23rd Anniversary

[Big Dave]

The co-pilot and I celebrate 23yrs of marriage in a few hours. We've been shacked up for 25 and we continue to like each other and remain best mates.

My girl still:
Resets the trip meter when we fill up, checks the oil, lubes the chain, pays for the fuel occasionally, massages my neck and shoulders when we hit a 50 zone, sings when we go flat out, gets shitty if I don't take her for a ride, is invisible on the back, cleans my visor, takes amazing action photos while hanging off the bike like a sidecar swinger, bought me my Thunderbird, looks excellent in leather and does a hot Xena.

Janet is the one person on the planet I'll get rotten drunk with and say 'I love you maaaate'.

[Keystone19]

Congrats Big Dave. Hope me and Mr K will make it there one day. Only 15 years to go...

Have an excellent day tomorrow! :yes:

[marty]

top effort mate. i (we) just passed 21.

[Waylander]

Lol got me beat for my birth by a year and some months. Good onya. Hope I can be so lucky when it comes to my turn.

[enigma51]

Congrats!!

[raster]

We're up to 11 so be catchin you soon???!!!!

[Beemer]

Congrats! You beat us hands down, we only got married in March of this year! Hope we're still having as much fun as you two in another 22 years and eight months!

[Virago]

Lol got me beat for my birth by a year and some months........
Hey well done Dave. Can you just confirm that you're not Waylander's dad?

[Waylander]

Hey well done Dave. Can you just confirm that you're not Waylander's dad?
Oi ofcourse he's not my dad. If he was I would have my parts by now and wouldn't look half as good as I do.:rofl:

(PT ofcourse)

[Big Dave]

Hey well done Dave. Can you just confirm that you're not Waylander's dad?

I'm more than happy to confirm it.

I've had to do that sort of thing on more than one occassion.
Not so long ago i faced a paternity suit from a woman claiming there could only be one father for this kid.
I was worried - he does resemble me in parts.

[Waylander]

I'm more than happy to confirm it.

I've had to do that sort of thing on more than one occassion.
Not so long ago i faced a paternity suit from a woman claiming there could only be one father for this kid.
I was worried - he does resemble me in parts.
You're right. Those ears do look a bit familiar...

[Zed]

The co-pilot and I celebrate 23yrs of marriage in a few hours. We've been shacked up for 25 and we continue to like each other and remain best mates.

My girl still:
Resets the trip meter when we fill up, checks the oil, lubes the chain, pays for the fuel occasionally, massages my neck and shoulders when we hit a 50 zone, sings when we go flat out, gets shitty if I don't take her for a ride, is invisible on the back, cleans my visor, takes amazing action photos while hanging off the bike like a sidecar swinger, bought me my Thunderbird, looks excellent in leather and does a hot Xena.

Janet is the one person on the planet I'll get rotten drunk with and say 'I love you maaaate'.Way to go Dave & Janet, keep up the good work!

Great testimony to hear of love/friendship growing and getting stronger year by year...as it's supposed to! :love: not :mad:

[Big Dave]

Thank you all - and yes Zed, that's kinda why i posted it - so often you hear blokes refer to 'the wife' and joke about it being like 'a sentence'. And women can be worse.

It all starts with respect.

[scumdog]

Sounds like you got your life partner from the same factory as I did, we were a hot item in 1974 and and just as hot now (although I can't compete in the long-marriage stakes, C.B and I only got married in 2001).

Congratulations, great to hear another man is happy in his marriage, top stuff. :2thumbsup :yes:

[LB]

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Congrats Dave. I hope to get to meet you one day - feel like I know you from this site and from talking with Mark Corbitt who's one of my good mates.

Hamish and I hit 20 years of marriage in October, been together 21 years. We'll be in Melbourne at the MotoGP for our anniversary - I might have to buy my bikes some carbon fibre to celebrate!
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[SixPackBack]

Congratulation's David and Janet :Punk:

[Al]

Congrats Dave and Janet.
I am in my 11th year of marriage and still can't believe how lucky I am!

Al

[phantom]

Congratulations, its great to hear of a relationship that has stood the test of time. Sarah and I have only been together for 7 years ( second time round for both of us ) but I still can't get over how lucky I am. Haven't been able to get her to marry me yet - slowly, slowly catchee monkee - talk about the runaway bride :love:

[Racey Rider]

Well done that Man.
And Very well done that woman!


My wife and I will be in our 16th year this September.


PS. Hasn't that ex Willington Motorcycles employee moved up your way now??
Just a word to the wise...see other thread. Touch nose. point. Say no more. :yes:

[Beemer]

Congratulations, its great to hear of a relationship that has stood the test of time. Sarah and I have only been together for 7 years ( second time round for both of us ) but I still can't get over how lucky I am. Haven't been able to get her to marry me yet - slowly, slowly catchee monkee - talk about the runaway bride :love:

Good luck! Me and my beloved had been together for five years and he still hadn't proposed so I waited until Leap Year in 2004 and proposed to him! I was a bit scared he'd say no, but he was pretty rapt and we set a date for March 5 this year - two days after my birthday and the birthdate of my late father. We've both said since that we didn't know why we waited so long, we had a fantastic wedding day and it's been great ever since. Long live happily married couples, I say! :love:

[Pixie]

23 years? You is sooo old :motu:

[James Deuce]

Nice work big fella!

[eliot-ness]

Congratulations Dave and Janet. We celebrated 43yrs this week. It helps being married to a bike enthusiast. The missus bought my bike as a retirement present.. No regrets so far. Will see what the next 43 bring. (Incidentally, I've never remembered the anniversary and she's still here.Very forgiving)

[Badcat]

congrats you two!
the Duchess and i have been together 10 years - married for nearly 3 now.
one beautiful boy (sampson) and another due 18 aug.
all the best for your future bud.

k

[Joni]

Congratulations Dave.... heres to the next 23 years! :yes:
Huge respect and admiration from me....
:clap:

[zadok]

That's great. :clap: Sounds like a fantastic partnership. Almost 13 years into my second marriage and going strong. Now that I have a decent two up bike, Robyn is going to go pillion today. This will be a first. Hope she enjoys it.

[crashe]

Congratulations Big Dave and Janet.

Well done mate... and here's to another 23 years or more together.
:drinkup: :drinkup: :drinkup:

[Paul in NZ]

Well done you two...

We need more news about the good stuff and less about the bad!

Our 25th this year and together 27! Well worth the effort I reckon!

Paul N

[Hitcher]

Congratulations to you newly-weds!

Jeez it's hard to compete with you REALLY old fullahs. Mrs H and I have been together 19 and married 18. Comparative beginners really...

[Riff Raff]

Congratulations. You've got a bit of a way to go to compete with the lovely couple I met this morning - they've been married 65 years and are obviously still in love. Made my day.

[yungatart]

Congratulations!! Awesome achievement. My folks have been married for 53 yrs. They are 76 and been madly in love since they were both 14. Makes ya feel all warm and fuzzy, dunnit?

[Motu]

Our eldest daughter is 24 on monday...so that makes 24 yrs of the official stamp,but we have been good friends for much longer than that.I must be a fantastic guy to have put up with her all these yrs. :whistle:

Congratulations.....does that mean it was difficult? You can feel proud,but I hope it was 23 yrs of fun.

[saul]

Thanks for the post that is very cool.

Really great to hear, in this day and age, commitment or lack of it blah blah blah, just about like a fish swiming up stream.

18 yrs here :yes: and looking fwd to many more.

[ManDownUnder]

Congrats dude... that's a milestone in itself - and it's awesome to hear someone talking about it as a milestone, and not a millstone...

That rocks.

MDU

[Lias]

Been married nearly as long as I've been alive.. scary stuff :-)

Grats you two.. and here I thought I was doing well, coming up on 4 years of sin for me and my missus.

[sels1]

Congrats you guys. We too clocked up 23yrs hitched a few months ago

[Pwalo]

Well done, and congrats Big Dave. Claire and I have got the big 25 years coming up in November, and met three years before that.

The good thing about all these messages is that you realise that there are other people out there who are obviously as happy with things (marriage, bikes etc), as you are.

Cheers mate!

[vifferman]

Congratulations, Dave and Janet. :niceone:

Hmmmmmm....
The vifferbabe and I have been together since February, 1978, and married since September.... rRrRrrrrRR 1982? I dunno. I think that's right, so that will be 23 years.
Not likely to be many more, as I think she's finding living with me and our weird offspring too hard, and I'm just finding the first bit (living) too hard. :confused:

[Blackbird]

Congrats Dave and Janet, if she hasn't knifed you by now, it probably isn't going to happen :clap: . As a matter of fact, Jennie and I celebrated 33 years of marraige on the same day as you. At the risk of Janet reading this and it costing you more money, we take turns to organise a secret "dirty weekend" away to celebrate. It was Jennie's turn this year and on Weds morning, we set off from Tokoroa heading north and I still didn't know where we were going. Arrive at Auckland airport and she presents the tickets for Norfolk Island - what a woman! Got back yesterday arvo after having had a wonderful time, thought the island was basically for senior citizens but it was great. The roads are best suited to trail bikes though! :ride:

[Lou Girardin]

I'm more than happy to confirm it.

I've had to do that sort of thing on more than one occassion.
Not so long ago i faced a paternity suit from a woman claiming there could only be one father for this kid.
I was worried - he does resemble me in parts.

Is yours THAT small?

[Big Dave]

Thank you everyone for the well wishes.

She bought me the 'billy bike' to complete my set of Franklin Mint Easy rider models. Beautiful thing.

[Motu]

Couple of flash Pans there....

[Big Dave]

I took my rubber doll back to the sex shop.
I said to the guy - 'It keeps going down on me.'
He gave me a refund and $100? - V Sorenti.

[Eurygnomes]

Wow!!! These stats are pretty great. I'm very impressed - and my faith in the male is somewhat restored. Now if I could only find one that has similar goals, ambitions, is hugely motivated, doesn't particularly want a family, likes bikes, appreciates science, loves good food and wine, looks like Johnny Depp and has a trust fund...I'd be set.

Seriously though, I'm really pleased for all those of you who are happy in your relationships (defined whichever way) and give a small frown of consternation and worry for those who aren't.

In all cases, take care of yourselves, and those around you.
Warm fuzzies (where's the smilie for that then huh?)
Nomes