#7 Postby azskyman » Fri Nov 14, 2003 7:43 pm
When I was just finishing HS, Kathy was a babysitter for my sister's two boys. They lived right next door. As I got into college, had a few dating experiences with others, etc, I stayed friends with her family and would sometimes see them on weekends. Then it led to a date for a school dance, etc., where she was the star because she had a college boyfriend. We stuck it out through her HS days and my college days, each of us wandering in and out of other friendships but always best friends.
So, I robbed the cradle, we eventually calculated we dated for almost six years before I got shipped off to Vietnam and she got a taste of life after high school with her friends and some not-so-friendly bottles of Cold Duck.
We were engaged before I left for my tour of duty, but when I came back she was a different person full of independence and attitude. I was full of anger and frustration. We walked down the aisle 2 months later and didn't like each other much. Til death do us part seemed imminent at times.
But alas...we discovered our common bond and used our major differences to our advantage...growing in different ways, but with some similar lifelong objectives. Family, friends, and whatever else came along.
I'm the only guy she ever seriously dated. She's the only girl I ever seriously cared about.
32 years later, we're best friends. We scrap and fight and don't always see eye to eye, but we also appreciate the best in each other. She's the extrovert who everyone just loves to be around. Vibrant and full of life...even a dose of piss and vinegar.
I'm the steady rock. The constant. The planner. The one who takes the waves away from rough waters. The one whose spontaneity is passing with every day that goes by.
Guess that's why we have made it and are happy to proclaim our loyalty, trust, and obligation to each other.
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