FeelingHopeful - thanks for posting this. It's good to hear it from the other side. I'll admit, when my husband and I were first going out, I would ask him why he loved me, like somehow I was defective and not worth it. But, like you, he held on. I should have known early on that he was in for the long haul - he picked me up for one of our dates at my therapist's office, lol! We've been together for 25 years. It hasn't all been roses, that's for sure, but it's been worth it. We joke sometimes that if we were to write a book about our life together it would be titled "What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been".

Mkfslb: I'm glad to hear that you have found such a loving relationship. I hope you have many many happy years together.