Steady at 50

Fifty years ago, Cynthia and I said “I do,” embarking on a journey that amazingly but not unexpectedly has lasted half a century.

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It was Sept. 13, 1975, we were both 25 years old, and surrounded by about 60 family members and friends, we made that vow to walk life’s journey side by side.

And while we celebrated our golden wedding anniversary a few days ago, we have actually been together for more than 50 years. We have been “going steady” for seven years prior to our wedding. Kids, “going steady” was a slang term during our days which meant to be in an exclusive, serious romantic relationship with one person. Before we went “steady,” we were in the same circle of friends. In fact, two of our closest friends since our UP Diliman days — Doy and Dek — celebrated their own golden wedding anniversary last month.