I’ve known very few couples with long marriages I admire, so I am really enjoying these stories.
I met my ex H the first week of my freshman year; he was a senior. I turned to my roommate, after spotting him in the dorm dining hall, and said “See that guy over there in the rugby shirt? I’m going to marry him.” She thought I was insane and wagered $100, which she ponied up at our wedding, which took place after he finished his Master’s Degree.