love and marriage

I have been thinking about this all day. Why? Because I married the best man EVER. No really, I did, for today. haha Studly and I have been married for a bit over 13 years. They have not all been blissful, they have not all been horrid. They have all been a little bit of both. We've been through some crap and survived it, maybe for the better. I'm flighty, neurotic, live in a gray world, and love him. He's uptight, serious, all black and white, and hot...oh..and he loves me. We even each other out well. Over the years, I have loosened him up considerably, and he has forced me to keep my emotions in check. He lets me know when I need to raise hell, and I tell him when he needs to get the cob out. It works for us. Why? I don't know. When we got married, we had some friends tell us they were going to buy us a fruit basket for a wedding gift. Why a fruit basket? Because they were convinced the fruit basket would last longer than the marriage. Yeah, we're not friends any more. But it still makes me laugh. jerks Over the years, I have been told soooo many times " well you just wait 'till you've been married for ___ years, then you will be miserable. Still waiting for that time to come. Do I love him every day. Uh, no. Some days I want to hit him with a brick and send him home to his mommy. Some days he wants to sew my mouth shut and send me to the looney bin. However, it all comes full circle. I may love him today, despise him tomorrow, however, he's stuck with me. How do we do it? I don't know. We're lucky. Why does our marriage work and others don't? I don't know, we're blessed. What's the secret to a good marriage? If you ask my mom, it's sex. I agree 100%, but I'm sure there's more to it. I don't know what that is. However, for today, I love this man and I pray I still love him just as much 10, 20, 30 years from now. It's either we laugh.....or get divorced. Laughing is cheaper in the long run. :)