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.”
“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
Your mom is a kick — good enough for a first husband!!!