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Couple celebrates 76 years of marriage
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by Rob Peters | January 21, 2008 at 11:28 am
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Seventy-six years together is impressive to say the least.
As someone who's been in a serious relationship for less than two years now, I feel underqualified to comment what makes for a lasting relationship. I suspect it has something to do with honesty, communication, and patience though. And laughing whenever possible.
Any thoughts?
After 76 years of marriage, Kay and Paul Zivanovich are still smooching.Kay turned 100 Friday. Paul is 99 with a birthday coming next Dec. 22.
Still in remarkably good health, they live together in the house they built on Windsor's east side in 1954.
Four generations of family and friends -- including three daughters all in their 70s -- came from as far away as Alaska to celebrate Saturday with a birthday party at The Other Place on Walker Road.
Paul attributes their good health and happy marriage to a quiet life and his wife's good cooking.
"I never gambled," Paul said. "I've never been drunk in my life."
No fried foods and their father's fondness for Jalapeno peppers are what his daughters remember most about the meals their mother prepared.
The tough times in Canada that some women might have complained about didn't bother Kay, Olga said of her mother.
"She was a tolerant woman."
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at 12:45 on January 21st, 2008
Rob Peters, I like this story. It's happy good stuff....heart warming and so enjoyable, great work!
at 15:24 on January 21st, 2008
Rob Peters, I think the four things you listed are a great start! Wonderful story!
at 06:42 on January 22nd, 2008
Hello, Thank you for wanting to use our pictures. We are Crawford and Tracy Wilson and have been married for almost 4 years in March. Actually, we met on Match.com and have been extremely happy ever since. We had both been married previously but they ended in divorce. The second time around we were looking for the same things. Someone who comes from the same type of families(very close knit), shared the same values and morals, enjoyed travelling the world. We found that and more in each other. Crawford is a career Air Force service member and has been deployed to the Middle East three times. Tracy also served in the US Army for ten years.
Both agree that marriage and relationships is sopmething that you have to work at to have a successful one. Effective communication and good conflict resolution helps tremendously.
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at 06:48 on January 22nd, 2008
thank you for requesting my photo :) I took a look at the photo just now and the size was really small, maybe something can be done about that?
btw I believe in love and hope that I'll someday experience it myself :)