This book is the romantic story of an 18-year-old-boy and a 19-year-old girl who wed much too young. They struggled with emotional, physical, and spiritual immaturity as well as financial and marital woes that strained and threatened to undo their marriage, which ended up lasting 64 years. This saga of complete opposites-opposites in gender, self-esteem, family and cultural background, nationality, religious views, and temperament-demonstrates a faith in the Creator that enabled the pair to rise above all these obstacles. The couple embarked upon a fascinating love story that provides a model of encouragement for those who struggle to make family life successful in difficult times. It is a story of hardship, uncertainty, traditional family values and typical family feuds, threats of divorce, patriotism, failures, courage, tenacity, and hope in God.