Hello, and welcome to "Birthday" day. The lady I share my life with gets another year older today. Well actually she's only one day older. We've been together more than 2/3 of our lives. She was only 15 years old when we met! We were at a party a while back and there were 2 other couples who got together at a younger age than we did. The one guy said he and his wife were only 13 years old when they met. WOW! It's cool that two people learn, love and grow together.

Today, young people generally shop around until they're in their twenties or thirties. It will be interesting to see how this shift in society affects the divorce rate. The peak divorce rate was in 1981, maybe a reflection of all of the young people marrying in the late 60's and 70's. It's probably a good thing that young lovers are more patient today.

Two people that have shared so much of life together find an uncommon comfort zone. The level of comfort is great, however, it can be dangerous. We realized over the years that you can take each other for granted. The incredible life you have carved out together becomes the norm. Nothing so special should be taken for granted.