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    Love Knows No Ends: 10 Then-and-Now Photos of Couples Married Over 50 Years

    By | Love + Sex – Fri, Mar 8, 2013 4:51 PM EST

    Photo by: Morgaine Lefeye
    Then: Harold and Helen
    Submitted by granddaughter Morgaine Lefeye: "This photo was their original wedding picture in 1946, and the second is the same shot 60 years later on ... more 
    Photo by: Morgaine Lefeye
    Then: Harold and Helen
    Submitted by granddaughter Morgaine Lefeye: "This photo was their original wedding picture in 1946, and the second is the same shot 60 years later on their anniversary. This past September they celebrated their 66th anniversary. My grandmother passed away in February this year, and my grandpa was understandably devastated. He told me, "Your grandma lit my fire when I was 10 years old and it never went out. I loved her for 80 years." Everyone deserves that kind of love.
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    Marriage often gets a bum rap these days, but I'm still a believer! You've seen Up, right? Of course you have! Carl and Ellie's marriage is one of the most beautiful relationships to grace the silver screen in a long time. Our connections with others and the love we share are what make life worth living. Marriage, no matter how rocky and potholed it may sometimes seem, is worth the journey. These couples prove it, and have managed to make that journey last for more than thirty years - one boasts 71 years. Can you imagine? Seeing them as young, starry-eyed lovebirds and then as their older, wiser selves - who look even more enamored - is incredibly moving. Grab a hankie and get ready to feel inspired by these longtime couples, then and now! -By Monica Bielanko



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