[Rob Channell]

I think it is all a balance, a desire by both parties to make the partner's life better, willingness to accept imperfection, and realization that nothing is going to be perfect all the time. She understands me and loves me anyway. I feel the same about her. A decent sense of humor and the ability to laugh when things go haywire doesn't hurt, either.

My wife and I have a laugh occasionally about the first lines of a children's book we read for our children many years ago. It went something like this:

"Jack and Jill were happily married and loved each other very much......but not every minute."