I was catching up with Mama Lai and Papa Lai when the subject matter veered towards the inevitable topic: marriage. Papa Lai leaned over, gestured to Mama Lai and said:
"When you get old and you can't really do much, more important than anything else is your partner. The long-term importance of marriage is companionship -- young people don't understand that because you have so many friends, but when you get old, it's the person who sits by your side, who sometimes talks and sometimes listens who is really important in your life."
I nodded my head in agreement and told Papa Lai that was "really deep" and Mama Lai p'shawed:
"Hmmmph. Don't get too excited. Your dad only realized this one year ago. How about the other 30 years?!"
Papa Lai scratched the top of his head and with a wink to me, chuckled:
"Better late than never right, mar-mee?"
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