::twelve::

love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up;  does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil;  does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth;  bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. ^love never fails

爱是恒久忍耐，又有恩慈；爱是不嫉妒，不自吹自擂，不骄傲自大，不轻浮无礼，不自私自利，不轻易动怒，不怀怨记恨， 不喜爱不义，只喜爱真理； 凡事能包容，凡事有信心，凡事有盼望，凡事能忍耐。爱永不止息

the journey has never been easy, it's not a bed of roses either.  you quote 1 corinthians 13:1-8 not because you're spiritual or religious. you just know that your marriage would have gone a very different way if it's not based on this biblical truth. twelve year is not long but it is a journey, a milestone by itself. perhaps you have lost the romance and the passion of the early love, perhaps love has turned into a responsibility and accountability for one another. but it is this love that described in 1 corinthians 13 that surpasses all.