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February 7th----2001.

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"Love & Marriage"

February 14th is just a few days away. I call it the "Day of Love". The one day in the year that is set aside to honor our loved ones in the name St. Valentine. On that day we show our love to those that are special to us with flowers, chocolates, dinner, and other special things.

Valentines day coincides well with the series of photographs for this month. These couples in the photographs are ongoing examples of Love, forgiveness, and understanding, and patience that has gone well beyond that one celebrated "Day of Love".

These couples are living proof that love does last. Each of them have been married not less than 30 years. Not one of the couples would say that this has been the easiest thing they've ever done, but they all would say that it has been one of the most rewarding.

As I see couples that have been married for many years there seems to be a particular comfort level that they enjoy. Sometimes it's as if one knows what the other is thinking, or will say next. That kind of comfort only comes about with time. This is where the patience and understanding is most rewarding.

It seems to me that couples such as the ones presented here are from an era that has moved on. They were married when the world was a different place, with different thoughts, ideas, and to a certain extent, desires. Since they all have been married for more than 30 years they grew up and married in a time when the family structure was much stronger. They lived as if they were serious about the institution of marriage.

During their time 20 years was a long time to be married. Now 4 or 5 years is a long time. Marriage these days is sometimes viewed the same as buying a first house. When marriages end in divorce after only a few years, they are referred to as "Starter Marriages" just as buying a first house to live in for a few years before moving to a bigger one is called a "Starter Home".

Expectations for life after a couple has declared their love for each other by getting married is sometimes a bit high. As in most of our lives everyday is not a bed of fresh roses. Life alone has certain demands just as life with a spouse has an equal number if not more. As with life in general, things do not happen according to our wants and desires. It all takes time.

When marriage is viewed as a life long commitment I believe we have a better chance of being, doing, and attaining all, or most of the things we desire in life.

If we all remember to practice a little patience, understanding, and forgiveness our love life and marriages will be much more rewarding and will (hopefully) last much longer.

Thanks for you visit. Please come again.

Otis G. (The Curator)

 

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