It’s About Love

~ Linda Wright

Today is our Anniversary. My spouse and I have been together 32 years now and more and more people ask us, “What is your secret to a long marriage?” The truth is, it’s not a secret. It’s love. We don’t hide it; we are not ashamed of love.

What makes a love last? Who knows! Love terrifies and endangers some people. It can be abused, but not forced. It can grow stronger with attention and caring over the years or it can atrophy. It can be a powerful force for change. It can transform the impossible into the possible. It’s love that gives me the strength to look beyond my ego in order to live up to the promises I made in our wedding ceremony.

My spouse and I have kept our marriage vow to offer one another love as an unchanging constant in our lives. In times of joy and sorrow, abundance and want, comfort and affliction we have continued to love each other. And, yes, after 32 years we still expect to do so as long as we both shall live.

The other part of the truth is that for the first 30 years we were together it was not legal for us to marry. Friends and family see that today we do not celebrate two years, but 32 years, of loving one another. I pray that those who feel threatened by our commitment to our marriage will someday experience a love that is great enough not to be diminished by fear.

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Published by Linda Wright

Linda Wright, author of "My Turn: When Caregiving Roles Reverse," now lives in Florida. She has served on the boards of organizations serving people with rare, genetic bleeding disorders like hers. As a writer, she has contributed to several anthologies and is a member of the Tallahassee Writers Association. Linda is married to the Reverend Ms. Robin Gray.

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