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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Julie McCaffrey

Couples together for more than 50 years share their secrets of a long marriage

Falling in love is a good place to start, but how can you make it last over the long haul?

On Valentine’s Day, five couples who have been together for over 50 years tell us the secrets to a long and happy marriage – and while each partnership is different, there are some common themes.

Whether they fell for each other over milk churns or pork chops, or woke up to their feelings after a slap in the face, the threads running through most of our long-term love stories include kindness, tolerance – and a whole lot of laughter...

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