Comments on: Anniversary Musings

By: » Linky Love

» Linky Love — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:18:54 +0000

[...] know we have some long lasting marriages among us but it’s nice to hear someone comment on their marriage and why they think it’s lasted so [...]

By: Lee

Lee — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:32:10 +0000

Maybe more couples should have ‘good stuff’ list.

By: Karen Templeton

Karen Templeton — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:53:35 +0000

Read your entire post to my hubby of almost-30-years over breakfast this morning. So two thumbs up from this camp (we had five sons — yeah, there’s been some dark times here, too ).

But there’s a reason I write romance, and his name’s Jack.

By: Terry Odell

Terry Odell — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:33:35 +0000

Congrats, Eric. Hubby and I are hitting #39 in 2 weeks. Even though we both went to RWA, and then stayed and extra week visiting with his family in Oregon (think mega $$ expenditures) he invited me along on one of “his” trips next week and suggested we extend it a day or two and make that our anniversary ‘just the two of us’ time.

He’s not big on reading romance, although he was kind enough (after much begging-almost-threatening) to read the ARC of my next release. I told him to read it for errors so he wouldn’t feel like he was reading a ‘romance’. He finished it in about 3 days (normally, he won’t even check out library books because they’re dur in 3 WEEKS), and neglected doing the work he brought along that came with deadlines. After another day or two, he actually admitted that he thought it was a good book. Not sure I could get him to read anything else in the genre (after all, that was my 5th book, and he still hasn’t read the other 4).

I love you’re ‘good stuff’ list. Maybe we’ll give that a shot. Although things are looking pretty good right now after watching the dynamic of his sister and her husband for a week.

By: Ciar Cullen

Ciar Cullen — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:55:01 +0000

What a wonderful post. I really enjoyed it.

By: Sarah S. G. Frantz

Sarah S. G. Frantz — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:16:47 +0000

Happy Anniversary, Eric! My husband and I have 18 under belt together and 12 as Smug Marrieds. And it is the dark times that remind us of why we love each other, because that’s what gets us through: “I don’t like you much right now, but I still love you, and we’ll work with that.” And I know reading romances make me a happier person.

By: Jill Sorenson

Jill Sorenson — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:42:56 +0000

My husband and I just shared our 7th anniversary, so this is a timely post. There’s something to be said for romance novels as relationship therapy. And perhaps reading (or writing) about a character experiencing an epiphany influences us to be more self-aware.

Congrats on your anniversary. Here’s to twenty more.

By: Eric Selinger

Eric Selinger — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:16:25 +0000

Hi, Kimber! Hi, Eva! Thanks for reading and posting comments; I’m really glad you liked it. (I was worried it didn’t have enough about romance fiction in it.)

You know, I lost a copy of WTT in just the same way, Eva! Maybe the RWA should raise money to have a copy placed in hotel room bedside tables, alongside the Gideon Bible?

By: Eva Gale

Eva Gale — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:39:25 +0000

That is just the best darned post.

And I lent my only copy of WTT to a non-romance reader. It was slightly scorned when I plunked it in her hands, but since she’s read it twice and I have yet to get it back.

By: Kimber Chin

Kimber Chin — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:19:57 +0000

BIG congratulations!

The hubby and I have been a team for 15 wonderful years and yes, not all of those were wonderful, but looking back, I wouldn’t trade them for the world. They made us the tight, solid team we are.

I love the black moments in romances.
Why?
Because it shows me who the characters really are and reassures me those two crazy kids are going to make it.

Our theme song is
‘Can U Stand The Rain’
because it is only when it rains,
that a couple grows.