Barbara Falconer Newhall

Veteran journalist Barbara Falconer Newhall riffs on life as she knows it.

A (Lengthy) Case of the Human Condition: Married 35 Years

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Married. Jon and Barbara Newhall at Getty Museum tram, 2012. Photo by Christina Newhall
Jon and I in LA in February getting warmed up for the big three-five. We’re waiting for the Getty Museum tram. Photo by Christina Newhall

By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Hey, Everybody!

Jon Newhall and I have been married for 35 years now. Two kids, one house and lots of rewarding jobs later, we seem to be in it for the long haul.

We got married late. We skipped our first marriages and went straight for the second. A strategy I recommend.

For more about how we wound up getting married, see “The Day She Popped the Question.”

Barbara Falconer and Jon Newhall in pool, 1975. Photo by Ruth Newhall
Jon and I – still single in 1975. Photo by Ruth Newhall — or maybe Scott.
Four Newhalls on a sunny day. Photo by BF Newhall
Peter, Christina, Barbara, Jon Newhall, 2009. Barbara Newhall photo

 

 

 

 

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  1. “We skipped our first marriages and went straight for the second.” Yes! I love this. I feel the same way about marrying at the relatively late age of 36. I remember when I was 24 and very in love with a man my current self can see was not quite compatible in the longterm, my mother said, “He’s nice. enough He’d make a good first husband.” I was devastated when he broke up with me but now I’m very grateful. So glad I followed in your footsteps!

    Love, Lindsey