Awww, that's a beautiful story Lynn and a testament to why you're not a divorce statistic.

From a financial and social standing, I married well beneath me, as several in my family like to point out (not any more but it was pretty bad back in the day).  However, for me personally, I could not have married a better match in every other way.  The life lessons I've learned from hubby and the unconditional love I receive from the majority of his family (whereas love comes with webs of string from my extended family), are worth more than all the riches in the world.  He's not perfect, but he's as close to perfect for me as it can probably get and no amount of money or status can account for that.

Happiness is not a destination.  It is a method of life.  ~Burton Hills