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“Dell'Anima”

Occasion:	Cuisine:	Area:	Cost:	Rating:
Night Out	Italian	West Village	Moderate	Good

so lived long enough to know that marriage—and life for that matter—is not a fairy tale. I think the promise of permanence is a beautiful ideal and one that I truly believe in, but it’s also somewhat of a fiction we create for our own purposes. I am not speaking about the marriage bond as much as this thing called life in general. When I was 18 years old (quite a while ago), I lost my aunt, someone I loved like a second mother. One morning she was there and then that night, when I came home, the news was on—there had been a fire in her building—and then she was gone. I think, for better or worse, that loss has informed the way I approach my life. This is not meant to be a pity party, I am aware that my own loss is just a blip on the screen of hundreds of thousands of losses far worse—the loss of wives, husbands, fathers and mothers, sons and daughters. But my point is that when you have life taken from you so suddenly, you live with this little reminder in the back of your mind that everything can be taken away at any time, and this breeds, for me at least, an immense appreciation for what I have and the abundance that is here right now. I don’t know what the key to a successful marriage is; I’m not Doctor Phil. But I know I found someone who I love, adore, respect, and admire; someone I want by my side for as long as we are both lucky enough to stick around on this planet. And I guess that’s a good start. Now pass the bubbly.

Dell’Anima is located at 38 Eighth Avenue, 212-366-6633.

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Posted: December 3, 2007

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