Growing Old Together: A Reflection on Our 56th Anniversary

Growing Old Together: A Reflection on Our 56th Anniversary
The story of a marriage that survived despite the odds against it
Barbara Radisavljevic
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7 min read·
Jun 20, 2018
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We beat the oddsThe odds are against a couple celebrating their Golden Wedding Anniversary. Almost every day we hear of a marriage that didn’t last more than a few years or that sputtered out in midlife.
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Christian, bereaved adoptive mom, blogger, amateur nature photographer, voracious reader. Married 57 years. Central Coast of California. https://barbrad.com
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