My wife and I are celebrating 50 years of wedded bliss! I wrote a column similar to this one on our 45th anniversary. I did it then because I was worried we weren’t going to make it to 50—not because of any marital discord but because of health issues. For you see, I inherited some terrible longevity genes. My dad died at the age of 47. And I don’t have a single uncle who lived past the age of 60. So, my prospects for old age were gloomy. And about five years ago, my wife started struggling with some health issues. But here we are at our 50th anniversary. My wife has been given a clean bill of health by all her doctors. And for some genetic reason I don’t understand (but am thankful for), I’m still kicking!
Anyway, I got more positive feedback to that anniversary column I wrote five years ago than I’ve received about any column I’ve ever written. So I thought I'd repeat a slightly updated version of it now.
