Something I'd like to share with all of you...

Not so long ago, I was going through a rough patch in my life and turned to the very same forums that you do for help, advice, and simple support. I got it and I felt relieved to be able to share my thoughts and feelings with others who understood and helped me better understand them.

Sometimes people can get burned out by offering nonstop advice and support, and never hearing anything positive or good coming from their advice. Well, I'm here today to say two things -- one, thank you for the advice and support offered to me at that time, as it did help me.

And two, I wanted to share the good news that I'm getting married! I met a wonderful woman through an online personals site and after dating for nearly the past year, we decided to tie the knot in Antigua on October 4. We're very excited about the whole thing (as you can imagine) and since I see many of you as my extended family in many ways, I just wanted to share this good news.

You can find someone out there who is right for you, even if it may not seem like it. It takes patience and persistence, and often times, a lot of pain before you get into a relationship that really works on every level (for both of you). I know how frustrating it is to be in a relationship that isn't working, no matter how hard you try (a good sign that things either need to change or one of you needs to leave).

I wish you all a good weekend, and happiness in making your relationship work or finding a way to get into one that does.

Best,
John

Congratulations Doc !!! May you find all you dream for, I dare say for many, I think we all think you're a great guy!!!

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but rising every time we fall." Confucius

Congratulations! I wish you every happiness.

<font color=green>Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that, you, too, can become great. -Mark Twain</font color=green>

Awesome Doc!!!! You know I wish you all best life has to offer. But....don't I remember it being written into the Moderators contract that if you ever got married that we would be invited to the wedding, all expenses paid of course?

Get ready DE, It's time to PAR-TAY!!!

Of course it could just be one of my delusional episodes....

I think this is great news Doc, thanks for sharing it with us!

So, do we call you Mr. or Ms.?

"A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart."

What great news Congrats!!!!
What a beautiful time of year for a wedding, see things do work out after all for some, and I am glad it was someone like you
Enjoy,
"darkeyes"

In giving advice seek to help, not please your friend
SOLON

Congratulations DocJohn, that's awesome!!! Bearhugs!

Congratulations, Dr. John!! May your courage be rewarded with the best of everything love has to offer!

<font color=blue>This above all: To thine own self be true. --Shakespeare</font color=blue>

congrats is in order. I hope you the best with the new wife, and I wish you a very long and healty love ...

I also hope you fall in love over and over again with her

<font color=purple>The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost.
- G.K. Chesterton
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Darn - I guess this means I should stop waiting for you to ask me out! Just kidding - best of luck to you both!!!

And are we supposed to call her Mrs. John?

Congrats Doc John!
I wish you all the best in your marriage.
Take good care of eachother.
Heidu

Congratulations! You have done so much good for others, it warms my heart to hear that you have found someone to share your life with.

She is a very lucky woman. : )

*hugs*
mj

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What wonderful news for you to share with all of us Thank you and may you have a wonderful life together filled with happiness

Congrats!!!!
Hugs
Heather

<font color=blue>The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way </font color=blue>

Congrats - all the best to you and your future wife. Your forums have kept me around and I thank you for that, with all my heart.

October is a beautiful time of the year. May happiness always be yours.

Mary Alice

you wrote: "You can find someone out there who is right for you, even if it may not seem like it."

that is so true. i think OPENNESS sums it all, in many ways. open to another person, yourself, love, the time/place, etc. Congratulations, Dr. Grohol.

Congratulations, Dr. Grohol. It's wonderful to hear you find your life partner and both of you are so happy, I'm happy for you too.

I guess I'm the only person from Asia on this forum. It's been helping me in many ways and I'm feeling much better and happier. I want to extend my thankfulness to you for creating such an awesome place where is more like home. Wish you all the bests.

Best,
Toni

[i] What our mind can conceive and believe, it will achieve.

Thank you all for your kinds words and congratulations. This is my first marriage and as old-fashioned as it may sound, I intend it to be my last as well. We'll try our best to work on things before they turn into something much larger than they are.

All communication in relationships is about choices. Is the argument you're having with a loved one really worth the effort? Or are you just having the argument to be "right?" I wrote an article six years ago that delves into this theme more, and all of my significant others have read it.

I have to admit, I still choose to argue sometimes over the other person's happiness. I think we all do. It's not about being perfect, however, it's about realizing that there are truly more important battles to fight down the road where you really will want your opinion heard, where discussing an issue to the point of resolution could make a significant difference in both of your lives. Getting caught up in petty arguing over trivial issues will just make such important discussions get lost in all the clutter.

So thanks again, and I'll let you all know how it goes...!

Best,
John

Dang I wanna be a Flower Girl can I please please please? On a serious note...my deepest congratualtions to your happiness..I think its wonderfuland you deserve it...we all do
Serenity a.k.a Jennifer

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Serenity

Congratulations..

Gez

CONGRATULATIONS!!

<font color=blue>HI FROM PEANUT :-)</font color=blue>

Hello Doc John,
You must have an interesting mix of emotions happening as you come up to the line. Old fashioned or otherwise, I think most of us enter marriage with fullness of heart.

A friend wrote some wise words in my album:
It is not how compatible you are, but how you deal with incompatibility. Too true I say. High parity can make us feel perfectly suited, yet a single disparity can bring us undone sometimes. It is prudent to avoid allowing everything to hinge on one moment in time.

Congratulations and best wishes for your futures. And remember to ...eat right, sleep right and play hard!!
Regards
Frances

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So thanks again, and I'll let you all know how it goes...!

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doc john I just now read this. not sure if you remember back in the day of wbs the wedding that took place in kansas that you were invited to or not but Oct 4 1997 was the day brother pat and I did our wedding! we do share this day! hehehe kind of funny! we had about 20 pc members there with us for that special day!

I wish you every happiness possible.

Congratulations to the both of you for finding each other and falling in love and your commitment to one another... This is such a beautiful thing.

I agree with you, there is hope for everyone!

Best Wishes,
nightbird

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CONGRATS!! very exciting and thoughtful of you to share with us! blessings

awesome, congrats to you!