Being married to Martin Milner, star of NBC's Adam-12, you would always know where your husband is, for he's a homebody who spends every minute possible with you and the four kids--Amy, 15; Molly, 13; Stuart, 12; and Andrew, 10.
Because he loves you so much and wants you near him, you wouldn't have minded giving up a career as an actress and singer to be his wife. And it would never have occurred to you to worry that he might be changed by success: it has been with him too long, since he was a teenager. Today he is grateful for even the simplest things, for he knows how swiftly they can be snatched away. Just a few days after finishing his first major film--Life With Father, ('47)--he was stricken with polio and spent the next year in bed.
As Marty's missus, you'd live in a showplace of a house designed by your husband. It's an authentic reproduction of a New England colonial. There are high-beamed ceilings, fieldstone fireplaces, wide-planked pegged floors. The kitchen is vast, with copper pots hanging all over the place. Antiques hutches add to the charm, along with Gilbert Stuart-type "ancestor" wall paintings. It looks old but actually was only built four years ago. "It's been aged by four kids, three dogs and three cats running through it," the lord of the manor would explain to the rare outsiders who visit.
The house is located about 130 miles from Hollywood, on a 24-acre avocado ranch in Fallbrook, California. Your life there would be casual, effortless. But with Marty so involved in the ranch, there would not be as much time these days to go fishing, or water skiing, or indulging in your favorite pastime--hunting for antique furniture that would live well with your other early American possessions.
One of the reasons that you'd find it so easy to live with Marty would be the modesty which allows him to underestimate himself. He calls himself lazy and says Adam-12 is just right for a man who doesn't want to work too hard. But Marty never stops working, what with the show, the ranch, and personal appearances.
Socially, you'd see a great deal of Marty's TV partner, Kent McCord, ad his family, even to spending vacations together. The men sincerely like one another.
You'd find it easy to look after Marty in the kitchen for he has simple tastes. Of course, you'd have to adapt to use plenty of avocados in the menu--even to avocado pizza! But that's a tiny price to pay for the privilege of being the wife of a man who wants you around so much he makes it part of the deal when he must be away from home; a man who's loyal, even-tempered, easygoing; a man who's provided for your every need--material, physical, emotional--because his primary concern is your happiness.