Mr Maria is a forty-year-old retired lawyer; he married his partner thirty-eight years ago. He has always maintained that his age is not an issue in their marriage; he has always remained at the top of his profession and always considered himself as being young at heart. In fact, Mr Maria is a very passionate lover of art and culture, in fact, he considers himself to be a very cultured person. During the course of our correspondence we talked about his marriage proposal to his wife; he explained that the marriage proposal to his wife was based on his belief that marriage is about becoming more than just physical attraction; it is about becoming part of something much bigger than ourselves. This is what made him propose to her: his love for her, his willingness to do anything for her, his respect for her personality, her intelligence and her achievements.
As far as height and nationality are concerned, Mr Maria is Spanish; his wife is Brazilian; he has two daughters and one son, all born in Brazil, all of whom speak Portuguese. At first I thought that this would not affect our marriage proposal because neither of us had any children; however, upon learning from my attorney that Mr Maria was also planning to adopt a child, we were forced to change our minds. We are not sure whether it was because of the intelligence of the lady we know, or her accomplishments, but we are glad that we did not let Mr Maria down.
Mr Maria’s professional growth and accomplishments over his career have been exceptional; he has held important offices in both the government and legal sectors. One of his former senior positions was as Director of Studies at the National University. As such, there is no doubt that Mr Maria holds a very high position in his profession and would not mind a promotion to a higher position, especially if it means getting more benefits from his work. One thing that we know for certain is that our marriage was not built overnight; it took us several years to build our relationship with each other and our level of intimacy and commitment was very keen. As such, we are certain that we would have built an even greater relationship if Mr Maria’s height issue did not exist.