StarSilver: Gut-level honesty about marriage


By MARY EU

Things do unravel before they become strong and lasting. And so it is with a long marriage. Photo: 123rf

"Love at first sight" is rare or imagined. It normally takes many sightings for love to grow into a lasting relationship – or it may not, and the attraction just fizzles out, and you realise that it's just a mere crush.

The Bear and I have been married for more than 40 years – a classic example of "opposites attract". Yes, one fatal attraction can lead to marriage. Was it loneliness, lust or true love? I don't remember, as it happened so long ago, when we were young, hormone-charged and vulnerable.

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