Quoted:Quoted:"A second marriage is the triumph of hope over experience."
Dude, thats deep. Now I'm really stumped.
I'll tell ya what happened to me...
Was going through my divorce and met a gal at work
who was going through a divorce as well.
Both of our divorces were finalized within a few months of each other. We were very fortunate that we didn't have any children from our previous relationships!
We ended up getting separate apartments in the same apartment complex.
After about 9 months....
we moved into an apartment together. (What did you think I was going to say?
)
About a year after that, we bought a house together.
Several months after buying our house, we ran off to Las Vegas and got married on the floor of the Grand Canyon on Halloween. We figured that since the "traditional" way of getting married didn't work so well, that we'd try something a little different.
All of the time leading up to our marriage, we had a LOT of discussions about why our past marriages failed, what it was we really wanted out of being married, and extensive discussions on topics such as how to manage finances, philosophies on raising kids, division of work in the household, views on religion/spirtuality, views on sex guns, motorcycles, etc.
She is a 7th generation Texan... shot her first deer when she was 10... is a good cook... and really smart... so much so that I don't mind letting her out of the kitchen to help me with stuff.
We have been together now for over 8 years and have a wonderful 3.5 year old daughter.
I can honestly say that I have never been happier than I am now. I wish I had known this woman and married her the first time around!
There are good women out there... take your time and be smart about it and
learn from your mistakes!
Good luck.