Longtime Couple Shares Their Secret to Happiness This Valentine's Day
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Channel: Dayton 24/7 Now · 2014 · News & Politics
DAYTON - One of the best part of Valentines Day is that it has no age limits.Tom, 82, and Cheryl, 69, don't always dress alike but they wanted to be unified for Valentines Day. In this relationship, Tom's the funny one.I had to change my clothes, even changed my underwear, Tom said.After all these years he's my everything I really like his sense of humor, she said. People either like it or they don't but you don't care either way.Today marks their 37th Valentine since they tied the knot.We got married February 5th, the day of the blizzard, in '78, said Cheryl. He was a widower and I was divorced.On Valentines Day, they celebrating with a little music, food and fellowship with their friends at SpringHills Senior Communities, an assisted living center, but they say today is nothing special.We celebrated every day I guess, she said. He never sent me a sweetheart card because he said sweetheart's day is every day and he never sent me a Mother's Day card because he said I'm not his mother.So far I'm getting away with it, he said.They say one of the things thats helped to keep them together this long is an activity they often do called knee to knee, where they sit looking at each other, touching knee to knee and tell the other person how special they are.As you know I have a sleeping disorder and I don't sleep but two hours and then I'm awake for three, she said. I'm sorry I woke you up twice just to say I love you waiting on Valentine's Day to come. So I want to wish you a happy Valentine's Day.You think we can go try for another 37? he asked.At least, she responded.That's not hard to believe. For this couple, laughter and love will keep them feeling young for another 37 Valentines Day's.
