my wife would be very upset and probably grossed out if I didn't. o_O

Anyway, it is always great to read of happy marriages so I am glad for you and all who post similar here.

Tony
 
Very. I had two jerk husbands. When we talk of expectations, well, expectations kill relationships. No one has to do anything for anyone, ever. There's an old country song that says,

Put another log on the fire.
Cook me up some bacon and some beans.
And go out to the car and change the tire.
Wash my socks and sew my old blue jeans.
Come on, baby, you can fill my pipe,
And then go fetch my slippers.
And boil me up another pot of tea.
Then put another log on the fire, babe,
And come and tell me why you're leaving me.

The man who is my husband now actually cares about me, and I care about him. That's what matters. It's all that really matters IMO.
 
1st husband = 37 years of mental and physical abuse ending in divorce
2nd husband = 12 years married and the first time I met him a year before we married was nerve wracking
I went to our first lunch meeting thinking of how to cut said meeting short but I need not have worried
I also remember thinking 'so this is what a man should be like' not like the loser I had been married to for too long
 
I can`t even begin to say how grateful I am for him,so I won`t even try. But I KNEW at 15 years old that he was the right one and that I would never have to worry about how he would treat me. I always wonder how people just don`t KNOW! Obviously,people think they do know,only to find out down the road that they were wrong,but I don`t know,I just can`t imagine that people just don`t KNOW! Or maybe people change more than I think they do and I`ve just been lucky that he hasn`t.
 
My husband and I met when I was 15yrs old and he was 16yrs old. It was love at first sight for both of us. He broke up with his girlfriend a few hours after we met and I broke up with the boy I had been dating. We married in 1966 and I love him, even more, today than I did the day we met. I wouldn't want to live a second without him.
 
Grateful beyond words. My husband is the best thing that ever happened to me. He’s the light of my life. He brightens up everyday and makes me laugh. He helps keep me grounded and stable.
He’s respectful, generous and kind as well as intelligent. He’s loyal and caring. I’m very lucky to have him in my life . He says the very first time he saw me, he knew we’d be together forever and it chokes me up every time I think about it.
I love him more than anything. He makes life worth living.
 

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