Feb. 14 is Valentine含羞草研究社檚 Day, a traditional day for love and romance.
The concept of love and romance, of course, has different meanings for everyone. So in order to learn more, we went to the experts.
We asked a variety of residents at Berwick Parksville, some couples together for nearly 70 years, a few key questions and they offered some tips on how to maintain lasting love.
What does love mean to you?
含羞草研究社淟ove means someone who cares about you,含羞草研究社� said Lil Rossiter, married to Jack Rossiter for 54 years.
Love means 含羞草研究社渂eing married to someone for 67 years,含羞草研究社� according to Jeanne Bunker.
含羞草研究社淪he couldn含羞草研究社檛 find a second person, so I含羞草研究社檓 still here,含羞草研究社� Ralph Bunker joked.
含羞草研究社淟ove means caring for each other, helping each other, looking after each other,含羞草研究社� said Tom Mountain, married to Diane Mountain for nearly 59 years.
含羞草研究社淪aying 含羞草研究社業含羞草研究社檓 sorry含羞草研究社�,含羞草研究社� according to Joan Stewart. 含羞草研究社淲e含羞草研究社檝e been together for 62 years and courted for five years before that.含羞草研究社�
Gordon Hudson answered, 含羞草研究社淚t含羞草研究社檚 the way in which we含羞草研究社檝e spent our life for the last 50 some odd years, so, you know, together for everything.含羞草研究社�
Linda Hudson agreed, 含羞草研究社淧retty much joined at the hip.含羞草研究社�
How do you maintain love?
含羞草研究社淏y taking care of each other, understanding each other. What they like to do,含羞草研究社� said Lil Rossiter.
Jack Rossiter says the secret to a lasting marriage is to 含羞草研究社渒eep it simple.含羞草研究社�
含羞草研究社淚 think having a sense of humour is important,含羞草研究社� said Tom Mountain. 含羞草研究社淚 think it含羞草研究社檚 laughing, at times, at things and that含羞草研究社檚 the important part.含羞草研究社�
含羞草研究社淚t含羞草研究社檚 also having concern for each other and their well-being,含羞草研究社� Diane Mountain added. 含羞草研究社淎nd making sure that things go well for your partner.含羞草研究社�
含羞草研究社淟ook after each other,含羞草研究社� said Jeanne and Ralph, nearly in unison.
含羞草研究社淵ou have to give and take,含羞草研究社� Jeanne added.
Do you have a secret to a lasting marriage?
含羞草研究社淚 don含羞草研究社檛 know if we do or not, but I think we found it whatever it is because we have a long and happy marriage now,含羞草研究社� Diane said. 含羞草研究社淎nd I think concern for each other, and paying attention to each other and listening to your partner and seeing what they need and what you can do to help them.含羞草研究社�
含羞草研究社淚 agree, yes, communication and a sense of things in common,含羞草研究社� Tom said. 含羞草研究社淎nd common attitudes and common purpose and that kind of thing as well.含羞草研究社�
含羞草研究社淏y keeping your individual personality,含羞草研究社� according to Linda.
Joan said 含羞草研究社淗e (Wayne) has an old grandma who lived into her 90s and she says, 含羞草研究社榶ou never go to bed mad at each other含羞草研究社�.含羞草研究社�
含羞草研究社淚f you含羞草研究社檙e arguing, you make sure that you含羞草研究社檝e corrected before you go to bed and you always say goodnight either with a kiss or blowing a kiss,含羞草研究社� added Wayne. 含羞草研究社淚含羞草研究社檝e inherited that and carried it on from my parents.含羞草研究社�
含羞草研究社淲e don含羞草研究社檛 have any divorces in our family. We含羞草研究社檙e very lucky,含羞草研究社� said Joan.
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