He loves me this I know!

We have been together since October 13th 1997....Married since June 10th 2000! We've been together going on 28 years married for going on 25 years! I've heard people still dissapprove of me, telling him I'm tying him down and that he should leave me because I had said the wrong thing a few years ago to people he is close with at work and ever since they've been gossiping about me! But when we went on vacation I heard my husband tell them "But I Love Her!" And he just made everything all better! Now I know that he's not just saying it to me as lip service, but he protected me by telling others who wanted to hurt me! I really felt loved for the first time in my life! And I'm crazy about him! He's the smartest person that I've ever known! He's my silver fox! Who has aged gracefully, and he is the best husband I could have ever asked for!