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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-29-09 10:01 PM
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British couple celebrate 81st anniversary
http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2009/05/26/British-couple-celebrate-81st-anniversary/UPI-40301243373532/

PLYMOUTH, England, May 26 (UPI) -- A couple celebrating their 81st wedding anniversary Tuesday are poised to break the record for Britain's longest married couple.

Frank Milford, 101, and his wife
Anita, 100, were married May 26, 1928, and continue to live together at a Plymouth, England, nursing home, the BBC reported Tuesday.



Daily tiffs secret to 81yr marriage
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?Daily_tiffs_secret_to_81yr_marriage&in_article_id=672480&in_page_id=34



The secret to a long healthy marriage is to have 'a little argument every day'.

That's according to Frank and Anita Milford who celebrated their 81st wedding anniversary with family and friends.




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virgogal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-29-09 10:03 PM
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1. Astonishing,and it looks like they still like eachother. Nice.
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-29-09 10:05 PM
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2. VIDEO from the BBC here
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janx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-29-09 10:15 PM
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6. Yes, it seems they are still Best Friends!
I'd love to have a relationship like that.
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roguevalley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-30-09 05:40 PM
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13. my parents made it to 56 years. they adored each other. they died
ten months apart. SNIFFLE! this is so lovely and so are they.
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MasonJar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-29-09 10:09 PM
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3. Delightful couple! Congratulations!!!!!!!
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-29-09 10:10 PM
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4. How lovely n/t
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imdjh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-29-09 10:10 PM
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5. Damn, he was handsome. Life is cruel. n/t
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HarukaTheTrophyWife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-30-09 12:17 AM
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9. Dude, he's 101!
He looks fucking awesome for 101.
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imdjh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-30-09 12:41 AM
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11. We should get better looking as we get older. It's only fair.
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-29-09 11:06 PM
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7. They look like they still enjoy each other and life. What are they eating??
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Vidar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-29-09 11:39 PM
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8. All the best to them.
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fishwax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-30-09 12:25 AM
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10. cool story
they do look like they enjoy one another :)
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question everything Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-30-09 12:44 AM
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12. I don't think that we will be able to afford to live to 100.. (nt)
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-30-09 06:45 PM
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14. Grats to them!!!
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Kadie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-30-09 07:02 PM
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15. Wonderful story!
Congratulations to them.

:hi:


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