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The secret to 63 years of marriage

So I happened across an elderly couple recently, she was sick and he was fussing over her.

They were foreigners, I could tell from their accents, perhaps Czech.

I wondered (as I do from time to time) if they had been a couple for quite some time. Let me just note at this point that I have previously smiled at an elderly couple and asked how long they had been together and received the reply “oh, 18 months now!” so nothing really surprises me these days.

Anyway, getting back to the Czech’s. Something about them seemed bonding, maybe it was the look in his eyes as he was leaving her for the night, I’m not sure. I asked him how long they had been together.

“Just a short time” he replied. “63 years of marriage”. (more…)

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