72-year marriage - the things they must have seen!

[Drappa]

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/07/14/original.grandparents.blog.marriage/index.html?hpt=C2&fbid=Y6655xOQnpp

Absolutely adorable and apparently their blog has an advice section. I wonder how many historical, social and fashion memories they have?!

 

[Miss Scarlet]

Awww!!! I love this, it makes me feel so warm and fuzzy inside. Finally some decent modern role models.

 

[57plymouth]

I'm a Cooper as well.

There has not been a Cooper I'm related to get divorced, ever. I hope to continue that tradition. I'm 12 years in...

 

[Silver Dollar]

I gotta admit, they did something right. This has to be some kind of record.

 

[Shangas]

This story hazily reminds me of an article I read a few years ago about a husband and wife who married way back in 1925! (and at the date of the article, sometime in the mid 2000s, were still married!). I wish I could remember who they were...

EDIT: This was them: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_and_Florence_Arrowsmith

Percy and Florence Arrowsmith, born 1900 & 1904, died 2005 & 2007, respectively. They were once thought to hold the world record for longest marriage (80 years).

 

[AmateisGal]

This is wonderful! Thanks for sharing.

 

[dhermann1]

My wife had an aunt and uncle who were UNHAPPILY married for 70 years. They were 19 and 20 when they tied the knot. She was an intelligent sensitive woman, he was a likable cluck. He drove her crazy. Not a bad guy at all, just not on her level.
These folks, on the other hand, are just adorable.

 

[Drappa]

My wife had an aunt and uncle who were UNHAPPILY married for 70 years. They were 19 and 20 when they tied the knot. She was an intelligent sensitive woman, he was a likable cluck. He drove her crazy. Not a bad guy at all, just not on her level.
These folks, on the other hand, are just adorable.

That is so sad!

 

[stillsparkling]

Awww! That's wonderful, thanks for sharing!

 

[dhermann1]

He wasn't horrible or abusive in any way. He was just a bit of an annoying bore. Yeah, sad.
Anyway, back to the positive side.

 

[Feraud]

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/07/14/original.grandparents.blog.marriage/index.html?hpt=C2&fbid=Y6655xOQnpp

Absolutely adorable and apparently their blog has an advice section. I wonder how many historical, social and fashion memories they have?!

What a couple. We should all be so lucky to find great life partners.

 

[Drappa]

What a couple. We should all be so lucky to find great life partners.

And so lucky to live that long. So sad that they survive both their children, that must be very strange.