Army life
This was hard on their relationship, as much as they wanted to be together all of the time, Joseph was just physically not able to be there. Right after they met, he was there in town long enough to get to know Maria and spend time with her. But then he had to leave just shortly after to go on tour.
Each time he would come back, their love would grow stronger and they decided to take things to the next level and get married. They had enough of searching around for the perfect partner, they believed that in their hearts they had found the right person. It was a match made in heaven.