When Ron Met Jane. Courtship in the Stone Age. A 60th Anniversary Story

Send us Fan MailIn late December,  Jane and I will celebrate our 60th Wedding Anniversary.  Ten years ago, we celebrated our 50th anniversary by taking our whole family of ten on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Kenya.  We visited all the places that Jane and I knew from our time in that wonderful country.  Whenever an anniversary rolls around I always think back to when I first met this amazing and beautiful woman, and how I had to persuade her that this dorky guy was worth her time.   Back a decade ago, in honor of that earlier anniversary, I wrote up the story of our courtship.  That was long before the days of online dating when guys actually had to approach young women in their live forms.  I'll tell you, guys, that was not easy, especially for someone like me who did not have the slightest idea of what to do.  We meant well but  I suspect several of our techniques would today sound strange.   Anyway, here is the story, with all of its embarassing moments.