Retirement Party showed that married people already have their "one"

[Believe_N_Me]

A married couple sat at the front of their guests. Their grown children was throwing a retirement party for their mother. May Vang was the special guest speaker. Most people only saw a smiling couple whose been married for 50 years. They have successful children, healthy grandchildren, and are well-respected in their community. But what a lot of people didn't know was that 30 years ago the husband was a serial cheater and even shelled out $1000 to sleep with another married woman, who was a well-known Hmong singer at the time. The scandal spread across the community like wildfire and the pair was on the brink of divorce. Then there was the time the husband tried to marry a mos ab, which triggered another stroke-inducing moment for the wife.

But the people will not look at them and think, "what a messed up pair."

No, they will think, "that is strong love. Their love is the kind that endured struggles. We should all be so lucky to have an enduring marriage such as theirs."

By sticking together, they showed people that they already have their "one".

Some people divorced and hoped to get a fresh start. All they found were players, which made them wish they had stuck it out with their ex-spouses. Maybe then, they also would be sitting in front of guests, and the guests would be admiring their long-lasting marriage, too.

[JonniJacko]

" she smiles all day long, while holding his hands, but only her pillow knows, all the tears she shed at night, her soul-robbed, her heart- big but hollowed- her spirit- on the other side waiting....... ..........

[Believe_N_Me]

I think I read this in "Anna Karenina".

All happy marriages are the same, but troubled marriages all have their own special kind of issue.

[JonniJacko]

that passage was from the diary of the wife.  I'm joking, but maybe not really, I wouldn't be able to come up something like that. Lol

[Cali Guy]

Have to consider why she stayed, don’t want to open anyone’s book.

[JonniJacko]

The ultimate betrayal is psychologicall y impossible to be forgiven. Therefore no reason will ever be good enough to stay. With the exception, both agree to a open relationship moving forward, or the cheater somehow won the lottery...lol