Rose City Journal Comments
It's absolutely admirable that you're waiting for the right person and time. SO many people I know are in unhappy marriages, having married the wrong people or connected at the wrong time. It's sad.
Amy and I have been together for 18 years, and there isn't a day that goes by when I don't think about how lucky we are.
You and me both, dave, though I'm less about the luck (I think we make a lot of our own luck) and more about the appreciation of the person who makes me happy.
I've not had a sad day (deep down) since the day I met the missus. Sure, sad things have happened (we cried for days after 9-11, e.g.), but we always found solace and joy in each other despite.
Lisa, when it happens, marriage isn't about anything other than making sure that your partner has everything that they need to be your partner, and the final, public expression of pride in your partner. There's almost something anticlimactic, or at least there was for us. There was a climactic celebration, of course, and we really freaked some folks out, but as for our emotional state, it was merely a deep, abiding, satisfaction and (dare I say it?) pride.
So, don't worry. You're on the right path. I never asked anyone to marry me before H, and I'd had opportunities, too. They just weren't RIGHT.
You'll know when it is.
Mark
You are lucky, Dave. And I do know a lot of dynamic, happily married people like you two. And like you, I also bump up against a lot of the other, less fortunate couples too. It is very sad. And, it makes me very cautious. But people like you give me hope.
Mark,
You and Dave both mentioned timing/opportunities and I do think that's important. I have had relationships with people who may have been righter than right for me, but the timing was just wrong.
I hope I am on the right path. My sisters and my sisters-in-law say the same thing as you, that I will know when it's right.
I hope that I will.
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