The Musings Of An Opinionated Sod [Help Me Grow!]

Three years.

The thing is, it seems longer than that.

I don’t mean it in a bad way – I’ve loved and love every second of it – it’s just that when I look back at all the things we’ve done in that time [just the amount of countries we’ve lived in for a start] I’m amazed it’s been such a relatively short time.

I was quite apprehensive about getting married.

Well, not apprehensive but … OK, apprehensive.

The thing was, despite having a face only a Mum could love, I didn’t want my chance with hot babes like Angelina Jolie to go out the window because I had a ring on my finger.

Even though Jill said I could “have a go” if Ms Pitt knocked on my door one night, feeling lonely … the thought of being a one woman bloke for the rest of my life made me nervous even though prior to Jill, I wasn’t exactly knocking them back with a shitty stick.

The madness was that I knew this woman made me happier than anyone I’d ever met.

Not only that, but she made me feel a better person and with the amount of insecurities I had/have, that’s quite an achievement.

And then – as if any more reasons were required – she was willing to put up with my ‘ways’. Hell, in most cases she even seemed to quite like them … though my tidying obsession definitely got on her tits.

In short, she not only was the catch of the century, but I loved her … yet despite all that, I was almost too frightened to act upon it and a life of right-hand loneliness was beckoning.

Now zoom forward 3 years and I realise what a bloody idiot I almost was.

If I knew then what I knew now, there’d of been no hesitation on my part … it’s been the best thing I’ve ever done.

I still am amazed this woman wants to be with me because without doubt, I got the much better part of the deal.

She is beautiful, funny, smart [excluding the odd Jillyism] and makes me laugh and feel loved each and every day.

Life is so much better because now I not only have someone to share what we’ve done, but to help me see what we can still do and that is why today is such a good day because not only does it signify the anniversary of my marriage, but also a moment in time where for once in my life, I made the right decision and for that I am truly grateful and amazed.

So to my darling wife … Happy anniversary … I love you more than I can ever express and the fact that [1] you’ll still let me ‘comfort’ Angelina if she comes a knocking and [2] you didn’t take it personally when I realised I’d booked dinner tonight with Patrick [which I’ve subsequently cancelled, so put your knives away] only makes me love you more.