Hi, and thanks for visiting my forum. I'm looking at my subject and thinking, wow, I'm not an expert in this. But I am very experienced, so I'll at least open the discussion. :)
As I write this, I'm looking at love from the perspective of a 26...almost 27...year marriage. People ask us, "How do you do it?" as if that were a very long time to be married.
Maybe these days it is, but my parents had been married over 50 years when my dad passed away, my paternal grandparents over 50 when we lost PaPa, and my maternal grandparents over 60 when Grandmother left us. I was the first in my immediate family to be divorced, after my first (nine-year)marriage.
So how do we do it? I don't know. I think it's because we're friends as well as lovers. My husband makes me laugh every single day. He teases me unmercifully, just like a kid. He can still make my heart skip a beat with a special tender smile. He supported, loved and eventually adopted my two boys from my first marriage, and raised them as his own. He goes to work at a corporate job (that he doesn't especially enjoy) every single day so that I have the luxury of finding my way to success here at home. Those are some of the reasons I love him. I don't have a clue why he still loves me, but he must have his reasons. :)
So what's this thread about? Well, if you've read my Our Never Too Late Stories thread, you'll know I have tangible evidence that it's never too late to find love.
I also believe that love can be regained after you think it's too late. Though we're not married any more, my first husband and I managed, through the grace of his current wife, to become friends again. I truly care for both of them, and I believe the feeling is mutual.
So I'd like to open a discussion around all of that. Will you share your stories? Remember the old song and movie, The Second Time Around? That's OK, sometimes it takes a try or two to get it right. Let's hear about success in love and relationships.
If you need encouragement, I hope we can help. Maybe I'll seek out a relationsip counselor or specialist to come and lead us.
If it truly IS too late, for example if you are involved in an abusive relationship, I have some information that may help you. Post here or private message me and I'll get it to you. I also hope to attract specialists in that arena to become involved, too.
Thanks for visiting! Hope to see you back soon.
Cheri
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Cheri Merz is a real estate broker and home-based business entrepreneur. She also publishes a web-based ezine that explores the pathways to success at any age. Visit Never2Late4Success for more articles, stories and celebrations of subscribers' success.
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