Cherishable

Building a cherishable memory is equally necessary in divorce situations.

Those of us who carry HIV around owe more than a bit of gratitude to Paul Monette, who makes a person living with AIDS not only a reliable narrator, but a cherishable character, and, for Christ's sake, a love interest.

He said that objects first become cherishable, after which they get nostalgic value. Finally they end up being antiques.