Julie Massie, Photographer

Oooohhh, this is interesting. What do you think?

Science Says Lasting Relationships Come Down To 2 Basic Traits It has to do with how people respond to their partners' "bids."

Here's what happens when you're so ridiculously sweet that everyone you've ever met becomes a best friend. You end up with a 35 person bridal party.

Just a little something pretty to brighten a dreary Tuesday...

A sampling from Randee and Mike's lovely wedding day.

Agreed! Now if only I could follow my own advice more often...

True !

This morning at the Special Olympics we had the pleasure of eating lunch with some of the athletes. At our table, there was a very special woman named Kate. While introducing my family to her, she saw someone over my shoulder and started jumping up and down and cheering and pointing. She screamed "HIM! ITS HIM!" She had limited verbal ability but she started mimicking slow-dancing and her coach told me that they danced last night at the opening ceremonies. She just kept pointing at him and saying "I'M FOR HIM! AND HE'S FOR ME!" with a huge grin on her face. This went on for about 20 minutes while we are our sandwiches. She kept tapping me and then pointing to him and smiling, mimicking the slow dancing moves, then "I'M FOR HIM! and...and HE'S FOR ME!" It was one of the sweetest displays of love I've seen in a long time. And I thought about how much sweeter my own marriage would be if that was what we kept at the forefront of our minds. Not the stressors of life or the nagging or dirty socks left on the floor. Just this:

I'm for him, and he's for me.

At lunch today, this couple sat across from us and held hands like this for the entire 20 minutes until their food came out. They didn't speak much...just gazed at each other with lips gently curled into happy lovesick grins.

How many years do you think they've been married? I wonder what sort of storms they've weathered together over the years. This sight makes my heart flutter.