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{ 2012 04 15 }

The Secret to Marriage

Since we hit the big 20 year milestone last year I’ve been asked a few times about our “secret.” I don’t think we have one, and I usually laughed off addressing that question by saying something along the lines of our secret being that neither of us spent any time obsessing over the secret to a long and happy marriage.

Then this week while reading The Soul of Baseball I found the quote that nails it. It says exactly what I was thinking. However, coming from a 94 year old ex-Negro League star who was married for 51 years, it carries a little more weight.


That’s how it goes in this world. Life doesn’t turn out the way you think. You just hold on to each other. That’s the trick.

I agree. It really is that simple.

Expect more on Buck O’Neil here this week. I loved this book. Buck O’Neil was a truly exceptional human being.

Posted by Chris ODonnell on Sunday, April 15, 2012, at 10:02 am. Filed under Books, My Life. Follow any responses to this post with its comments RSS feed. Both comments and trackbacks are currently closed.

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  1. Nance Confer | April 15, 2012 at 10:21 am | Permalink

    He did nail it. It’s not about romance and true love and all that other hoke-um. It’s not about finding a soulmate or any other advertiser hype. It’s about being with who you are with and making the best of it. Find someone smart who you can have fun with. Don’t worry if they are cute. Hold on! :)