“The Art of Marriage”
A longtime neighbour and business partner confirmed on Wednesday that Newman had told him about the disease 18 months ago.
“It’s a form of cancer and he’s dealing with it,” said AE Hotchner, a writer who started the Newman’s Own salad dressing company with the actor in the1980s.
Hotchner failed to specify the kind of cancer but said Newman was receiving treatment.
Thankfully, Newman has his wife Joanne Woodward still by his side and as a fan I wish him the best. It’s nice to see a long marriage and with that in mind…
Happiness in marriage is not something that just happens.
It is never being too old to hold hands.
It is remembering to say “I love you” at least once a day.
It is never going to sleep angry.
It is at no time taking the other for granted; the courtship should not end with the honeymoon, it should continue through all the years.
It is having a mutual sense of values and common objectives.
It is forming a circle of love that gathers in the whole family.
It is doing things for each other, not in the attitude of duty or sacrifice, but in the spirit of joy.
It is speaking words of appreciation and demonstrating gratitude in thoughtful ways.
It is not looking for perfection in each other.
It is having the capacity to forgive and forget.
It is giving each other an atmosphere in which each can grow.
It is finding room for the things of the spirit.
It is establishing a relationship in which the independence is equal, dependence is mutual and the obligation is reciprocal.
It is not only marrying the right partner, it is being the right partner.
It is discovering what marriage can be, at its best.