Quote: A friend of mine is getting m. Her fiance has lotsa $$$. He sends her huge, expensive flowers to work, she's got a ring that I'd guess cost at least $10K, they are getting m in hungary where she is from. They went to Italy last year, etc. I know that I shouldn't want money over my sweet h, but... And he does bring me flowers home-just doesn't send them to work. $15 vs. $100, hmmm...It just seems like she has "everything." I don't know much about their lives at home together other than they spend every waking min. together.
The thing is, it's easy to thing she has everything now, but will she 10 years from now? Even very wealthy people get divorced, right? People (and I mean EVERYONE -- friends, family, acquaintances) were SHOCKED to find out dh and I were separating. We always got along, he was romantic (well, in the past moreso than recently), I was the smart, supportive wife, we looked incredibly happy to all who knew us. At retrouvaille a couple of weeks ago, I said something to that effect in our small group sharing, and one of the other younger couples laughed and said they had discussed that on their weekend -- that several of the younger couples there were all "the perfect couple" to their friends and family. It just goes to show you that you never can tell. I used to feel pity and contempt for some friends of ours who would fight in front of people, or make biting remarks to each other in front of people. Well, those couples are still happily married, and here I am....
