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Bruce[_28_]

On Tue, 08 May 2018 16:17:50 -0400, wrote:

>Ophelia wrote:
>>
>> I would have been married that long had my first
>> husband not died. But I have been very, very lucky to find another
>> wonderful husband) We have been married for 20 years)
>
>You've been very fortunate, it's not easy to find a new spouse, for
>women and men. I think it's more difficult for men because it's
>primarily the women who gets to accept/reject a date... men get
>rejected far more than women. Every day is not perfect but I feel we
>are both very fortunate to have stayed together for nearly 27 years. I
>think the secret is to bend like a reed in a wind storm. We both
>agree that the most difficult challenge is to deal with the children
>from another's previous marriage. Children from previous marriages
>regardless their age can be extremely selfish, graspy, and mean
>spirited.

So you're getting along well with them?