[Ishmaeli]

Same. 23 years and I don't mention it often because it feels like bragging, and we certainly didn't do anything to "earn" our relationship. I think it was just dumb luck that we fell into it and happen to be so compatible along so many lines.

But it always baffles us whenever we spend time with another couple (including our own parents) and they are so short with each other. As you say, harsh.

We come away from those gatherings wondering, is this really how people live? Seems to be.