And when my grandchildren ask how we met, I no longer tell them it was simply a beautiful coincidence.
I tell them:
“Other people arranged our first meeting. But we chose each other, every single day, for 53 years.”
And the most important lesson I learned from this story is this:
Love isn’t just about the years we spend together. Love is also the courage to finally tell the truth, even when we’re afraid it might change everything.