by Dr. Susan Block.

It’s our 33rd Wedding Anniversary!

Yes indeed, Brothers and Sisters, Lovers and Sinners all around the world and here at home… One sunny Spring Sunday in Philadelphia, way back on April 12, 1992, we got married, and 33 years later – we’re still married.  #GoBonobos for us! Woohoo!

The Goal is the Journey, as Max often says, and oh, what a journey it has been – and still is. This past year, as you may know, Capt’n Max – aka Prince Maximillian Rudolph Leblovic di Lobkowicz di Filangieri – had a major ischemic stroke– like a bomb exploded in his brain. And oh, the pain…

So many of our 33 married years together have been brimming with pleasure and adventure, but this past year has been literally struck by pain – physical and mental – incapacitation, attacks, extortion (yep), the politics of triaged medicine, the heartbreak of aphasia, 1001 horrors, terrors and sorrows, but also pleasure (always pleasure), great romance, laughter, kisses, pain management (here’s where our kink experience comes in handy), caretaking, hand-dancing, art (“We. Are. An. Art,” says Max), music, massage, mind-bending revelations, interdimensional communication, heartfelt appreciation, indescribable joy… and adventure, always great adventure.

So, though the road’s been pretty bumpy lately  (okay, VERY damn bumpy!), we’re still and always on the Bonobo Way, loving each other every day. Through thick and thin, ups and downs, the agony and the ecstasy, we are each other’s lover, partner, witness, spouse, healer, collaborator, co-host, bonobo babe, biggest fan and best of friends.

The specter of death, whom the ancient Greeks called Thanatos, always hovers close (too close!) to our fragile selves. Yet the spirit of Eros – the breath of life, the energy of existence, honoring desire above greed – keeps us living, loving and rolling along… at least for now… in this precious, special moment we are so grateful to share with you.

So, pop a cork tonight (or sometime soon) for 33 years of lawfully wedded love, long-term lust and pro-bonobo marriage. Hallelujah! Amen. And Awomen!

With deep love for each other
and for YOU
Dr. Suzy & Pr. Max