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46. I did a lot of work for her!

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 04:17 PM

Apr 12

After we met in 1974 in Berlin, she thought it was a nice summer fling, and that she would never see me again. To her, America was like the dark side of the moon. She knew it was there, but never thought she would ever see it. On the other hand, I knew I would regret it for the rest of my life if I lost her. It took a lot of transatlantic travel, and me convincing my future employer that it would be useful to have me in Europe a lot.

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A beautiful woman makes one catastrophic error in judgment, and it affects her life [View all] DFW Apr 10 OP

Lucky guy WmChris Apr 10 #1

My wife is a social worker by profession DFW Apr 10 #5

Shhhhhhhhh,.. magicarpet Apr 10 #29

I am no such thing DFW Apr 10 #34

Well there must be something appealing,... magicarpet Apr 10 #42

Even at 74, she is still quite appealing! DFW Apr 13 #53

I married up too! LakeVermilion Apr 10 #2

That makes us rank amateurs! n/t DFW Apr 10 #4

Happy Anniversary, DFW! Diamond_Dog Apr 10 #3

Even nerds like me win a lottery every now and then DFW Apr 10 #6

It brings to mind a great song FakeNoose Apr 10 #7

Such a beautiful song lindalou65 Apr 10 #31

Happy Anniversary! murielm99 Apr 10 #8

Thanks, Muriel! n/t DFW Apr 10 #35

Happy Anniversary. to you and Mrs. DFW debm55 Apr 10 #9

Thanks, Deb! n/t DFW Apr 10 #36

I think she was captivated by your wit! cachukis Apr 10 #10

I think it was more like she was curious DFW Apr 10 #37

Great starting point. She sensed you would work for her. cachukis Apr 10 #43

I did a lot of work for her! DFW Apr 12 #46

Congrats! mwmisses4289 Apr 10 #11

Mother Nature tells us our time is about up DFW Apr 10 #38

Happy anniversary to you both, DFW Grim Chieftain Apr 10 #12

Thanks! If we can only manage the health part DFW Apr 12 #47

What a beautiful woman! some_of_us_are_sane Apr 10 #13

I am an INCREDIBLY lucky guy, no two ways about kit. DFW Apr 10 #39

Happy Anniversary! SheltieLover Apr 10 #14

Danke!! DFW Apr 13 #54

happy anniversary. dawn5651 Apr 10 #15

Happy Anniversary ❤️ Clouds Passing Apr 10 #16

As Cheryl Crow might put it, it's no doubt her favorite mistake peppertree Apr 10 #17

Thanks! As for Cheryl Crow, we suspect she has never heard herself like this: DFW Apr 12 #48

Happy Anniversary!! KT2000 Apr 10 #18

Wishing you the happiest of anniversries so far, with many more to come. niyad Apr 10 #19

Well, the error wasn't on my part DFW Apr 13 #55

Shhhh. We promise that we will never tell! niyad Apr 13 #57

Please!! DFW Apr 13 #58

Congratulations! and Happy Anniversary! AltairIV Apr 10 #20

congrats!! fantase56 Apr 10 #21

Happy Anniversary, DFW & Frau ! fierywoman Apr 10 #22

Danke schoen!! DFW Apr 13 #56

Congratulations orangecrush Apr 10 #23

Happy anniversary! Any special celebration planned, or are you away from home on business and highplainsdem Apr 10 #24

I posted the gory details on another thread. Here you go: DFW Apr 13 #59

Happy Anniversary DinahMoeHum Apr 10 #25

Congratulations! kbowman Apr 10 #26

That it is. DFW Tuesday #62

Aw!!! Happy Anniversary to the two of you! hamsterjill Apr 10 #27

Thanks, Jill!! n/t DFW Tuesday #63

I have to take issue with your characterization of... WestMichRad Apr 10 #28

I wasn't being entirely serious, I suppose. DFW Tuesday #64

Yeah, I figured. WestMichRad Tuesday #67

Happy Anniversary, DFW gademocrat7 Apr 10 #30

Thanks! We did! DFW Apr 10 #41

Happy Anniversary! lindalou65 Apr 10 #32

If Liv Ullmann and Claudia Schiffer had a baby. ☺️ blm Apr 10 #33

Well, at least I am, anyway, DFW Apr 10 #40

I know what you mean airplaneman Apr 11 #44

Since 22 year old German guys generally did not suffer from vision impairment DFW Apr 13 #49

I suspect that you may not appreciate why I couldn't possibly have been a mistake on her part. NNadir Apr 11 #45

Sorry I took so long to get to replying to this. DFW Apr 13 #50

K & R.................... Lovie777 Apr 13 #51

Thanks! DFW Apr 13 #52

Make one mistake... n/t malthaussen Tuesday #60

Ain't THAT the truth! DFW Tuesday #61

Apparently, she got what she wanted, too. malthaussen Tuesday #65

VERY hard to believe. DFW Tuesday #66