39 years married today!

[cilla4progress]

Many ups and downs. Flew by. Hard to believe we were married during so many historical events - Reagan prez., Clinton impeachment, 9/11.

A long marriage is a treasure. Many lessons learned. I am a lucky woman!

[TEB]

1. Congratulations

[Dennis Donovan]

2. Happy Anniversary!

[Stuart G]

3. Congratulations!

[woodsprite]

4. Congratulations!!! Happy Anniversary!

I hope you take time to celebrate. Definitely a treasure - through good times and challenging times. I was saying that to my kids a few nights ago. My hubby and I are high school sweethearts coming up on our 34th in December.

[lucca18]

5. So wonderful!

Any advice for a good/happy marriage?

Congratulations!

[MontanaMama]

6. Happy Anniversary!

Marriage is a marathon and not a sprint....and yes there are lessons to be learned is we are open to them.

Congratulations on this milestone.

[smirkymonkey]

7. Happy Anniversary!

Congratulations! Any pearls of wisdom that you care to share with us?

[malaise]

8. Congrats

[NRaleighLiberal]

9. congrats! Sue and I are in year 39 too!

[VarryOn]

10. We need examples of couples like you! Congrats! Nt

[shraby]

11. Way to go! You're past the hardest part. Smooth sailing now.

[murielm99]

12. It is indeed a treasure.

I know what you mean about the historic events. As someone who has been married for forty-one years, it has been nice to share them with a like-minded person.

I hope you have another thirty-nine!

[BarbD]

13. You have been blessed.

[backtoblue]

14. Happy Anniversary!!

[Scarsdale]

15. Congratulations.

Quite a feat. You are both lucky. This is how marriage is supposed to be, hang in there through thick and thin.

[rownesheck]

16. Congrats!!!

Wife and I will make 12 years tomorrow!

[kag]

42. Congratulations to you as well, rownesheck!

Happy Anniversary to all!

[spanone]

17. Congrats....we just made 43!!!!!!

who woulda thought?

[dawn5651]

18. happy anniversary

[dlk]

19. Congratulations on a Wonderful Milestone!

Especially in this day and age.

[gademocrat7]

20. Happy Anniversary! Celebrate!🥂

[DesertRat]

21. Congratulations!

Our 39th anniversary is next month. Where did the time go?

[DFW]

22. I have the good fortune to know first hand exactly what you mean

Congratulations and well done!

[sinkingfeeling]

23. Happy Anniversary. May you celebrate many more.

[yonder]

24. Happy 39th Anniversary! Congrats.

It's great sharing a long journey with the one you love. We just celebrated our 35th last month.

[kag]

43. Agreed, yonder!

Hubby and I celebrated our 28th last month. And he's still the love of my life.

[yonder]

48. And congratulations to yourselves, too. Wish you both many more!

Shockey80's comments about shared independence in #27 below is a key ingredient, in my view.

[albacore]

25. Happy!!!!

[Trailrider1951]

26. That's beautiful! Congratulations! and I wish you and your spouse

many more years of happiness! Nothing can enhance your life like the right partner, and nothing can make your life a living Hell like choosing the wrong partner. Ask me how I know, LOL

[shockey80]

27. Congrats, marriage is hard. I have been married for twenty years.

For my wife and I the key to making our marriage work has been compromise, honesty and allowing each other to remain independent to do what we want to do even when we don't like it.

[cilla4progress]

34. Nailed

it! 👍😀

[Rural_Progressive]

28. Well done!!

My sweetheart and I just celebrated our 37th year on the 19th. Daughter and her hubbie treated us to the Kansas Concert in Spokane, sushi dinner and a night at the Doubletree. Got to spend time with our little granddaughter and a day away from the farm, all and all a wonderful event.

Hope you had a great celebration as well.

[cilla4progress]

35. We must be almost neighbors!

I'm near Wenatchee. And also a rural progressive! The "country" needs us!

[benld74]

29. Congrats

[bitterross]

30. Congratulations!

Hope you two are celebrating.

[NNadir]

31. Congrats. I'm at 35 years myself. I agree with everything you've said about marriage. n/t

[mahina]

32. Ongratupations!

Mad you look. Congratulations!

[cilla4progress]

33. Wow -

I'm touched! Thank you, my virtual community! ❤️❤️

[KPN]

36. Congratulations! In today's world, a remarkable marriage. You and your

hubby are indeed among the lucky ones it seems.

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

37. Congratulations!!...46 this December...

My wife is more beautiful than ever can hardly wait for 50.

[yellerpup]

38. Congratulations!

and Happy Anniversary! We just had our 40th in August and I know the treasure you're talking about. Keep it sweet!

[VOX]

39. That's terrific! Congratulations!

39 years together— it’s such a gift to know someone so well, far more much deeply than anyone else in your entire life.

I’ve been married “only” 19 years, but we’re a team that knows how to *really* listen to each other, and to end any conflict quickly, and always with love and respect.

Best wishes to you both— now aim for 50!

[demtenjeep]

40. We hit 30 on Veterans day

quite a feat in today's world

[Fan of Da Bearse]

41. To 29 MORE!

[Ohiogal]

44. Congratulations

Wishing you many more years of happy married life!

[cilla4progress]

45. To add to Shockey's good comments above -

Intentionally cultivating shared interests. Mutual respect, and even courtesy! A LOT of "intentionality" - that means, working at it. Letting go of slights, hurts, angers. Patience.

Goddess knows I've screwed up as much as I've gotten it right. There were some close calls through the years. Hell, there could be ahead, even at this stage! So, a certain amount of stasis, and LUCK!

Best to all of you on this journey.

We are celebrating with a nice dinner out tonight - with hubby's 91 year old mother! In a manner of speaking, we've been married to eachother's family the whole time, too! 🤣

Fortunately, we all love each other!

(Oh, and she hates trumpf, too. We are leaning toward the same candidate in '20!).

[Karadeniz]

46. Happy anniversary!❤ Like you, we've had our ups and downs, but we're so glad we

Weathered those storms for 42 years!!!!! Hope you have many more years together....it's WAY too late to break in a new one!❤

[lostnfound]

47. The path not taken

39 years ago I was dating the man I’m with today. But we spent 31 years apart. Fate, six years ago, we picked up where we left off. It’s good to have known each other when we were young. We each had kept a gift from each other all these years.

Congratulations.