My father died about 6 weeks ago. He was married to my mother for 71 years.
They went through some stuff. Not that I can relate entirely but it isn't hard to imagine the Great Depression, WWII, two kids, two cancers, and too many heart stents to mention, perhaps being a wee tad more to bear than being stuck in the same house with the person you married for a few months.
My wife and I are doing okay. We're both on our second marriage, and so we have a preloaded ability to shrug stuff off. There have been moments. But I feel we're closer.
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