If RT and I had remained married, today would have been our 39th anniversary. However, we divorced after 28 years of marriage - remained divorced for 8 years and then remarried in 2006. So now we have two anniversaries. June 7, 1969 and September 5, 2006. When people ask us how long we’ve been married, it’s hard to give an answer. At one time I thought we should take the 28+ years we were married at first - and count how many days from the day our divorce was final to when 29 years would have been. And then start with the second marriage and add those days until we get to the number that would make 29 years - and whatever day of the year that is - let that be our anniversary . . . It’s complicated, and I have never taken the time to figure it out. It does make for some awkward moments, though, in casual conversation. No one wants to hear the long, drawn-out story of why it’s difficult to know exactly how long we’ve been married. So I stick with the easy answer: More than 30 years.

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