Secrets — To 34 Years Of Marriage
“Many marriages don’t last because someone let in a negative third party. They come in many forms.”
After 34 years of marriage, someone asked, “What’s your secret to a long happy marriage?”
My brain is programmed to remember ‘naughty, nice, and weird’, so going back into my life and marriage, my brain had already separated all three into their own groups. “There are no such things as a long happy marriage?” I spoke.
“Really?” she asked.
“There are long marriages, and there are happy marriages.”
“Which one is yours?” she quizzed, with a look of annoyance on her face.
“Both,” I said.
“But you just said, there is no such thing.”
“There isn’t.”
“You are confusing me.”
“They are both; just not at the same time sometimes.”
“Okay,” she relented. “I get it. What’s your secret for your 34-year marriage?”
“It doesn’t include a third person. I let no one else in.”
She stared at me for a while, the confusion and curiosity danced on her face and in her eyes.
I went on, “Many marriages don’t last because someone let in a negative third party. They come in many forms.”
“Care to elaborate?” she taunted.
“Well, certain humans, cheating, lying, greed, dishonesty, cruelty, jealousy, change, envy, lies, failure, competitions, imbalance, inequality, bad advice and negative suggestions are a few.”
Her eyes popped and she said, “So if you don’t let in anyone or anything, it’s positivity?”
“Two of them are contentment and comfort. I am contented and relaxed with my life and self, and that has allowed my love to flow and withstand all of life’s trials.”
Third parties come in many forms and they destroy marriages, friendships, relationships, etc.
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