![]() If we could not find this Prince, it was surely because this creature was not alive on the planet. In addition, he also had to be good at cooking and cleaning. We searched for the sensitive man who was not only as handsome as the illusive prince, but also kind and nurturing. We traded in our view of Prince Charming for another, even more unattainable romantic notion. I came of age during the heady hippie days in the 60s. ![]() You wonder how you got yourself into this and what were you thinking. Then shortly after the honeymoon, if you’re lucky, and before it, if you’re not, the curtain comes down. You hook up with someone who may seem at the time to be the perfect partner for you. Marriage challenges every part of our being. But after that, for marriage, it takes more than milk and cookies and a nap to get through it. ![]() ![]() Robert Fulghum’s poem, “Everything I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten” captured several things you learn in kindergarten that apply in marriage. We got cards for each other with the iconic Beatles song that said, “Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I’m sixty-four?” I could not help but reflect on how we both survived, even to this day, a number of years later. Not so long ago, my husband and I both turned 64. ![]()
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