We met in the gym and never looked back. We didn't know then how much time we would be spending in gyms in the coming years. We just knew we loved playing the game and it didn't take us long to figure out that we also loved each other.
When you choose your life partner at seventeen there is so much about life that you have no idea about. You don't think about how you want to raise your children, how you want to do your finances and where and how you want to live. You just know you love being around each other, that you can make each other laugh and that you are heading down the same path in life. The laughter was really important, it has probably saved our relationship on more than one occasion.
He went off to university and I went off to work. In spite of so much time apart we remained together and that is how we have stayed -together. After his first year of university, we married. 47 years ago today we became life partners. Yes, life partners. In spite of the ups and downs (and there have been plenty of both) we knew we were in it for forever.
May 12, 1973
It seems we went from two to six to more in the wink of an eye. When you choose your own life partner, make sure he has a sense of humour, a kind and gentle heart, a love of family and the dedication to stick by you through thick and thin. I couldn't imagine having gone through this life without this wonderful man by side. Here's to another 47 years of craziness! Happy Anniversary, Bob!
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