Just a little story about when Margaret and I were first dating. For me it was pretty much love at first sight. I seriously doubted Margaret felt the same way, at least not as soon as I did. She had previously told me she did not expect she would ever get married again. It was on our second date that I decided to let her know that I thought we had a future together.
With the hope of not scaring her off, I simply told her that I knew that at that time it was too soon for her; but someday I was going to ask her to marry me, and when I did, she would accept.
When I was about the age shown in my avatar (and before Margaret was born), MGM released a musical called Thrill of a Romance. I h
ave a CD with Michael Feinstein singing one of the songs from that movie. I had put that on the CD player and had it set up so that while I was sweet talking Margaret with my prediction, the above mentioned song was playing in the background. The song title: “Please Don’t Say No, Say Maybe.”
The irony is that Margaret did not even realize what was playing on the CD. She was paying no attention to the lyrics so she didn’t realize that my bold prediction was not backed by as much confidence as I would have liked. Then again, perhaps she was simply too enthralled with what I was saying to pay attention to the background music. Of course, I’d like to think the latter.
This September 30, we will celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary. That is 20 years of love growing stronger each day.