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[kodydog]

Rose and I celebrate our 31st anniversary this weekend. This photo is from 1990 in our first shop. We were both in our 30's.

[sofadoc]

Happy anniversary.

We hit 38 last D-day.

And I can say from experience, the first 38 are the hardest.

[SteveA]

Blessings for the many years married and working together !  I have 36 years married - my wife is the very best occasional helper but if she worked with me full time we would not have made 36 years together
SA

[Virgs Sew n Sew]

Blessings for the many years married and working together !  I have 36 years married - my wife is the very best occasional helper but if she worked with me full time we would not have made 36 years together
SA

Bob and I had our 33rd on May 29th.  For six years we worked in cubicles right across from each other.  The only time it was a problem was when he decided that he could grope me on company time.  That did seriously torque me off.  I kept explaining to him that I was a co-worker from 9-5 not his wife.  He wasn't buying it.  And, to be fair, he always made sure that no one else was in the office when he grabbed a cheap feel but it truly did p*ss me off.  Other than that, I had no issues working so closely with him.  If we were "discussing" something at home, we left it at home and didn't air our laundry in the office.

Now, he's my tear-out expert.  Really is a tremendous help as I can concentrate on rebuilding the project and helps to keep my carpel tunnel under control.  Probably helps that Sew & Sew is in our basement and steps are really hard on his leg that was badly broken about 15 years ago.  Keeps him from trying to get frisky when I'm still in work-day mode.

Love the old picture kodydog and congrats on your upcoming anniversary.  Lots of people don't have the stick-to-it that it takes to get past the first 10 these days.  I think it does get easier as you learn what is important, what to blow off, etc.  As our dog obedience trainer said "You have to wisely pick your battles".  The same holds true with marriages, raising teenagers, surviving in the work world, etc.

Virginia

[gene]

Congratulations.

There's a video on the net interviewing a couple who had been married 75 years. The interviewer asks them what was the secret for their long marriage.

The wife said that when they were first married they made an agreement. The husband would make the decisions for all the big issues, and she would make the decisions for all the small issues. So far, she said, they haven't had any big issues. And as she says this the husband is shaking his head up and down in agreement.

gene

[sofadoc]

My wife and I worked together in the shop for several years. She could sit behind a sewing machine and sew as good as anyone. But she never showed any aptitude for blocking out and cutting. So I had to prepare all the pieces to be sewn for her. I spent all my time just trying to stay ahead of her. Then when all the pieces were sewn, she had nothing to do but sit and wait while I caught up on the tack-on phase of the job.

So realistically, her helping me wasn't really getting the jobs done much faster than if I had done them alone.

Besides, we needed a job with benefits, so she went out into the cold cruel world and got one.

[SteveA]

V
I'm sure Hubby or Hubby to be couldn't fight off instincts -  all turned out well after 33 years and some years dating ?

My Wife's work is OK but I'd find fault with it which would lead to arguments.  The problem is me - not her !
There is surely a name for my behavior - I'd say detailed - she'd say mental !
SA

[Mike]

congrats Ed on 31 years , my X only made it 2.  not my choice me im happily divorced for 27 :)

[Darren Henry]

Congrats Ed and Rose!!!!

Winnie and I cannot work together ---on anything! She's a hell of a stripper ---till her hands get sore, but I had to take her scissor privileges away, and she is intimidated by the sewing machine and the office end. That and we face adversity differently. Things go bad ---I get all Sargeant Major and tilt windmills. She hides under the waterbed until I fix it with out any help and calm down. She did always have a nice hot meal for who ever stayed to hold the other end of the board and I when we gotter dun! though.

[kodydog]

After working together for over 25 years I can say the arguments are tough but the making up is fantastic.

[RiCat]

A couple that was celebrating their 50th anniversary was asked the key to their successful marriage. The husband answered the question.....

"When we got married, we went to the Grand Canyon for our honeymoon. One of the things we did was hike up this steep cliff to camp under the stars that night. We had a pack mule carrying out gear. We were going up this very steep, rugged trail and the poor ol mule was having a very hard time. He slipped on a rock and fell. We went and helped him back up, repacked our gear on him, then my wife looked at him and said, 'That's one.' We continued up the steep incline and the mule slipped again on a rock. We helped him back up again, repacked our gear and my wife looked at the mule and said, 'That's two.' We continued and almost got to our camp and the mule slipped again. Before I knew it, my wife got out her pistol, thumb cocked and BLOOM, shot the ol mule graveyard dead right there. I couldn't believe it! I said to her, 'What in the world? You crazy woman, have you lost you ever lovin mind or what???' She looked at me and said, 'That's one.' We have been happily married ever since......

Rick

[Virgs Sew n Sew]

When Bob & I worked on Ft Leavenworth, there was a Major in my organization, CAS3.  A co-worker and I were chewing the fat with him one day.  I think it was his wedding anniversary as he got to talking about his wife and how much he loved her.  He said that his wife NEVER worried about his cheating on her in all of their years of marriage.  Right after they first got married, she hung a pair of pig cutters (she was an old farm girl) on the wall over their headboard in the bedroom and just smiled at him.  He said it was a funny thing, that he never had any inclination to cheat after that.  Every time they moved, she packed them away and hung them back up over the headboard when they reached their new duty station.

Seemed a little excessive to me but whatever floats your boat as the old saying goes.

Virginia

[gene]

She's a hell of a stripper

Anyone else have a wife (or husband) who is a hell of stripper? (Those crazy Canadians.)

Donald Trump's wife is said to have been a porn star. From what I heard she was never good enough to be a star. He is leading in the poles. (Anyone get the pun?)

Do you know what poles do in Poland? They hold up electrical and telephone wires. (I heard this somewhere and it's better to say it than to type it. Not that it gets any more laughs - maybe a few more groans.)

gene

[Mojo]

30 plus years of marriage ???? Good Gawd. We sure have alot of old people on this site. :)

Happy Anniversary to all of you. :)

Great joke Rick. :)

Chris

[Darren Henry]

Right after they first got married, she hung a pair of pig cutters (she was an old farm girl) on the wall over their headboard in the bedroom and just smiled at him.

Too funny! But he had to be making that up.

One of Dad's favourite fables was the young couple who had just spent their honeymoon. In the morning he told her to put his pants on. She hiked them up again and again but they fell to her angles every time she let go. " I can't wear your pants" ,she said. "that's right, and don't ever go thinking you can" he said. She convinced him to don her slacks. He huffed and he puffed and no matter how hard he tried he couldn't get them past his knees. " I can't get into your pants" he said. " Not until your attitude changes" was her reply.