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    Comfortable as an Old Pair of Shoes
    Comfortable as an Old Pair of Shoes
    Comfortable as an Old Pair of Shoes
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    Comfortable as an Old Pair of Shoes

    By Marvin Perkins

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    Comfortable as an old pair of shoes, that's the way a long and happy marriage should be. In this little book I'd like to share some of my inner thoughts on the subject. I am no expert,just a man who's been married to the same woman for over thirty years.

    Visit my profile at: wwww.smashwords.com/profile/view/marvinkperkins

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMarvin Perkins
    Release dateSep 19, 2012
    ISBN9781301455706
    Comfortable as an Old Pair of Shoes
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    Marvin Perkins

    I am retired from the U.S. Navy since 2003, currently work as a merchant seaman. I write in all types of media,from songs, to poetry, novels as well as short stories.

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      Comfortable as an Old Pair of Shoes - Marvin Perkins

      Comfortable as an Old Pair of Shoes

      by

      Marvin K. Perkins

      A Smashwords Edition

      Published by Smashwords

      Copyright 2012 by Marvin K. Perkins

      Comfortable as an Old Pair of Shoes

      1. Preface

      2. The Beginning

      3. 'Cause the Bible Says

      4. The Vows

      5. Heard It In a Love Song

      6. What's Love Got To Do With It

      7. Building Blocks

      8. Comfortable as an Old Pair of Shoes

      Preface

      We all would like to have a marriage out of the story books, one that would last forever. Our soul mates in our arms as we live happily and blissfully ever after. The kind of marriage where the couple has 2.5 children, earn a six figure income and live together forever in a beautiful house with a white picket fence.

      Dreams can come true. It could happen, but does it normally? The fact is half of all marriages end in divorce court, the children a product of a broken unhappy home. Sad, but true. There are a lot of reasons why, lack of

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