My first post was on the “Movies, Music, Food, and Print” forum to tell everyone about the great new movie Knocked Up. I’m writing this about our night last Saturday, to help introduce us.

Our schedules do not permit much free time these days. After 21 years in sales and marketing, I decided to go back to college full time, and my wife’s IT job with an oil company often requires 60 hour work weeks. Additionally, we spend a lot of time with our 11 year old son during the week. We taxi him to school, music lessons, drama class, karate, and boy scouts – plus we always try sit down and have supper together every night. We have however had a bit of break from the routine this summer, because my parents retired this year. Our son has been traveling with them for the last couple of weeks on a camping trip, and we have had some much needed freedoms added back to our daily lives – AND SEX.

Sorry, this is a bit lengthy, but the background was necessary. Since our son has been away we’ve had the opportunity to go to restaurants, and last Saturday did something we don’t usually enjoy - we reluctantly went to the local Cineplex to see a movie we read about in Rolling Stone. We arrived early, so we waited in the lobby with the other people waiting to attend the same feature. I started to check out the other people waiting (mostly the women), and then turned my head to speak to my wife. The words didn’t come out, because in the dim light she looked… She dresses like all the other suburban moms, and like them usually wears little make up, but she pulls the look off so well. She’s still trim, and has beautiful hair, and I was just speechless.

We held hands and snuggled like kids during the movie, and held hands and cried at the end when the baby is born. What a great time… but the night was young. We drove home and drank wine, and had some horsdevoures, and watched Saturday Night Live, and I remembered how wonderful her laugh is. Then it was off to bed… I won’t share all the details, but it was long and slow, and hot and sweaty – WOW! As we drifted off to sleep under the gentle breeze of the ceiling fan, my last thoughts were about the smart, beautiful woman beside me. She’s so sexy, and smart, and works so hard, and is such a great mother. I’m so fortunate that I had the sense to ask her to be my partner in life. After 21 years I’m still in love.

What a great story and thanks for the intro!

I have one also:

8 years ago, our 9th anniversary was approaching (11th year together), so I decided to suprise Alicia with a trip to Las Vegas. As the date crept up, I took her shopping for a new dress, handbag, and shoes, then had her get a manicure/pedicure the morning of the trip. She was kept in the dark the whole time as to where we were going and I had arranged for her mom to take care of our son (who was barely 9 months old).

That afternoon, a taxi pulled up and whisked us off to the airport, where we boarded a flight to Las Vegas and grabbed another taxi over to the MGM Grand, where I'd made reservations at Emeril Lagasse's restaurant (she was a big fan of his show back then). After an amazing meal, the wait staff called another cab and we shot over to the Bellagio and saw "O," the Circue du Soleil show set on water, before walking arm and arm through the casino.

At one point, I turned to check out a table where everyone was screaming (someone hit a big jackpot). As I turned back, there was this gorgeous BABE who caught my eye. She was looking upward at a glass sculpture in the Bellagio lobby and I just sat staring at her the whole time. For a split second, I didn't recognize her, but then it hit me...

That gorgeous babe was my wife.

We walked arm and arm for another hour, basking in the glow of each other, before heading back to the airport and flying home. We crawled into our comfy bed around 3am too exhausted to have sex; but it didn't matter. The night was perfect.

Of course, 45 minutes later we were jolted awake by our crying son, but that a small price to pay for a few precious hours we got to enjoy.

Wow, thanks for the romance Freddy and Clifford, that was nice reading indeed. Welcome to the boards Clifford.

Thank you Freddy and Snowflake.
My life has not been the rip-roaring spectacular I fancied it would be during my youth. I suppose it has resembled most blue chip stock: fairly stable, more ups than downs, and gradually trending upward over time, I am a common man with common thoughts, and I’ve led a common life. There will be no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten, but I have loved another with all my heart and soul, and to me, this has been enough. My wife has truly sustained my passion for life.

… and I can’t believe we still enjoy having sex so much after 21 years. Come to think of it - actually longer than that, because we had sex on our first date! (probably get in trouble for revealing that).

congrats! and welcome to the zoo..

Clifford and Freddy, your stories are inspiring and encouraging. Me and my guy have only been together for a little over two years...but I hope we can keep things going as well as you guys have over the long run!

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because we had sex on our first date! (probably get in trouble for revealing that).

Bah, I met T, my husband, by chance and was in bed with him after 6 hours , married after three years.
If there is trouble for this, we will be in trouble together!!

Welcome aboard Clifford! It warms my heart to hear you (and Freddy) are still so in love with your wife. I know it's not impossible, because I think my husband still loves me an incredible amount after almost 27 years together! (We'll celebrate our 22nd wedding anniversary in Sept.) And with us too, the sex is better than ever! So, maybe we've provided hope to some of the younger crowd that it doesn't have to end! And marriage does NOT have to resemble sit-com marriages!