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Messages from golden wedding anniversary

The wedding anniversary was historically derived from Roman Empire tradition, where a husband crown his wife with a silver wreath on their twenty-fifth anniversary, and a gold wreath on their fiftieth anniversary. In the present, generally, it is called the silver wedding anniversary for 25th years of marriage and the golden wedding anniversary for 50th years of marriage. Many people dream of their wedding will be lasting, but many of them also fail.

For those of you who dream of it, then there is a philosophical message from a modest golden wedding anniversary, a piece of dialog between MC (Master of Ceremonies) and the bride, as follows:

MC: (jokingly) "What is the most annoying thing from your husband?"
Bride: "As many as the stars in the sky, unable to count them."
MC: (shocked) "Well, but your husband's kindness is also abundant, right?"
Bride: "A little, like the sun in the sky."
MC: (curious) "Then how could you live with him for half a century and still love each other?"
Bride: "Because once the sun rises, all the stars in the sky become invisible."
MC: "Amazing!" (and standing applause from invited guests)"

Happy elderly couple.
That's the message. We let you conclude it.
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  1. Anton Ardyanto20/7/17

    You made me longing for my lovely lady at home. How long have you been married, mate?

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    1. Tikno20/7/17

      14 years. Still on the long road, right? Please pray for me to reach it.
      Thank you for your comment.

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    2. Anton Ardyanto27/7/17

      Well.. why do you need my prayer? :D

      For me marriage is an endless journey, full of adventure. So it must be enjoyed.

      Don't think too much about whether or not you will reach silver or gold or diamond anniversary. A number is just a number. It doesn't show anything.

      We don't get married because we want to make a record. If we are happy, then it is already an achievement, a huge one.

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    3. Tikno27/7/17

      "Why?" As a believer I think your prayer is important, don't you?
      Btw, I like your last sentence above, mate.

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  2. Ross28/7/17

    I noticed that some of your posts are labeled "philosophy". Are you a philosofer?

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    1. Tikno28/7/17

      Hi Ross, are you joking? Seriously I'm just an ordinary man, having 2 child and a (the only) lovely wife LOL.

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  3. oldpoet562/1/19

    Sir, this is beautiful, I am going to reblog this for you over to WordPress. I am not a computer person at all so if you can educate me on how to put some of your work over onto WordPress let me know. Also, if you do not want me to reblog some of your material please let me know and I will not do it anymore. Thanks, ted

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    1. Tikno2/1/19

      Hello Ted. You are allowed to republish (reblog) my work on WordPress or any social media by mentioning its original source link (from this blog). You can get the link from the address bar of your browser where you read its original post. Just copy and paste the source link within your post.
      For example the link of this post is :
      https://love-ely.blogspot.com/2017/07/messages-from-golden-wedding-anniversary.html

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    2. Tikno2/1/19

      By the way what's your blog address?

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  4. luisa zambrotta17/4/21

    Beautiful message!

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    1. Tikno22/4/21

      That's the message that inspired me to make this post.

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  5. Tanza Erlambang - Sawan Fibriosis2/8/23

    I just know by reading your post....
    Thank you for sharing

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    1. Tikno3/8/23

      Hopefully, your love is getting bigger.

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  6. Mary Kirkland31/12/25

    My husband and I made it to 30 years together before he passed away.

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    1. Tikno31/12/25

      Thirty years together is such a beautiful testament to your love. I'm so sorry for your loss.

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  7. Liyon Primadani31/12/25

    I hope to be the sun for my wife 😄

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    1. Tikno31/12/25

      That's good. Reducing the stars is also good.

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