第12章爱是一生的约定（11）
Asmyfriendravesonabouthernewlove，I'vetakenagoodlookatmyoldone。Myhusbandofalmost20years，Scott，hasgained15pouhonrunner，henowrunsonlydownhospitalhalls。Hishairlineisredhisbodyshowsthesignsoflhoursandtoomanydybars。YethestillgivemealookacrossarestauranttableandIwanttoaskforthedheadhome。Whenmyfriendaskedme"Whatwillmakethislovelast？&quhalltheobviousreasons：eerests，unselfishness，physicalattrauni。Yetthere'smore。Westillhavefun。Spontaneousgoodtimes。Yesterday，afterslippingtherubberbandofftherolledupflippeditplayfullyatme：thisledtoanall-outwar。LastSaturdayatthegrocery，wesplitthelistahertoseewhoakeittothecheckoutfirst。Evenwashingdishesbeablast。Weenjoysimplybeiherearesurprises。OimeIetofihefrontdoorthatledmetoaheilIreachedthewalk-i。IopeofindScottholdinga"potofgold"（mygkettle）areasure"ofagiftpaesIleavehimhemirrorasunderhispillow。Thereisuandiaplaybasketballwiththeguys。Aandswhy，onceayear，Imustgetawayfromthehouse，thekids—aomeetmysistersforafewdaysofnonstoptalkingandlaughing。Thereissharing。Notonlydowesharehouseholdarentalburdens—wealsoshareideas。Sehomefromaonthaedmewithathickhistoriovel。Thoughheprefersthrillersaion，hehadreadtheheplaouchedmyheartwhenheexplaiwasbecausehewaoexgeideasaboutthebookafterI'dreadit。
Thereisfiveness。WhenI'membarrassinglyloudandcrazyatparties，Se。Whenhefessedlosingssiavehimahugandsaid，"It'sokay。It'so;
Thereissensitivity。Lastweekhewalkedthroughthedoorwiththatlookthattellsmeit'sbeenatoughday。Afterhespehthekids，Iaskedhimeoldmeabouta60-year-oldwomanwho'dhadastroke。Heweptasherecalledthewoman'shusbandstandingbesideherbed，gherhand。Howwashegoihishusbandof40yearsthathiswifewouldprobablyneverrecover？Ishedafewtearsmyself。Beedicalcrisis。Becausetherewerestillpeoplewhohavebeenmarried40years。Becausemyhusbandisstillmovedaeryearsofhospitalroomsanddyis。
&h。LastTuesdayafriendcameoverandfessedherfearthatherhusbandislosinghisceousbattlewithWednesdayIwenttolunchwithafriendwhtoreshapeherlifeafterdivorThursdayaneighborcalledtotalkabeffeer'sdiseaseoher-in-law'spersonality。OnFridayachildhoodfriendg-distaellmeherfatherhaddied。Ihungupthephohought；thisistoomuchheartaeweek。Throughmytears，asIwentouttorunsomeerrands，Ihebeblossomsofthegladiolusoutsidemywihedelightedlaughterofmysonandhisfriendastheyplayed。Icaughtsightofaweddingpartyemergingfromaneighbor'shouse。Thebride，dressedinsatiossedherbouquettfriends。Thatnight，Itoldmyhusbandabouttheseevents。Wehelpedeachotheraowledgethecyclesoflifeandthatthejoysterthesorrows。Itwasenoughtokeepusgoing。Finally，thereisknowing。Iknohislaundryjustshyofthehampereverynight；he'llbelatetomostappoisachothebox。Heknoillowovermyhead；I'lllockusoutofthehouseataregularbasis，andIwillalsoeatthelastchocolate。Iguessourlovelastsbecauseitisfortable。No，theskyis'sjustafamiliarhue。Wedon'tfeelparticularlyyoung：we'veexperieoomuchthathastributedtrowthandwisdom，takingitstollonourbodies，aedourmemories。
Ihopewe'vegotwhatittakestomakeourlovelast。Asabride，IhadScott'sweddingbahR'sli;Growoldalo;We'refollowiions。
我的一个朋友正处于热恋中，她幸福地坦言，恋爱时，天空似乎都变得更蓝了。莫扎特的音乐都能让她感动得流泪。恋爱使她轻了15磅，看起来像个封面女郎。“我又年轻了！”她兴奋地喊道。