General Chat

My good lady and myself got married in that glorious summer of 1959. We never thought we'd live to see the year 2000, let alone still be married.

Not seeking congtatulations - my wife(now 80) deserves that and more for putting up with my sense of humour, but just wonder if it is pure luck, or the tortoise catching up with the hare.

Neither of us would give tuppence for the high life and meandering in the slow lane suits us down to the ground.

General observations welcome.

Happy days

There are many things in life which catch your eye, but few which catch your heart.

Harry...

You must both be congratulated....wow what an achievement !!

Have a great day....spoil yourselves and go and have a anniversary meal you both deserve it ..



Marilyn .... :-D

1959 - the year of the Mini. That's the car - not the skirt!

Her Majesty was pregnant with her 3rd child.

Post codes used for the first time.

Of course you need congratulations Harry. And commiserstions to your long suffering wife as well.

We are not far behind you, we got married in 1960, I wonder how many of present day marriages will last as long? Although i am sure that many will, it is only the ones that break up thatw e hear about.


"There is no Wealth but Life" John Ruskin :-)

Oh that is sooo lovely to hear Harry.

Many congratulations to you and your wife. I hope you both have a wonderful day. xxx


"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart."
Helen Keller

Thanks for that folks. Well done to you Anne. Marilyn and Dermot - your commentsare much appreciated. Someone once said that when you are married God made you live along time as punishment. Like most things, just a germ of truth in that.

XXX Dream lover - you just sneaked in as I was typingGforyou Also PH - many thanks XXX

best wishes Happy days

Off out now.

Harry, you're such a lovely chap you're getting congratulated anyway, and much deserved by both of you.

1959 was a super year...I was born then! :-D

Goodness Harry,you must have been a child bride :-D

Congratulations to you and Mrs H - you must be doing something right!

My Ma and Pa managed 66 years so you have a way to go yet :-D

Congratulations to you both have a great day.

I am also another novice only married for 46 yrs.

My husband always said he fancied the older woman, well now he has one ;-)

Carol

My warmest congratulations to you and your wife Harry.

"Your happy marriage so full of delight
Where love and mutual bonds unite
Unbroken by complaints and strife

It must be down to your good wife " (lol).........


You are one of the nicest gentlemen on this site Harry.

Hope you both have many more Happy Days together .


Best wishes
Ria x

Aww Congratulations Harry & Mrs Harry,
I do hope you have a splendid day,an extra special day.

I was still at school when you married. :-D :-D

Trish
xx <3

Many congratulations to you both.
I was just thinking about weddings in days gone by, as my neighbour's daughter is getting married in a fortnights time. In your day, as in mine, there was just the ceremony to sort out, the bun fight afterwards, the flowers and the taxis.
Nowadays, as with our neighbours daughter, they have to sort out a hen do, at least an overnight stop plus a theme if not a week in Prague or Spain. The same for the stag do. The men in hired wedding gear, a meal after the wedding not forgetting another buffet for the evening when the other guests who don't come to the wedding ceremony...which in turn means two lots of invitations..a DJ to keep everyone happy....need I go on ...lol- jl

We are just ahead of you, married in Aug 1957 We are each other best pal even though he can be a bit of a Victor Meldrew & .I,m a bit of a misery too at times .we all have our moments lol

So Congratulations to you and Mrs Harry it is a special achievement.

Shirley :-D

Congratulations to you both :-D

I love to hear about very long marriages, I sincerely wish you many more years together.

Sue

Oh wow....congratulations Harry & Mrs Harry:o))

l do hope you are celebrating it in some way??

l was a wee toddler when you were getting married:o)

Take care
jude :o)

Many congratulations Harry and spouse!

Sheila x

Congratulations Harry and Mrs Harry, have a wonderful day.

lynn xx

Thank you all. Your posts make lovely reading.

As a sign of how things have changed, our wedding was recorded on Kodak 8mm cine film. We had it updated to VHS, and then to DVD. Where next?

My wife liked the original as she could run it backwards and end up single again. I joke (I think).

Happy days

Harry and wife, warmest congratulations to you both on your 52nd wedding anniversary, x :-D

Congratulations, Harry and Mrs Harry. I think you are right, a not to hectic life goes a long way towards keeping couples together. We married in 1955 a time of some austerity which meant you could not afford big splashy weddings and a busy nightlife was out of the question. Pictures once a week and no foreign holidays or binge drinking!