This year will be 23 years of marriage. i had a horrible first husband. (drunkard) and swore off relationships. I had been alone for 3 years when I got a job working in the prisons. I was a paramedic so getting off the streets was a huge bonus for me! My DH was the booking officer at the time. We had an instant friendship. He was sweet, kind, easy to talk to. Before I knew it, I asked him out on a date. He wasnt going to ask me, because I had made it clear that I was not interested in dates. A year later we were married. 23 years later we are both retired, and making each other laugh everyday.