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02/03/2016
Dr. Laura:
My husband and I first met when we were both married to other people. We each had children and decided we needed to devote ourselves to those marriages because of our children. We turned our backs on our feelings for each other and did what was right for our kids, and we didn't see each other for seventeen years. During that period we both divorced - and in each case it was due to repeated infidelities on the part of our spouses.
After those 17 years, my now husband went through a tragedy and felt I was the only person who could grasp the depth of the pain he was feeling, and he found me through an old friend. At the time we were both unmarried and living alone. We discovered we lived only 3 hours apart. We spent many hours talking on the phone before we met again in person. The spark was still there.
We talked about everything in our lives- our kids were grown, and we filled each other in on that seventeen year gap. Long story short, we've now been married for 13 years. People can see how much in love we are, and they tell us that our relationship gives them hope. He still smells better than any man I ever met and is the best kisser, provider, husband and human being. We came together again as fully formed grown-ups. We didn't "fix" each other, but our lives became complete when we married, and we're grateful we will have each other in this latter portion of our lives.
Patty
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