Just joined the group and I have read several sad stories. My heart goes out to all of those going through those hard times and who feel lost in their marriages. Because of that I felt I would share a positive story. My wife and I have been married for almost 25 years. We have two sons who are both in college now and having an empty nest we have "rediscovered" each other and our relationship almost feels like it did when we were dating.

We got married one day shy of a year after we met. We got married in Vegas which some people laughed at as they felt Vegas marriages don't last. We were married for three years before we had our first son and once he was born our relationship changed slightly from husband and wife lovers to mom and dad part time lovers. We have always been in love but we had some intimacy issues over the years and communication problems. Like all couples we had problems and fights but we always came back to each other. As our relationship progressed and we matured so did our faith in God. Our marriage became a vocation to serve God by raising our sons and loving each other. But it also meant we became less of lovers and more of parents with our time and energy.

One of my issue with my wife and me was one of a lack of physical passion in our marriage and physically expressing it. This was actually an issue with me before we got married but something, someone, told me this was the woman for me. Despite talking to her about this issue many times over the years it made little difference. That's not to say we didn't have a physical relationship, we certainly did, I just felt it wasn't as deep as it could or should be.

However, this summer as we were on a weekend getaway on a long drive we were talking about it again and talking about our lives before we met. We both figured out there were things in her past which negatively influenced her ability to make connections and also reasons for my own insecurities. Our talk stirred up all kinds of emotions for each other and allowed us to reconnect through communication and understanding. Now my wife and I are more deeply in love than we have ever been. The passion is there more than ever and we can't keep our hands off each other.

It hasn't been an easy marriage but because God has always been the center of our marriage we have been committed to Him and each other and have made it through some tough times. As long as we do not put ourselves first in the marriage we will be ok. But we are much better than ok. I can't wait to go to bed with her and wake up with her every morning. God bless all of you.