good weekend with the wife

[Great-Kazoo]

10 of the best years of my life. Not without its ups and downs though. Wife is starting into menopause and I'm not looking forward to my best friend losing her marbles for a few years. But like everything else we WILL weather the storm.

Batten down the hatches, stock up on extra rain gear, and ALWAYS have a flare gun.

[Gman]

Sounds like a great idea. Thanks for sharing.

[theGinsue]

I see so many tragic threads on this site. Divorce. Death of a loved one or beloved family pet (aka family member). Illnesses. Injuries... The list goes on and I feel a bit of the pain for every one of those members.

I'm thrilled for you and your wife. I'm also glad that we can still experience some good news. It provides needed balance.

Thank you for sharing. Keeping your marriage strong will require you to utilize the skills you relearned this weekend regularly. There will be days that neither of you have the strength to put the skills into practice but so long as you keep the days in the + column you should do well.

[brutal]

34 years.

Cheaper to keep her.

[To Bear Arms]

Wife and I went to this about 5 years ago. It was definitely time and money well spent! It was very cool seeing how many couples were there that was at 20+ years together. It seems like it is not normal anymore in this world. We will celebrate 13 years later this year.

[vim]

Thanks for the good wishes and suggestions and sharing, everyone. Me and Mrs. vim both feel really good about the weekend and each other. Showing I'm serious enough that I'm willing to change is powerful stuff apparently (huh, who would have thought ;^) And it was a weekend focused entirely on "us," which is unusual in itself. (Kids, grandkids, and parents are all nearby.)

Yes, it was the one run by Family Life. There was one couple there with 67 years together, another with 2 weeks, some pre-marrieds, and a fair number of active military couples. One cowboy (and I mean decked out), someone in motorcycle leathers, and a whole lot of everything. It was at the Broadmoor, and we stayed offsite, saving 50% on hotel costs.

And yeah, this is a good forum, which is why I shared. I figured a) why not share good news, and b) maybe there's another couple out there who wants back something they lost.

Cheers.

[RMAC757]

I always find it odd that people are wiling to spend money for car or house maintenance but not for marriage maintenance. Glad to hear your on the right track. Your priorities are definitely in order.