Friday, February 12, 2010

Longest Married Couple Shares Advice.



If you and your partner have been together for a while, you may be concerned about how to keep that spark of romance alive. And while there’s no shortage of books, magazines, and TV shows claiming to have the answers, espousing everything from tango classes to regular therapy sessions, we’d prefer to take our relationship advice from people who know what they’re talking about.


Like Herbert and Zelmyra Fisher. These lovebirds from North Carolina got married in 1924, back when a dozen eggs cost a quarter and Calvin Coolidge was president. In 2008, they received a Guinness Record for being the world’s longest-married living couple. Today, they’re still going strong, even at the ripe old ages of 104 (Herbert) and 102 (Zelmyra).


Zelmyra still remembers what Herbert was like when she first married him. “He was not mean; he was not a fighter,” she told the New Bern Sun Journal. “He was quiet and kind. He was not much to look at but he was sweet.” Click Here to Read More..

10 comments:

  1. This is a great post! I hope my husband & I can make it to our hundreds:). Thanks for sharing.

    Following you from MBC!

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  2. My favourite part of this story is that they'll be giving out advice on their TWITTER account. They're like the coolest 100 year olds EVER!! hehe

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  3. Great post!!
    I also like your cheery blog:)

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  4. So sweet! Hubby & I are coming up on 16 years married! Wow it goes fast.

    Thank for your sweet comment in MBC. I'm now following you in Google Friends and I sent a friend request for Twitter and MBC.

    Happy Hump Day!

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  5. How sweet! My grandmother told me once that sometimes marriage is work but you just work at then! I like your blog! I am following!

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  6. 86 years of marriage is a long time!! I've been married nearly 7 and sometimes it feels like 86! In a nice way of course.

    Thanks for commenting on my recent blog post, and for your kind words.

    CJ xx

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  7. Great blog. We are only on year 6, looking forward to the next 94 years or so. LOL

    Following you back! :)

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  8. awwwww i love this post! it gives me hope hehe

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  9. thank you for sharing this and i love the part where she said he was not much to look at ... it makes me laugh and wonder what my wife thinks of me!

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  10. Aww! How cute! I hope my husband and I make it that long! Your bog is soo cute! I love the monkey. I'm now following yo from MBC.
    ~Allison
    http://luv-books.blogspot.com/

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