the forgiving type

he stood her up for the prom. he said he had to work, she said whatever and got another date. in fact she got two dates; one for the prom and one for the dinner. what could have been devastating became no big deal.

they say a solid marriage is based on the ability to forgive, i guess it's true. they celebrate 40 years of marriage this summer.

because she forgave him, and gave him another shot, they built a beautiful life. three children, four grandkids; seven lives that would have never been if he wouldn't have said please forgive me. so maybe that's what it takes. realizing you could be making the biggest mistake of your life and hoping she will forgive you.