is what I want:
She walks by his chair but cannot do so without reaching out to touch him somewhere...
As she stands beside him, she puts her lips to his forehead or combs his hair over with her fingers...
As she begins a conversation, he holds out his hand and she encloses it in her own...
He worries about her when she is gone and watches the clock until she returns...
He has NEVER called her by her first name, only ever using his own terms of endearment with her...
When faced with pain and illness, he apologizes to HER...
So sweet and so true.
This is what I have always wanted and what I will never have....
Call me - you must be up very late!
Posted by: Tricia | Tuesday, November 08, 2005 at 12:16 AM
My parents celebrated their 50th last summer and as happy as I was for them I had the exact same thought you did about that type of relationship eluding me. However, don't give up.
Posted by: Keith | Tuesday, November 08, 2005 at 06:41 AM
A year ago I was thinking the same thing about myself....amazing the difference a year can make ...don't ever give up hope.
Posted by: JustSue | Tuesday, November 08, 2005 at 07:36 AM
Long time, no post. Thatys what I have searched for as wella dn obviously not found it. I think it only exists for them
Posted by: Kennedy's Daddy | Wednesday, November 09, 2005 at 11:14 AM
Never is a very very long time...
Posted by: Plain Jane | Wednesday, November 09, 2005 at 03:08 PM
You might just find it if you'd go on some dates! :)
Posted by: Danny | Wednesday, November 09, 2005 at 04:20 PM
My parents have a great marriage too and I think that is one of the reasons why I am single. My ideals are very high and I am not able to settle for anything less than what they have.
Posted by: Barbara | Wednesday, November 09, 2005 at 07:46 PM
What Danny said. ;)
Posted by: Tawcan | Thursday, November 10, 2005 at 04:35 AM
That is so sweet!
Posted by: Sally | Thursday, November 10, 2005 at 08:02 AM
Your parents sound wonderful. So are mine. I don't ever remember hearing them argue when growing up. Even as an adult, I can only recall hearing harsh words between them once (and they were pretty mild). Like you, I wonder why I've never found that. Maybe it has to do with the fact they have always been content... and contentment has often alluded me (and undoubtedly a lot of other folks too).
Posted by: sage | Thursday, November 10, 2005 at 10:02 AM
So nice. So sweet. Some men out there still do that, especially as we mature. We remember our parents and watch our grandparents. They knew how to be compassionate and considerate back then, and it is something that we need to teach our boys and girls today!
I love this blog, and have added it to my favorites folder if you don't mind to much!
:D
Posted by: Jas... | Friday, November 11, 2005 at 12:41 PM
Well, my own parents split this spring after 45 years. Though up until that time I believed it was as you described it. And as Just Sue said, a year ago I never would have believed I could find it, but a year can make a huge difference. Things are definitely headed that way for me now. Hugs and prayers, anything is possible, if you give it up to Him.
Posted by: Joe Cool Cowboy Poet | Sunday, November 13, 2005 at 09:45 AM
Oh, Chana, never say never. Simply missing out on it now may mean that it is being stocked up for you sometime in the future. And not having it doesn't mean that you don't deserve it...because you deserve every ounce of it!
Posted by: Cori | Monday, November 14, 2005 at 06:09 PM
Wow... somebody who gets it. Wow.
Posted by: FTS | Wednesday, January 11, 2006 at 05:39 PM
Not true - you will have this, I know it. Be patient, grasshoppah, God has a plan for you.
Posted by: BB | Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 09:58 AM