了，而正是这些经历让我们成长，让我们更理性，让我们不断增值，构成了我们的回忆。
我希望我们已经得到了使爱情延续的秘诀。结婚时，斯科特在我的戒指上刻上了罗伯特？布朗宁的诗词：“陪我到老吧！”我们始终恪守着这一誓言。
The Best Kind of Love
Anonymous
I have a friend who is falling in love。 She honestly claims the sky is bluer。 Mozart moves her to tears。 She has lost 15 pounds and looks like a cover girl。
“I’m young again！” she shouts exuberantly1。
As my friend raves on about her new love； I’ve taken a good look at my old one。 My husband of almost 20 years； Scott； has gained 15 pounds。 Once a marathon runner； he now runs only down hospital halls。 His hairline is receding and his body shows the signs of long working hours and too many candy bars。 Yet he can still give me a certain look across a restaurant table and I want to ask for the check and head home。
When my friend asked me， “What will make this love last？” I ran through all the obvious reasons： mitment； shared interests； unselfishness； physical attraction； munication。 Yet there’s more。 We still have fun。 Spontaneous2 good times。 Yesterday； after slipping the rubber band off the rolled up newspaper； Scott flipped it playfully at me： this led to an all…out war。 Last Saturday at the grocery； we split the list and raced each other to see who could make it to the checkout first。 Even washing dishes can be a blast。 We enjoy simply being together。
And there are surprises。 One time I came home to find a note on the front door that led me to another note； then another； until I re