Thirty-Three Years-Where Did the Time Go?

@BettyB (4117)
Summerville, South Carolina
June 9, 2017 8:00am CST
Thirty-three years ago today my husband and I spoke our vows in front of family and friends. In the years since then there has been good times as well as bad, but the love we had for each other has never faltered. I would marry him again in a heartbeat. We will be grand dog sitting for the weekend so other than a special dinner tonight, we haven’t made any plans. The quiet comfort of togetherness is enough. How do you like to spend your anniversary? (Photo-My hibiscus are finally starting to bloom.)
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@LadyDuck (471591)
• Switzerland
9 Jun 17
Happy Anniversary to both of you. I would like to spend like you, simply having a dinner together, no matter where, the important is to be together.
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@LadyDuck (471591)
• Switzerland
10 Jun 17
@BettyB Most of the times, the simplest is the best.
@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
9 Jun 17
You're right. Going out to dinner doesn't have the appeal it used to. We'd rather eat at home.
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@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
10 Jun 17
@LadyDuck That sounds like a wonderful way to spend your anniversary.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
9 Jun 17
Happy anniversary.Enjoy your dinner together tonight.That is a lovely photo of your hibiscus.
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@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
9 Jun 17
Thanks. We'll enjoy it. My hibiscus were slow to bloom this year. I was starting to worry.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
13 Jun 17
@BettyB Though slow to bloom,they are beautiful.
@m_audrey6788 (58472)
• Germany
9 Jun 17
Wow..Happy Anniversary ..We usually celebrate it in simple way like going out on a park bringing along with us some homemade sandwiches and reminiscing
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@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
9 Jun 17
A picnic in the park sounds lovely.
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
9 Jun 17
Happy 33rd Wedding Anniversary to you and your husband @BettyB ! I hope you'll have a beautiful evening celebrating! Those hibiscus are gorgeous.
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
10 Jun 17
@BettyB that sounds perfect
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@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
10 Jun 17
@bluesa It was nice.
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@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
9 Jun 17
Thanks. My husband is cooking tonight. I'm not sure what's on the menu but I know it will be good.
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• United States
9 Jun 17
Congratulations and Best Wishes on your Anniversary. Hope you enjoy your evening and many, many more to come.
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@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
9 Jun 17
Thanks. We'll be together now and forever.
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@just4him (317090)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
9 Jun 17
Congratulations on your anniversary. It's great you have a love that never faltered. Not many people make that kind of milestone these days. God bless you both on your anniversary.
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@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
9 Jun 17
We had a few rough patches but we got through it. My family has beaten the odds. None of my brothers and sisters ever divorced and of my nieces and nephews (26) only one's marriage has fallen apart.
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@just4him (317090)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
9 Jun 17
@BettyB I like those odds. My family was a no divorce family until I was divorced after 21 years.
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@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
10 Jun 17
@just4him The statistics are depressing. Less than half the couples stay together today.
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@rebelann (112888)
• El Paso, Texas
9 Jun 17
Happy Anniversary. It's nice to see that couples do stay together.
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@rebelann (112888)
• El Paso, Texas
10 Jun 17
Living with someone is never easy @BettyB thus I live alone ....... well, not really alone, I have 3 cats and a dog.
@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
10 Jun 17
We had a few rough patches but never considered separating. A good marriage, like anything worth having, takes some work. It was worth it.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50317)
• United States
10 Jun 17
Just as long as we're together it doesn't matter. A lot of times we have lunch and a movie. Happy Anniversary
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@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
10 Jun 17
Thanks. It was a quiet day ending with a nice dinner. After dinner I settled down on the computer and my husband in front of the TV. That's our usual routine.
• United States
9 Jun 17
congrats! our anniversaries come'n go with nary a nod 'n 've done such since the health hiccups began. a special dinner 'r e'en a card'd quite shockin' 'round here. beautiful hibiscus.
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@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
10 Jun 17
We exchanged cards and had a nice dinner. That was enough excitement for us.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
10 Jun 17
Congrats on your anniversary ... sometimes I think a special meal at home...is better than going out.., I like your hibiscus..
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@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
10 Jun 17
Sadly the older I get the less going out appeals to me. Dinner was great.
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@sallypup (61221)
• Centralia, Washington
9 Jun 17
Happy anniversary! We're pretty quiet here, too. Spending time together is precious.
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@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
10 Jun 17
It was nice. It was a peaceful day. I puttered in the garden and my hubby puttered in the garage.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
10 Jun 17
Congratulatios, a good marriage is a blessing. My husband (retired) still works in a field he loves and is always busy for our Anniversary ( in September) so we usually acknowledge the day but travel in the winter an celebrate our togetherness.. this fall will be our 50 th, don't know what we will be doing.
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• Canada
12 Jun 17
@BettyB I don't want a party I want a long vacation on a ship or by plane...
@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
10 Jun 17
Fifty years! That's exciting. My sister has been married 41 years. They're already talking about a huge party for their 50th. Our 50th is too far away to think about yet.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
10 Jun 17
Wishing you a very Happy Anniversary with many years of health and happiness to come. The most important thing is to be together, no matter where in the world you may be.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
10 Jun 17
@BettyB I'm so happy to hear it!
@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
10 Jun 17
Thank you. We had a wonderful evening together.
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@tzwrites (4835)
• Romania
10 Jun 17
It's nice to hear that people still love each other after many years.
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@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
10 Jun 17
The love has grown stronger over the years.
@velvet53 (22534)
• Palisade, Colorado
15 Aug 17
Happy belated Anniversary. I don't get to celebrate them anymore but do remember the ones that I did celebrate.
• Valdosta, Georgia
9 Jun 17
Aw, happy anniversary! =) I hope you enjoy your day. My husband and I like to go somewhere together but the last 2 years we haven't been able to since we had no babysitter.
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@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
9 Jun 17
No babysitter was a factor for us the first few years. Now its just the two of us and we're no longer interested in going out.
@prashu228 (37524)
• India
9 Jun 17
Congratulations .. Hope you enjoy your dinner..
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@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
10 Jun 17
Dinner was wonderful. I love it when my husband cooks.
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
9 Jun 17
Congratulations Betty, I'm pleased that you are so happy together. We don't usually make a big thing of our anniversary, but for our 50th we went on a cruise with all of our immediate family.
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@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
9 Jun 17
A fiftieth wedding anniversary deserves a special celebration. A cruise with family would be fun.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
11 Apr 18
@BettyB I have a different anniversary than you do. Congrats after 33 years and glad you would marry him if had to do it all over again. My anniversary is each November when I came to live in Israel. I have been here now a little over 31 years now. No matter how you celebrate it you are doing it together and that is what makes it special.
• Satna, India
9 Jun 17
all the best
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@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
9 Jun 17
Thanks so much.