Marriage Part 3

Dad is of the generation that never expressed feelings. When I was growing up, I don't ever remember hearing him say, "I love you" to my mother. In the past 6 months, he has talked more about love than he has for the previous 86 years.

"I fell in love with my wife. That is what I did. And she fell in love with me. That is what she did."

"We fell in love with each other. We wanted to get married in a hurry. That is what we did."

(I don't know the exact chronology, but some time after Mama and Dad met, Mama went away for several months to complete her degree at Columbia University in New York. This extended separation did not constitute "getting married in a hurry.")

"We waited until we were married to have sex. That is what we did."

"I still love my wife with all my heart. That is what I do. And my wife still loves me. She tells me 'I love you'."

"We've been married a long time. That is true of us."