Angelina WagnerSitting casually rocking back and forth in a rocking chair, Dr. Joseph Romano, philosophy professor, thinks back to the day he met his wife. Romano and his wife will have been married 42 years come this Aug. 25th and like a fine wine their love has gotten better with age.
A ballroom dance on a weekend during 1962 provided the two with the opportunity to meet their future significant other. Ever since their first meeting they have been together, which is an accomplishment few people ever get; a long-lasting relationship built on love.
Romano and his wife don’t get caught up that much in Valentine’s Day since it has become too commercialized. Romano said, “Our anniversary is more important and special because no one can capitalize on our day.”
Some years going out to dinner on Valentine’s Day can be a problem since Romano might be teaching on that day. A typical Valentine’s Day consists of a dinner scheduled for two and some nice flowers.
To make the day more personal and to avoid the commercialism of Valentine’s Day, both Romano and his wife will make their own cards to exchange with one another. Romano enjoys writing his own poems to give to his wife because a certain satisfaction is obtained that no Hallmark card can give.
Romano commented that television is making too much of a farce of love and marriage. Romano appreciates that his relationship with his wife is not constrained to one day of the year.
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