“I know the story of how they met,” said Chris Albert, 59, the youngest son of Elinor and Frederick Albert. “It was in the officers’ mess hall, and my father was working in the kitchen. He kind of boldly made his way straight for my mother and said: ‘You should know my name. I’m the man who’s going to marry you.’”
A Black Nurse, a German Soldier and an Unlikely WWII Romance - NYTimes.com
After 30 Years in the Army, Cocktail Hour Counts - NYTimes.com
(yeah, I know I just posted a quote from this same column but I really like these two)
Ken: When we came back to the house, her father said, that’s very nice, but you sleep down the hall, you’re not married until the church and sacrament.
Separate bedrooms on your wedding night?
Ken: Thanks to my military training, I knew how to get from one end of the hall to the other without the floor creaking.
Karen: All conversations end in“‘I love you.” No matter what. If we are arguing and someone hangs up without saying I love you, now that might be grounds for divorce.
Skip: Always dinner together, and never leaving the house without saying, “I love you.” And Naked Thursday.
NYT: Naked Thursday?
Skip: It’s what keeps us in shape. There is nothing like naked Thursday. You don’t have to do anything, but you’ve got to take your stuff off.
Karen: I don’t know why he started telling people about Naked Thursdays. You can come, but you gotta get naked — it keeps the visitors down.
Solo in the 2nd City: How Did I Get Here?
(I am so feeling this. I would say that I can relate, but only if we’re talking about fancy purses. Dating-wise, I just want somebody to go to the movies with.)
You know hates dating as much as you do? That’s right, Aziz Ansari does.
“Reading those articles, I don’t know how it makes me feel. Partly fearful, but also kind of weirdly comforted to know—oh, maybe that’s why I feel like that. I’d rather feel weird and understand why than just feel weird and be confused.”
There was just one problem. I harbored a crush on Steven that had lasted nearly nine years.
One 9-Year-Old’s Tips for a Happy Marriage
(via New York Wedding Guide - Words of Wisdom — New York Magazine)
