# June 6, 2002: My 20th Wedding Anniversary **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 5, 2002, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-6-2002-my-20th-wedding-anniversary/112545 "2002-06-05T21:58:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DAVEW0071](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-6-2002-my-20th-wedding-anniversary/112545/1 "2002-06-05T21:58:03Z")
Hard to believe. I’ve spent nearly half my life married to the same wonderful woman. We met in college, and were engaged for four years. Now married for twenty. Twenty years of marriage. Two children, **Sakura** , 17, and **Halford the Human Eel[sup]TM[/sup]**, 8. Numerous jobs acquired and lost, numerous apartments in Rochester and downstate New York, and finally, a house of our own. Many ups and downs, worries, arguments, hopes, dreams, laughs, and always, always love. Wish us well, friends. And, if it moves you, another twenty years, and then some. ---
**Author:** ![DAVEW0071](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-6-2002-my-20th-wedding-anniversary/112545/2 "2002-06-05T22:00:09Z")
I meant 2002. It’s been a long day. ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-6-2002-my-20th-wedding-anniversary/112545/3 "2002-06-05T22:19:25Z")
Happy anniversary, my friend. Barb must be a helluva woman to put up with you for this long. I hope Bill and I have as many happy years together as the two of you. Much love. ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-6-2002-my-20th-wedding-anniversary/112545/4 "2002-06-05T22:20:35Z")
Fixed it. And congratulations to you and your wife, Dave. ---
**Author:** ![CanadianSue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@CanadianSue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanadianSue)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-6-2002-my-20th-wedding-anniversary/112545/5 "2002-06-05T22:47:27Z")
Congrats and Happy Anniversary. May you celebrate many more! ---
**Author:** ![DAVEW0071](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-6-2002-my-20th-wedding-anniversary/112545/6 "2002-06-05T22:48:49Z")
Yeah, **Geobabe** 20 years together. They’ve been the happiest 14 years of my life. Thanks, hon. You and Bill will be together for a long, long time, I just know. Thanks, **Euty** for fixing the coding, and for your good wishes. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2002, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-6-2002-my-20th-wedding-anniversary/112545/7 "2002-06-06T00:25:17Z")
Congratulations! 🙂 What’s traditional for year 20? Got any plans? ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2002, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-6-2002-my-20th-wedding-anniversary/112545/8 "2002-06-06T01:08:04Z")
Congratualtions to you and your wife, Dave! 🙂 20 years… may you have 20 more, besides! (and even more than that) **ArchiveGuy** , china is the traditional gift for a 20th wedding anniversary. F\_X ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecccb3/32.png) [@Lord\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Jim)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2002, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-6-2002-my-20th-wedding-anniversary/112545/9 "2002-06-06T01:18:04Z")
Congratulations, Dave. Here’s to 20 more just as wonderful. Jim ---
**Author:** ![Scotticher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Scotticher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scotticher)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2002, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-6-2002-my-20th-wedding-anniversary/112545/10 "2002-06-06T02:04:48Z")
Congratulations, darling man and incredible woman! May you always be happier than you were the day before…you deserve it! Much Love, Cheri ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2002, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-6-2002-my-20th-wedding-anniversary/112545/11 "2002-06-06T02:37:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Flamsterette\_X \* > \*\*Congratualtions to you and your wife, Dave! 🙂 20 years… may you have 20 more, besides! (and even more than that) > > **ArchiveGuy** , china is the traditional gift for a 20th wedding anniversary. > > F\_X \*\* Does that mean Dave has to buy **China Guy** for his wife? Congrats Dave! And I am not surprised at all. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2002, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-6-2002-my-20th-wedding-anniversary/112545/12 "2002-06-06T03:30:37Z")
Congrats to you, man. [sub]I picked a hell of a day to register for the sdmb … June 6, 2000.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2002, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-6-2002-my-20th-wedding-anniversary/112545/13 "2002-06-06T10:12:17Z")
Congrats, **Dave-Guy** and **Barb-Gal**! May the next twenty years, and the twenty after that, be every bit a joyful and wonderful as the last. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DAVEW0071](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2002, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-6-2002-my-20th-wedding-anniversary/112545/14 "2002-06-06T11:02:47Z")
Ironically, she’s not even around today. Yesterday, the third graders took off for Nature’s Classroom. She won’t be home until Friday. (after 20 years, the actual date becomes a little less important than the overall accomplishment. We’re going out for a nice dinner on Saturday.) ---
**Author:** ![LolaBaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@LolaBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaBaby)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2002, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-6-2002-my-20th-wedding-anniversary/112545/15 "2002-06-06T11:06:39Z")
Congratulations and have a nice dinner! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![dreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@dreamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dreamer)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2002, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-6-2002-my-20th-wedding-anniversary/112545/16 "2002-06-06T14:15:49Z")
Happy Anniversary!! ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2002, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-6-2002-my-20th-wedding-anniversary/112545/17 "2002-06-06T14:28:22Z")
Happy Anniversary! Ours was just yesterday. But **Pepper Mill** and I have only been married 9 years. Are you still near Rochester? I lived there for too many years, but I don’t recall a Pearl River. ---
**Author:** ![Kiki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dc4da7/32.png) [@Kiki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiki)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2002, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-6-2002-my-20th-wedding-anniversary/112545/18 "2002-06-06T14:36:46Z")
Happy anniversary Dave. I wish you both many many more years of happiness and wedded bliss. [sub]Oh, and happy SDMB anniversary **iampunha**. i wish you many many more years of happiness and posting bliss.[/sub] 😛 ---
**Author:** ![MachV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@MachV](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MachV)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2002, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-6-2002-my-20th-wedding-anniversary/112545/19 "2002-06-06T14:44:04Z")
Happy Anniversary! I raise my coffee to you! Here’s to another 20! (and another 20 after that!) ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2002, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-6-2002-my-20th-wedding-anniversary/112545/20 "2002-06-06T15:02:42Z")
Congrats Dave! Barb must be all that seeing as how she’s been able to keep a hottie like you by her side for 20 years. I’m sorry, but I just don’t have enough cash on hand to buy you and the missus China. I hear the plumbing’s not that good there anyways. I don’t care if somebody already did almost the same joke, I thought it up and I’m gonna say it! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-6-2002-my-20th-wedding-anniversary/112545.md?page=2)