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了,而正是這些經歷讓我們成長,讓我們更理性,讓我們不斷增值,構成了我們的回憶。
我希望我們已經得到了使愛情延續的秘訣。結婚時,斯科特在我的戒指上刻上了羅伯特?布朗寧的詩詞:“陪我到老吧!”我們始終恪守著這一誓言。
The Best Kind of Love
Anonymous
I have a friend who is falling in love。 She honestly claims the sky is bluer。 Mozart moves her to tears。 She has lost 15 pounds and looks like a cover girl。
“I’m young again!” she shouts exuberantly1。
As my friend raves on about her new love; I’ve taken a good look at my old one。 My husband of almost 20 years; Scott; has gained 15 pounds。 Once a marathon runner; he now runs only down hospital halls。 His hairline is receding and his body shows the signs of long working hours and too many candy bars。 Yet he can still give me a certain look across a restaurant table and I want to ask for the check and head home。
When my friend asked me, “What will make this love last?” I ran through all the obvious reasons: mitment; shared interests; unselfishness; physical attraction; munication。 Yet there’s more。 We still have fun。 Spontaneous2 good times。 Yesterday; after slipping the rubber band off the rolled up newspaper; Scott flipped it playfully at me: this led to an all…out war。 Last Saturday at the grocery; we split the list and raced each other to see who could make it to the checkout first。 Even washing dishes can be a blast。 We enjoy simply being together。
And there are surprises。 One time I came home to find a note on the front door that led me to another note; then another; until I re