My husband and I have been married for almost 36 years now We definitely do not have too many of those butterfly moments but a comfortable sense of security I know I can always depend on him to be there when I need him. We raised two kids together, one with Aspergers and one with Type 1 diabetes and never once did he leave me to struggle with their issues by myself. We worked through things together A few years ago he was hospitalized with a serious illness and I realized right then how much I would miss him if he was gone. We still laugh a lot together, enjoy a lot of the same music and TV show and talk about our memories as we grow old together. This is what marriage is about people; yes you fight and bicker about stupid things, but he pretty much accepts me the way I am warts and all as I do him. I am a lucky lucky woman. Never once did he consider "cutting and running" when things got tough and nor did I, even there were many times things seemed impossible. Love you Joe.

My boyfriend and I are in a relationship for almost 5 years. We don't live together because it is out of question now. He does a full time job in a different city where more than half of his money goes in fooding and lodging and I am still a student with 0- very less money. But we meet whenever we can. When he comes home, often it is in a 6-8months lapse, I can't meet him often. Its like once or twice a week and he becomes very sad and angry that I can't meet regularly and if I do, I don't stay for 3-4 hours with him. I have strict parents who always wants me to tell them where I go and by what time I'll be home and with whom I am going. I am a pre medical student and they know it is very difficult path so they want me to devote more time in studies. My boyfriend complains that I am different now, that I don't have that craze which I used to in the beginning. I explain him that there is a difference between infatuation love and mature love but he says that I simply make excuses.