Dad was a stoic veteran. So it was no surprise that he didn’t offer me much marriage advice. He knew such parental guidance usually fell on deaf ears. The most Dad told me was, “Never marry someone unless you’ve camped in the cold rain with them.”
Of course, this sounded very silly and strange when you’re blissfully and blindly in love.
Years later, I know the experienced wisdom of those words. Adversity reveals true character.
I’ve just repeated that advice to my daughter who is contemplating getting engaged. Alas, she is just as in love, and just as deaf.
Bill Diamond lives in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and writes to try and figure it all out.