Like most people, the marriage we know most about is our own, and that's what I wanted to talk about during my conference remarks. I have been married to my best friend for 26 years. We have three fine children, some dogs, active lives and a wonderful scrapbook filled with memories. Some people believe public marriages, those involving high officials or celebrities, are different. While there are stresses and separations, being married to a governor or a famous athlete or a movie star is really no different than being married to a traveling sales executive or someone with a time-consuming hobby.
All marriages face stresses.
Many undergo job-related separations. It's what you do with those difficulties that matters. We are also sometimes viewed as models for a happy, healthy marriage. While I think ours is both, like every couple we've had ups and we've had downs. Our marriage, like your marriage, is not perfect.