A beautiful woman makes one catastrophic error in judgment, and it affects her life

[DFW]

44 years ago today, this lovely woman decided to commit to spending the rest of her life with me.
I just couldn't bring myself to tell her what she was getting herself into.

Fortunately for me, she still hasn't noticed the gravity of her mistake

[WmChris]

1. Lucky guy

I'm glad love is blind and my wife has also been able to overlook my many defects.

[DFW]

5. My wife is a social worker by profession

She saw my defects, but undertook it as a professional challenge to try and improve the situation.

She's still trying.

[magicarpet]

29. Shhhhhhhhh,..

... don't let the secret out.

Fake it as best you can,... that you are just perfect.

[DFW]

34. I am no such thing

And I think she would probably let you know in no uncertain terms. I t5hink she just considers me an intriguing long-term project.

[magicarpet]

42. Well there must be something appealing,...

... you guys are hanging around together.

Happy Anniversary to you love birds.

[LakeVermilion]

2. I married up too!

It will be 58 years in December. Just after the "Summer of Love!"

[DFW]

4. That makes us rank amateurs! n/t

[Diamond_Dog]

3. Happy Anniversary, DFW!

You have a lovely family!

[DFW]

6. Even nerds like me win a lottery every now and then

....and she is nearsighte!

[FakeNoose]

7. It brings to mind a great song

Happy anniversary Mr. and Mrs. DFW!

[lindalou65]

31. Such a beautiful song

It was my parent's favorite song and they are both gone now but I always think of them when I hear this song. Thank you for the music.

[murielm99]

8. Happy Anniversary!

[DFW]

35. Thanks, Muriel! n/t

[debm55]

9. Happy Anniversary. to you and Mrs. DFW

[DFW]

36. Thanks, Deb! n/t

[cachukis]

10. I think she was captivated by your wit!

[DFW]

37. I think it was more like she was curious

There are actually Americans out there who bother to learn German?

[cachukis]

43. Great starting point. She sensed you would work for her.

[mwmisses4289]

11. Congrats!

🥂Here's to many more years of happiness! 🥂🍻🎉

[DFW]

38. Mother Nature tells us out time is about up

But we have nothing against proving her wrong, although she put out an ad decades ago that warned that it was not nice to fool Mother Nature

[Grim Chieftain]

12. Happy anniversary to you both, DFW

Wishing you many more years of love, health and happiness.

[some_of_us_are_sane]

13. What a beautiful woman!

You are a lucky guy. (And appreciative too! That makes a WORLD of difference.)

[DFW]

39. I am an INCREDIBLY lucky guy, no two ways abozt it.

I may be stupid, but I'm not so stupid that I don't remember that every day.

[SheltieLover]

14. Happy Anniversary!

[dawn5651]

15. happy anniversary.

[Clouds Passing]

16. Happy Anniversary ❤️

[peppertree]

17. As Cheryl Crow might put it, it's no doubt her favorite mistake

A Very Happy Anniversary to you both, DFW. All the Best!

[KT2000]

18. Happy Anniversary!!

[niyad]

19. Wishing you the happiest of anniversries so far, with many more to come.

Thank you for bringing us along on this catastrophic error!

[AltairIV]

20. Congratulations! and Happy Anniversary!

[fantase56]

21. congrats!!

[fierywoman]

22. Happy Anniversary, DFW & Frau !

[orangecrush]

23. Congratulations

[highplainsdem]

24. Happy anniversary! Any special celebration planned, or are you away from home on business and

can't get back in time for dinner?

[DinahMoeHum]

25. Happy Anniversary

[kbowman]

26. Congratulations!

It's nice to hear good news and I am happy for you, Congratulations! (my wife and I are up there also). There is so much bad news these days. As I grow older I realize just how scummy so many people are - whether it's from the news or looking back at the people I worked with over the years. Enjoy your time together! Time is fleeting.

[hamsterjill]

27. Aw!!! Happy Anniversary to the two of you!

All the very best...

[WestMichRad]

28. I have to take issue with your characterization of...

her judgment as a catastrophic error. From the small sampling of your posts that I’ve read, her judgment of you was excellent. As was yours of her.
Congratulations and happy anniversary!

[gademocrat7]

30. Happy Anniversary, DFW

Celebrate!🥂💙

[DFW]

41. Thanks! We did!

We did a few chores, and then we went up t5o the Gasometer in Oberhausen for an incredible exhibit on the world's forests (Avatar, take note). Then we took a train back down to Düsseldorf for a fabulous Lebanese dinner. The restaurant even brought us out a volcano firework for our table. Then, almost too full to move, we got a train back up to the airport, where we has left her car, Now, I have4 hours to pack and get a nap before going back to the airport to get my plane down to Madrid, where I pick up the plane to Washington.

[lindalou65]

32. Happy Anniversary!

and many more to come!

[blm]

33. If Liv Ullmann and Claudia Schiffer had a baby. ☺️

You’re both fortunate, Mr DFW.

[DFW]

40. Well, at least I am, anyway,

As long as no one comes along to tell her she could have done better, she won't hear it from me!!

[airplaneman]

44. I know what you mean

If my wife was perfect she would have married better
-Airplane

[NNadir]

45. I suspect that you may not appreciate why I couldn't possibly have been a mistake on her part.

Like you, I married a beautiful woman, although I confess I had no idea when I met her what a "beautiful woman" might actually be.

My wife's previous lovers were all better looking than me, and I believe, smarter and richer than I am.

What my only advantage was that I knew and understood what it is to and how to love someone, and as my wife's experience with other men was that they saw her as an object, an item of display.

You clearly love your wife profoundly, and in so doing, you give her what few others might have done, unconditional and absolute love.

When I was a kid, and I used to play in folk clubs, I had a rendition of Dave Van Ronk's Motherless Children which had this verse:

Your wife or your husband will be good to you, when your mother is dead.
You know your wife or your husband will be good to you, when your mother is dead.
Yes your wife or your husband will be good to you, but nobody loves you like your mother do.
Motherless children have a hard time when your mother is dead.

Van Ronk said he could tell a lie, but he sure couldn't sing one.

I found I was singing a lie, albeit after the fact. My mother loved me, but not like my wife does.

I certainly love my wife more than her mother did, and I suspect, without any direct knowledge, you love your wife more than any other person ever has.

There is, I think, nothing more precious than that.

This is why it wasn't a mistake, which I'm pretty sure, knowing next to nothing about her, she knows quite well.

Congratulations on a life of love well lived.