My husband and I broke up for 2 years before we got married

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Well, it all started when we met in college. I saw him from afar and told myself that I was going to marry that tall, confident, handsome man. Awe at first site turned into moving in together within months and then 7 years of still wanting to be with each other. Then it happened one spring. An argument between us where we both were stubborn and we just kind of had enough. We were both pretty bummed, but we also realized time apart might do us some good. Time past and more time past. He had a new girlfriend and I moved 1500 miles away. We kept in touch and so did our families. I flew back a few times to attend mutual friends' weddings. I was actually over it all and was also in a relationship. Then, he came out to Seattle and visited mutual friends and I came to hang out. Of course, the rest is obvious. He proposed to me before I was even back home! What I got out of the break up was self confidence and independence. He just realized that I was psycho, but not as psycho as the girlfriend after me. We just both really appreciate each other and we now have 2 wonderful kids. We have our problems, but after what we went through, things have been a little easier to deal with. Did you happen to marry someone that you went through a break up with also? Did it make things easier to be with each other now? I am definitely glad that we took the time apart. It helped our relationship more than a ton!