Posted on 07/15/2010 9:51:54 AM PDT by NYer
Harry and Barbara Cooper, CNN
Here’s a feel-good story in the midst of so much bad these days ...
Harry and Barbara Cooper met in 1937 and were married 4 months later. That means they have been married 73 years. 73 years!
I am so impressed.
On the day of their 72nd wedding anniversary, they leaned toward each other, hands tenderly clasped, as they peered into the camera.
‘It’s a give-and-take situation,” said Harry, as Barbara, giggled. “I give, and she takes.”
The Jewish couple has endured a lot together through the years—most tragically the loss of their two children (both to heart attacks) in 2007. And yet physically and emotionally, they remain healthy and strong. It’s easy to see that when you read their blog.
That’s right, they blog.
They post videos (a series called “Ask Grandma Anything”), restaurant reviews, funny stories, and photos. Oh, and they’re on Twitter and Facebook too.
Obviously a shared enthusiasm for life and adaptability in the face of change is one of the secrets to this couple’s longevity. In browsing through some of their videos, it quickly becomes apparent that at least one other secret to their success is a shared sense of humor. They like tell jokes and laugh together on camera. I especially loved watching their interaction in this video where they share the “secret” to a long marriage. In it, Harry suggests that for a man, the formula for a happy marriage is only two words long: “Yes, dear.”
I think he might be onto something there.
Congratulations to Harry and Barbara Cooper on their 73rd wedding anniversary ... what a beautiful testimony this couple’s commitment to one another is to their grandchildren and, through the power of the internet, to the entire world. I hope they will enjoy many more years of marital happiness (and blogging!) together.
Such a wonderful story! I just had to share it with all of you.
My great-grandparents were married for 76 yrs. Paul Harvey made mention of them on their anniversary. If I did my math right Granny was 15 when they married.
Compatible sexual desires is pivotal...no question of that.
Hear! Hear! Thanks for posting this terrific and uplifting story. I'm sure it brightened many days...including mine!
Nice. God bless them.
My parents, 93 and 89 yrs. old, celebrated their 70th anniversary just yesterday.
However, I couldn't help recalling this recent story.
Seniors In Love
An elderly senior couple were invited to an old friends home for dinner one evening. She was impressed by the way her lady friend preceded every request to her husband with endearing terms such as: Honey, My love, Darling, Sweetheart, Pumpkin, etc. The couple had been married almost 70 years and, clearly, they were still very much in love.
While the husbands were in the living room, the host leaned over to her friend to say, 'I think it's wonderful that, after all these years, you still call your husband all those loving pet names.
The elderly friend hung her head. 'I have to tell you the truth,' she said, 'His name slipped my mind about 10 years ago, and I'm scared to death to ask the cranky old bastard what his name is.
What a wonderful story!
“The Jewish couple”....oh great....probably Obama voters.../sarcasm I surrrre someone will bring it up and be serious!
Beautiful!! You should click on the link to the story above and share that with Danielle Bean, who wrote this story.
Thank you for this. God bless
How serious are you, seriously? In what way. Thanks WD.
LoL.
He’s serious.
Without that element, it’s only a financial partnership subject to dissolution without notice.
I’d have to live to be 93 to match that, doubt we’ll make it!!
So true....
Yer gonna get some of the resident mommies all riled up with that remark.
It's like discussing money around Bluebloods. You just don't talk about it. It's not polite.
*snicker*
Thanks for sharing.
my wife is a mommy too
a number of times over
and she agrees
: D
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