Aaliyah wanted to visit my good ol’ friend, Greg. On the road, our conversation veered towards Greg’s folks who are the model couple in town. Their married life is the stuff of a legend, 40 years and counting.

Aaliyah had been to her friend’s yesterday at my expense. She never bothered to check in with me neither did she apologize today. My mood wasn’t exactly pink and so our conversation was quite formal. As usual, she had her version too. She expected me to text her or at least tell her that I missed her. Whatever!

Greg pounced out the door like Kong on steroids when we entered. He was in high spirits, literally, if you know what I mean. Greg’s parents were celebrating their 40th Wedding Anniversary and they were catching each other’s eye as if they were on the first date. Sigh!

Once the dust settled, I and Aaliyah got Greg’s ol’ man aside. He was on fifth shot when I posed the question…

“40 years?! How in the world you guys do it?” I managed to ask.

His answer was a one liner. “Love is all about reassurance and reciprocation.”

Never be shy to share your feelings. You never know how much the one you love wants to hear it.

Experience and live. Don’t just exist.