I met my husband Mark ten years ago today.
When you do the work I’ve done over my life having a solid relationship is at best difficult, in reality impossible. Then I met him.
I’d just moved to Las Vegas to launch my radio show under what we all knew were impossible odds. It was 116 degrees, when twelve hours after I arrived a man knocked on my door to turn on my gas. That man has been in my life ever since, teaching me more about love than the many years I spent professionally investigating relationships and marriage, including giving advice and playing professional matchmaker to people. A dear friend, Judy, who hired me at the LA Weekly and has been by my side in all things ever since (radio, my one-woman show “Weeping for J.F.K.,” my book…), said it perfectly tonight: A decade ago he lit up your life and it continues to be a gas. Am thankful to him for the infinite wisdom in finding and loving you and supporting your mission with tireless devotion.
The adventure has been the ride of my life, my greatest gift, and he remains the one person who knows my deepest passions & believes in what I do, sometimes even more than me, especially when things get rough, as they do often. He kept me going when writing “The Hillary Effect” became impossible, the research unending, watching me struggle as any author does who’s writing an impossible historic tale of truth no one else has dared put on paper… then through the editing process that was a killer.
I owe him more than I’ll ever be able to say or repay. When it first began, no one believed it was real. Some thought I’d lost my mind. I was such a confirmed bachelorette and loner, who could blame them? Once they met him and saw us together everyone in my life understood.
It was Mark who sat me down on our wedding anniversary in December after the 2008 election cycle to say we should move to Washington, D.C. so I could continue doing what I loved so much, but doing it where he thought I belonged. Willingly, he took early retirement to make it happen.
We’ve had a great ride so far and we’re not close to finished. Amid all the hard work and never ending hours of research, studying and writing, he remains my rock. I’m the luckiest girl in the world.
Happy, happy Anniversary Ms. Marsh!!!! I know what it’s like , thinking ones life and passions don’t or won’t leave room for or are to hectic for anyone to accept them for what and who they are and be willing to support them in their pursuit of their vision no matter what.
I didn’t get married until I was 50 and frankly didn’t think I ever would.
But the most intelligent, beautiful woman I’ve ever known hung in there for 14 years before she asked ME to marry her….though I did play dirty and tell her years before that I wouldn’t ask her to marry me but if she ever asked me to marry her the answer would be yes.
I DID get to officially and in front of friends pop the question for confirmation in a great Moroccan Rest. but that was more to inform our extended family of choice….
I am so, so happy for you and him. Ain’t love GRAND!!!
Love that, thanks for sharing, sech. Our engagement & wedding is quite a story too… Maybe I’ll share that in December.
Can’t wait!!!
Congratulations Mark & Michelle. Finding your soul mate is the greatest gift in life. I found mine, and now we await a decision on when we can legally tie the knot. Cherish the moments. I wish you both the best.
I hope that decision on when you can legally marry comes soon
Amen.
” Do ya love ‘em Loretta. ”
” I love ‘em like crazy ma. ”
” Oh! That’s too bad. “
Congratulations, Taylor and Mark!
Appreciate it, Cujo359.
Congratulations Taylor and Mark!
Love is GRAND!!!
Thanks, Sasha…
Wonderful personal story! Thanks for sharing it and CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
I don’t share personal stuff easily, ladywalker68, learning to do so because it was needed to write my book with complete honesty & transparency, a goal as a writer I’ve been working on for many, many years.
I’ve been so truly surprised at my reaction to being with someone so many years I felt compelled to share what it can mean with people.
Congrats Taylor and I hope you have many more anniversaries to celebrate!
We’ll both drink to that!
Whenever we meet THE person, it’s wonderful. There’s something to be said, though, when that happens for those of us among the “confirmed bachelorette and loner.”
Much happiness to both of you.
You know, Joyce, NOTHING has surprised me more.
It is a gift to find your true life partner,best to you both~
It sure is.
Congratulations. It’s always nice to hear sweet love stories.
I agree.
Feel free to share….
What a gas!!
Beautiful story. Happy Anniversary.
HA!
As they say in my favorite movie Shakespeare in Love…..”love triumphat….and a bit with a dog!”
Ms. Marsh: Congradulations to you and Mark. After reading this piece, I sat my wife down and told her that your thoughts prompted some of my own. We’ve been together 11 years, and I reminded her of all the lessons she has taught me; how much she has given me as well as anyone else she cares about. From time to time I take stock of how fortune can bring us someone truly special.
After hearing me out, she looked at me strangely and told me they were wonderful words to hear. And also, it was nice to see me take a break from bitching about politics for five minutes and say something nice.
So she thanks you for that.