Oops

I did it again. When I was very young, I was clear and certain that I would be married one day. When I was a teenager I was clear and certain that I would never get married. When I was 25, I was desperate and stayed in a relationship that didn't work for either party. I married her because we could not afford to be single: we needed the Navy benefits. Much later, I was dumped.

I was clear and certain I would never do that again. Then I married again, and once again, the marriage happened in order to get Navy benefits.

That would be two marriages for money -- more or less. I'm here to tell you that, for me, that is never a powerful context from which to make serious promises.

then yesterday, at 12:10 in the afternoon, Stacey married me. And this time, the context is powerful. Our relationship is as close to perfect as human beings (especially us) are capable of experiencing. This time it feels right to be married. .This time it is a marriage built entire on love, for the reason of love, as a demonstration of love. I'm excited, she is excited.

:Love is.