How to Make Love Last: The Best Relationship Advice from 45 Years of Marriage
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John - Zen-Moments says
I love this story Marc. My cat is equally smart, and a very good teacher also.
The most powerful ways of being are found in the simple and the basic. Our cats are confined to that realm, but we can choose it!
🙂
John
Johan says
Beautiful!
Melanie says
“I wish you were here. Just breathing beside me.” Oh this is just beautiful! You are a lovely writer!
Lance says
I love this!
Daniel Richard says
Wow. Love this story that you posted. Vivid memories of how your love begun definitely shows how you can love today (more and even better) than how both of ya were in the early days. 🙂
Rosa says
That`s so sweet it can replace sugar…. I love it
Positively Present says
Oh, I love this post! I love the way it’s written and the happy way it makes me feel. Thank you for posting this and making my morning a little bit brighter.
Vi | Maximizing Utility says
What a beautiful post! I loved it.
Marc says
You all are too kind. 😉 You’re making us blush… really.
Thanks so much for the positive feedback. Your kind words mean a lot to us.
Tonya says
Absolutely beautiful!
Bud Hennekes says
Three cheers for Skyman! Simplicity is essential.
On another more serious note,
I can really relate to this, as I recently said goodbye to my girlfriend a few weeks ago as we parted ways to go to our separate colleges. We decided not to do long distance which was a difficult decision no doubt.
The amazing thing is, even with her being thousands of miles away (Her in Brazil and I in Shanghai) I can still feel her presence through the memories we shared.
Regardless of our “status” I will always have a place for her in my heart and will continue to tune in to feel her loving warmth.
Not a night goes by that I don’t wish the same thing you did:
“I wish you were here. Just breathing beside me.”
Thanks for sharing. You are truly blessed in every meaning of the word.
Stephen - Rat Race Trap says
This was lovely, as usual. Great writing style and content. Stumbled and tweeted. 🙂
Srinivas Rao says
Great post. Love your writing style and love the music references.
Cserei Zoltán says
Thank you and God bless you.
Maclean says
Yet another case for why I think cats are best.
Karen says
Beautifully written! And Hanging By A Moment is an awesome song. 🙂
Phyllis Farr says
WOW!!!
Marc says
@Bud: Angel loved your “Three cheers for Skyman” remark. Thanks so much for sharing your story with us. 😉
Jonathan | EnlightenYourDay.com says
Thanks, I enjoyed reading this personal little post.
Tell Skyman I said “What up”
Jonathan
“It was the work of the quiet mountains, this torrent of purity at my feet” Jack Kerouac
Christopher says
Sweet! 🙂
raquellee says
I love this post. It is beautiful. I too enjoy the person I love just breathing beside me. You are a beautiful writer
Kathryn says
This is beautiful,
I linked it on my blog, i hope you don’t mind.
HESBON says
Hey, what a wonderful article!
I really enjoyed it.
Keep writing.
Ravikant says
Wow, that is beautiful. You really are a great writer.
Jessica says
I came upon your blog a few weeks ago, and since then I have been so addicted to it! I love this post… It is one of my faves… I think you both know the inspiration you bring, but I just want to reiterate- what a blessing it is to have two people in this world inspire and encourage the world!!! Awesome prose!!! Love it!!!!!!
Ayoub-B says
Oh, thanks for sharing this Marc!
This was lovely! Great writing style and content.
KC says
I loved reading this. I’m a new subscriber to your blog so I’m catching up 🙂 But it was so sweet…makes me so happy to be with the one that I love breathing beside me, because I truly do. It’s so good to be able to celebrate genuine love in this crazy world. Thank you!
Holly says
This is the most beautiful, touching thing I have ever read…well done. Very well done.
🙂
Hannah Woods says
Just beautiful Marc. Thank you for sharing this.
Nathan says
Marc, I just started reading your blog, and this post blew me away. It makes me want to scour your archives for more goodness, even though I doubt I’ll ever find another piece of prose this moving.
Thank you.
Marliesa says
wow, wow, wow, this is truly my favourite, thank you Marc I have read it a million times and the phrase
“I wish you were here. Just breathing beside me” has been with me ever since. Absolutely holds the magic of what love is!
🙂
Leticia says
Just perfect. Thank you for sharing this. I will keep it in mind and ask myself what my cat would do. She’s very cool, just like Skyman. I bet she would dare write the letter I don’t dare to write…
Sonia says
Loved it! Especially the last line, “I wish you were here, just breathing beside me…”
Melodie says
Love this, thanks for sharing.