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A friend of mine got married last week, and I was able to supply lots of advice for how to handle marriage and the ceremony.  Most of it was tongue in cheek to be sure, but there was some truth in nearly everything I told him.

You see, it was ten years ago today that I did just what he did: I got married.

Got hitched.  Added the ball and chain.  Tied the knot.

Essentially, I formalized the best decision I ever made.

While I had been in relationships before meeting my wife, the 13th of January 1998 proved to be the day that changed everything.  I’m not the most sentimental of folk, but that day made me a believer in some of the more off-the-wall contrivances of romance.

I knew immediately that I had met the perfect woman for me, and that I would spend the rest of my life with her.  It was love at first sight.  (My wife was apparently on daylight savings, as it took her about an hour to determine the same for me.)

We haven’t had the easiest of marriages (cancer, career issues, a back injury and the difficult delivery of our goofy and wonderful child have seen to that), but our marriage has been the one constant that I know I have relied on for some semblance of normality at the end of the day.

I definitely got lucky in finding the perfect partner for the rest of my journey, and hopefully she feels the same.

For ten years now, I’ve had the joy of being able to spend time with a beautiful, smart, funny, (thankfully) goofy, and sexy woman.

I got the better part of the deal.  I got my wife: a fine combination of Nora Charles, CJ Cregg, Princess Leia, Alex Guarnaschelli and Mikel Dayan.  My wife got…  Fred Flintstone with more back hair.

No matter what, I am definitely better off having shared my life with my wife these ten (plus) years, and I am thankful and lucky to having her with me as life continues.

I certainly don’t think things would have turned out as well for me had I chosen a different door…  And I’m really glad I didn’t.

These really have been the best years of my life, and I have my wife to thank for it.

Happy Anniversary, Sweetie…  I love you.