46 years is a long time especially sharing your lives together in marriage. It's been worth every hardship and joy because life is so much better when you are with someone you love.
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🌟🌟 Social 🌟🌟 Today, 46 years ago, my wife and I were married on this date.
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F.U.B.A.R.
Bluelight Crew
Congratulations to you both!
In these days of fickle relationships, that's quite an achievement.
Long may it continue...
I'm happy for you both.
It started out as a friendship. Then we decided to leave Georgia to meet her parents in Central NY. From there with only $200 to our name, we traveled cross country to Salt Lake City, Utah and stayed with her brother. I couldn't find work so we drove back to Georgia and I had her stay with friends while I checked into the loony bin for a short rest. I got a call from her and she said she was pregnant, I checked myself and we got an apartment together. Meanwhile she got a job at the hospital where I had been recently and on this day after working all day, we had an appointment with the justice of the Peace to be married.
My buddy and me picked up my wife to be after work and drove to Marietta County Office Building to get hitched. Found out when we got there that our blood tests were not sent to the office building which meant that we couldn't our marriage license with blood test results. Back then blood tests were required for sexually transmitted diseases.
Hurriedly, I drove to the clinic for our blood test results and got our marriage license to take to the JP for marriage. Time was running out, my buddy who was with us offered to park my car while we ran into county office building before closing its doors. My friend was locked out and wasn't able to attend, however, we were married by the Justice of the Peace and witnessed by his secretary 46 years ago today.
My buddy and me picked up my wife to be after work and drove to Marietta County Office Building to get hitched. Found out when we got there that our blood tests were not sent to the office building which meant that we couldn't our marriage license with blood test results. Back then blood tests were required for sexually transmitted diseases.
Hurriedly, I drove to the clinic for our blood test results and got our marriage license to take to the JP for marriage. Time was running out, my buddy who was with us offered to park my car while we ran into county office building before closing its doors. My friend was locked out and wasn't able to attend, however, we were married by the Justice of the Peace and witnessed by his secretary 46 years ago today.
F.U.B.A.R.
Bluelight Crew
That's a heartwarming story mate.
But why bother going through all of that hassle just to get a marriage certificate when you could have carried on being together without the state and church approval?
Serious question as I've never understood marriage.
But why bother going through all of that hassle just to get a marriage certificate when you could have carried on being together without the state and church approval?
Serious question as I've never understood marriage.
To answer your question I wanted to prove to my wife I was in it for the long term. It was a different time back then and getting married seemed like the right thing to do.
jwking26
Greenlighter
Congratulations. I hope you have many more years of happiness together.