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Post by lwoetin on Apr 18, 2018 11:50:43 GMT -5
I was watching a clip on the late Barbara Bush. www.cbsnews.com/live/video/20180418015930-barbara-bush-passes-away-at-92-leaves-behind-5-children/?ftag=CNM15cf32cShe often joked that her success in life came from marrying well. What has kept love alive? "Humor. I fell in love with him practically at first sight." You are one of the most beloved First Ladies in America, if not the most. "No, that's not true. I'm the mother of wonderful children. And the wife of the world's greatest man." "Speaking of glamour, I want you all to look at me very carefully." They were married for 73 years. |
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Post by baza on Apr 18, 2018 19:35:18 GMT -5
Barbara was known even in my jurisdiction across the pacific.
She seemed like a fantastic person.
What her marriage was like, I dunno, or care much.
She seemed like a fantastic person, and that alone gets my respect.
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Post by lwoetin on Apr 18, 2018 23:05:22 GMT -5
If she had written a book about how to keep love alive for 73 years, I would have read it. Her career is the family. The two appear happy, faithful, grateful, and respectful of the other. I'm sure all marriages face challenges and storms.
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Post by elkclan2 on Apr 23, 2018 23:49:45 GMT -5
We don't know anything about the inside of their marriage any more than anyone knows about the inside of ours. There are rumours that George H.W. had stepped out, I'm inclined to believe it, but he was respectful enough to be discreet. They suffered the death of a child. They were under scrutiny in a way that we cannot imagine and which probably surprised them - given that when they entered public life there were different expectations on what was private and what wasn't.
However, what there did seem to be was respect, admiration and genuine affection inside the family and which was modelled by George and Barbara.
I don't think she was joking that her success was marrying well. She did. But it wasn't just marrying a successful, wealthy man who ended up becoming the president. She married someone who seemed to be a partner in marriage.
I did not marry well. I don't mean that my ex is unsuccessful in his career. I mean that I married someone who could not be a partner to me. I have chosen better this time around. Part of it is the luck of meeting my guy, but part of it is me letting all the other guys I met go by the wayside until I met someone who treats me really, really well and the wisdom to hold onto this one. He helps me to be a good life partner, he makes it easy for me. I'd suspect that he'd say the same of me.
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