I think it happens to everyone as they grow up. You find out who you are and what you want, and then you realize that people you've known forever don… - Nicholas Sparks

He had not only known that I would be coming to see him, I realized, but had anticipated the reason for my visit. And in typical southern fashion, he'd given me the answer to my problem, without my ever having to ask him directly.

She was everything I wanted. She was beautiful and charming, with a quick sense of humor, and she supported me in everything I did.

Like I said, you're in this together. Men have certain needs, women have different needs; that's the way it was hundreds of years ago, and that's the way it's going to be hundreds of years from now. If you both realize that, and you both work on meeting each other's needs, you'll have a good marriage. And part of that, for both of you, is trust. In the end, it's that simple.