Let's Stick Together

Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Today is our anniversary. Fifteen years we've been together, almost half my adult life. What can I say about our life together?

It doesn't seem like we've been together that long, and yet, imagining my life without him seems utterly lonely. 

He's my family. His birth family is my family, too, and vice versa.

He makes me laugh.

We challenge each other to be better people.

We help each other see the world more clearly, because while we both have blind spots, we don't have the same blind spots.

He taught me that my work does not define who I am.

Our relationship taught me that my emotional baggage is no one's responsibility but my own.

He's my friend, but he's not my only friend. No one person can fill every need in my life, and one of the nicest things he's ever done for me is to push me to make new friends, and maintain those relationships appropriately.

Happy Anniversary to us. We Stick Together.

8 comments:

Stacey said...

Those are all reasons we love you and him, separately and as a unit. If I could I would like this 100x over. Happy Anniversary to a couple I am fortunate to include in my family of choice. ((hugs))

Megan said...

Awwwww. Happy anniversary. :)

vince said...

Happy anniversary my friend!

Anne C. said...

Yes, what Stacey said. You are a great model of what I think goes into a great partnership.

kimby said...

Happy Anniversary. You guys are a great model of how it is supposed to work. I chose the word work, as that is what it is. But worth it!

David said...

Happy Anniversary!

Steve Buchheit said...

Happy Anniversary. It's always great when our partners compliment our abilities and our lives.

Carol Elaine said...

A marvelous anniversary to you both!