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As the old saying goes: If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. After 37 years of marriage, two sons and a bustling household that ran like a well-oiled machine, Linda and Peter Tracy realized they had put their relationship on the back burner. Adjusting to life as empty nesters, coupled with Mr. Tracy’s unexpected diagnosis and pending quadruple bypass surgery, crippled an already fragile marriage.
The couple divorced in 2015. But just as their marriage ended, so ended their divorce. On Dec. 28, they remarried. Ms. Tracy said in her vows “It’s never too late to live happily ever after.”
And sometimes the third time is the charm. In this week’s Modern Love essay, writer Jake Maynard grapples with his newfound singledom as his grandmother prepares to take her third trip down the aisle at 80 years old — to marry her former brother-in-law. What Mr. Maynard initially thought to be a circumstantial pairing, soon revealed itself to be much more.
And, as we all seek to better ourselves in the New Year, here are a few reasons being more honest with ourselves and the people we love should be at the top of our to-do list.
