There would have been more 'I love you's' and more, 'I'm sorry's'.
Never underestimate what it takes to watch someone you love in pain.
Marriage has no guarantees. If that's what you're looking for, go live with a car battery.
Some emotions don't make a lot of noise. It's hard to hear pride. Caring is real faint - like a heartbeat. And pure love - why, some days it's so quiet, you don't even know it's there....