How right you are ... I don't expect things to always be smooth but I can tell you this first (almost) 3 years has been just that (Thank the Lord!) ... I was married previously and he had lived with someone for quite some time. I think both of those relationships made us understand better what we truly wanted/needed in a mate. My husband and I had known "of" each other for several years since we were both in the aviation field. Then one day he came to the flight school where I worked and came around the corner (coffee cup in hand like I'd seen him do for many years) and sat down at the desk in front of me. Something just "clicked" right then and there. It was the most amazing sensation and little did I know it would lead to our marriage a mere 6 weeks later - yes 6 weeks!
We are absolutely the best of friends and I think one of the main reasons we get along so well is because we aren't together all of the time (

) he's a pilot and is gone for 6 days then home for 5. It makes those 5 days seem like a mini-honeymoon

(I know Awwwww hee hee)
OK I've rambled enough - hubby just left on his 6 day rotation and I'm missing him already -- Eeek what am I going to do for the rest of the week LOL