Are you in a "true love" relationship?

[True Dough]

This kind of stuff? Squeeze black heads/pimples on your partners' back? Pass gas out in the open? Clean up after them at times?

[nocoincidences]

1. I was,

she died.

[True Dough]

4. Sorry to hear that, nocoincidences

It's little consolation, I'm sure, but in the words of Alfred Lord Tennyson: "Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all."

[rhiannon55]

22. I'm so sorry you lost your love

I relate. Hugging you from here. 💕

[nocoincidences]

24. Thank you.

She left me 15 years ago but for me it was like yesterday.
Hugs are always welcome and I do reciprocate!

[Kaleva]

2. I cleaned up my wife after she soiled herself when she had a break down.

[True Dough]

5. You qualify!

And then some.

[rhiannon55]

3. I was, for 22 years.

He died almost eight years ago. I miss him every day. 😥

[True Dough]

7. My condolences, rhiannon!

See the first reply in this thread. Perhaps you can share your experiences and strike up a friendship?

[randr]

6. I give thanks everyday for the love

I am given and am chosen to give back

[IADEMO2004]

8. I was until her death in 2015. Sad so many with same answer here.

[True Dough]

9. Yes, sad indeed

I was expecting tales of some rather unappealing favors that couples do for each other. It's heart wrenching that DUers like yourself and others are missing the loves of their lives.

[IADEMO2004]

13. I expected to see change baby diapers and bring him to bed so she could nurse him.

Have the surprise period sheets in washer soaking and fresh bedding by the time she returns from bathroom. Take her to airport at Oh my God thirty in the morning. Stories of love active living and growing. Loves lost have hijacked your post I think but you gave us a chance to open ourselves a bit. Thank You.

[True Dough]

14. You are welcome!

You certainly know you are not alone among friends here at the DU. Take care, IADEMO2004.

[secondwind]

12. It's not surprising. After all, true love is until death do us part. I think it is beautiful.

True love never dies, it gets killed.

[Xolodno]

10. My wife nearly died due to a rare gene mutation...

...ended up in the hospital due to two blood clots, one on each lung. Several doctors shook my hand on being aware and saving her life....It didn't make me feel much better.

After almost a week in ICU under Properphol, she was moved to the standard rooms. Nurses could only keep up so much, so they asked me to help out. I helped my wife wipe her "posterior" since she was too week to do it herself. Took her on scheduled walks in the ward when they were too busy, so she would regain her strength.

When I herniated a disk, she brought all my meals to me, helped me to the bathroom and helped me in the shower.

I was also there for her on three suicide attempts due to her mental illness. Was there every day at the mental facility during visiting hours playing games like Yahtzee, Connect Four, etc.

When I was in serious distress, she comforted me. Attended to my needs, ignored my lashing out, etc.

If that isn't love.....

[True Dough]

11. Wow, Xolodno

That's mutual commitment and devotion. Glad you were there for each other.

[smirkymonkey]

15. That kind of love and devotion is beautiful.

I'm glad you found each other. I hope to find even something remotely like that someday.

[Dem2theMax]

16. Still waiting to find that kind of love.

And I've hit the age where I seriously doubt it will ever happen.

But I am truly happy for those who have found that kind of love.

[DFW]

18. Never say never

A good friend of ours across the border in Holland just lost his wife of 45 years. She was a good friend of ours, too. At Thanksgiving at our house last year, he met a girlfriend of my wife's who had lost her husband to cancer about five years ago. They hit it off very well, and have seen each other once or twice since. For him, it is still early, but something might yet come of it (his German is pretty good). They are both just over 70, but he stays in shape with his Aikido training, and she looks way younger than her 71 years, too.

Just when you think you are condemned to being single for the rest of your days, fate sometime jumps up in your face and yells, "SURPRISE!"

[Dem2theMax]

21. Thank you for your kind words.

I read your other posts in this topic, and I really smiled reading about how you and your wife met. That was pretty much what I hoped would happen to me, but I was also hoping that it would happen many years ago. I'm running out of time!

But, as you said, Fate has a way of surprising us. So I will keep hoping, and maybe someday it will happen for me.

[DFW]

17. Hands down YES. I got lucky early.

I met my wife when we were 22. She had never been to the USA, and never thought she'd have any reason to go there. She spoke little English at the time, so she just thought it was a nice summer fling.

I, on the other hand, knew I had met the woman of my dreams. Tall, beautiful, intelligent, and a completely uncomplicated, upbeat nature. No way I was going to let her go just because she was born on another continent and didn't speak my language. Fortunately I spoke hers (we still speak German to each other after 45 years, even though her English is now near-fluent).

I was persistent, she was willing. We have gone though a lot, two rounds of cancer for her, serious heart issues for me, bureaucratic nightmares with paperwork and taxes. She was worth it all.

Three DUers have met her, and stayed with us at our house in Germany. I dare say they won't tell you anything different.

Seven years after we had first met, age 29 (1981):
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And 43 years after we had met, age 65 (children, life-threatening diseases, and all the good and bad things that happen in-between):
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Life with someone else is just not imaginable to me.

[True Dough]

19. You have professed your undying love and gratitude here several times, DFW

You are one of the lucky ones, and it's great that you're so appreciative of it. I'm sure your wife feels very much the same. Many more happy years to you both!

[DFW]

20. Thanks, true dough. I have every intention of stretching this out as long a we possibly can.

Since we both know it could end tomorrow, we take nothing for granted.

[cynatnite]

23. It must not be true love for us, even after 30 years...

This is just gross.

[Skittles]

25. you've never inspected abormalities on your loved one's ass, cynatnite?

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YOU'RE MISSING OUT.

[True Dough]

27. Welcome back, Skittles!

Don't know how long you've been reinstated. Just seeing your name again now. Glad you're still among us!

[Skittles]

31. thank ya True Dough

it's good to be posting again

[cynatnite]

44. I've admired his ass more than once. :)

It's almost as perfect as America's ass. LOL

[Skittles]

45. Trump's ass, I am reminded of Gunnery Sergeant Hartman

"YOUR ASS LOOKS LIKE 150 POUNDS OF CHEWED BUBBLEGUM!"

[blur256]

26. Totally in love with my wife

Almost 3 years. She has me check out anything and everything. I happily oblige

[PETRUS]

28. Well, my wife introduced me to DU...

...make of that what you will.

[True Dough]

29. You're forever indebted!

The gift of DU can never be repaid.

[AJT]

30. I was in love once, 20 years ago, and it didn't work out.

I ended up married to a good man, although it was not true love, and cared for him and he for me during our 10 year marriage. He passed away last summer after an extended illness.

Being in a "true love" situation for an extended period of time seems exhausting.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

32. I thought so, once, but the duplicitous bastard dumped me.

[True Dough]

34. How long ago?

And that's it? End of story? You've given up on love?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

35. LOL.

Let's just say I'm a bit cynical about romance.

[True Dough]

37. So if this fellow's doppelganger approached you at the library (or grocery store)

and said, "Would you join me for a drink," you'd tell him to beat it?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

38. I'm way too old for him, so it would never happen.

Unless he mistook me for his grandmother.

[True Dough]

41. All right, all right!

You're making me work here! So this guy cycles up to you and says, "G'day, me lady! I'd like to prune your garden."

Do you deflate his tires?

[Shrike47]

33. Well, I don't think it's romantic anymore but we've made it 34 years and we do the maintenance

and upkeep for each other.

[petronius]

36. I thought I was. She didn't agree.

In retrospect, I might have been a bit too sanguine about that “pass gas out in the open” aspect...

[JustFiveMoreMinutes]

39. Ah, Pink's song 'True Love'

... seems to fit this scenario.

[True Dough]

40. So does

the phrase "JustFiveMoreMinutes."

[retread]

42. 50 years ago this summer I met Mrs. Retread. Talk about a life changing event. We have been a couple

ever since.

[True Dough]

43. Congrats on the longevity!

Here's to another 50!