"I asked if she wanted to go to McDonald’s and split some fries because that was all I could afford at the time. She said sure, we talked a long time and split a large fries and she was so chill about it. She wanted to be with me, anywhere would have been ok…. I knew if she was willing to go out with a broke and struggling me, she would also be willing to build a life with me from the ground up.

We have been married 35 years, through ups and downs, kids, sickness, wealth and poverty."