SOME
SOME COUPLES WITH 4@THEIR PRO TIPS ON KEEPING THE ROMANCE 4@
ALIVE.
ALIVE.
ALIVE. >>
ALIVE. >> WE ARE VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD
WITH EACH OTHER.
IF HER BREATH STINKS I TELL
HER.
HER.
HER. SHE'LL TELL ME.
>> Reporter: IT DOESN'T GET ANY
MORE REAL THAN THAT. 4@
HONESTY IS 4@THE SECRET TO THE
LONG LASTING MARRIAGE.
JOHN 4@AND CAROLYN HAVE BEEN
MARRIED FOR 31 YEARS.
>> WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BUILD 4@
WEALTH AND GOOD HEALTH
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. >> Reporter: THEY SPEND THEIR
TIME DANCING.
TIME DANCING. IT IS HOW THEY 4@SHOW AND EXPRE
THEIR AFFECTION.
THEIR AFFECTION. CAROLYN BELIEVES HE WAS HEAVEN
SE4@NT JUST FOR HER.
>> YOU KNOW HOW GOD PUTS PEOPLE
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. HE WAS MEANT FOR ME.
>> Reporter: WHY DO YOU SAY
THAT?
THAT?
THAT? >>
THAT? >> JUST THE PHYSICAL
ATTRACTION.
ATTRACTION. 4@
ATTRACTION. >> WHAT ABOUT THE MENTAL?
>> AND THE MENTAL.
>> I AIN'T NO TROLL.
>> NO HE HAS A LOT OF POINTS AS
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. >>
WELL. >> Reporter: THE TWO MET AT A
PARTY AND HAVE BEEN INSEPARABLE
EVER SINCE.
EVER SINCE. >> YOU HAVE TO MAKE YOUR SPOUSE
YOUR BEST FRIEND.
YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE IN THEM
FIRST.
FIRST.
FIRST. DON'T TAKE ADVICE FROM YOUR
FRIENDS.
FRIENDS.
FRIENDS. >> Reporter: FRIENDSHIP IS THE
KEY FOR THIS COUPLE. 4@
WE INTRODUCED YOU LAST YEAR
WHEN THE TWO GOT MARRIED AT THE
START OF THE PANDEMIC.
>> WE HAVE NOT SPENT A DAY
APART IN OVER A YEAR, SINCE THE
DAY THAT WE GOT MARRIED.
>> Reporter: THEY HAVE SPENT
MORE TIME TOGETHER THAN THE
AVERAGE NEWLYWEDS.
AVERAGE NEWLYWEDS. WITH THE ONGOING PANDEMIC,
THERE HASN'T BEEN A 4@HONEYMOON
NO KISSES GOODBYE BEFORE WORK.
JUST TIME SPENT UNDERSTANDING
AND LIST4@ENING AND GROWING WIT
JUST TIME SPENT UNDERSTANDING AND LIST4@ENING AND GROWING WIT@
EACH 4@OTHER.
EACH 4@OTHER. >> IT MAY SOUND A LITTLE
CLICHE, BUT COMMUNICATION IS A
REALLY BIG DEAL.
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE IN 4@
CLOSE PROXIMITY WITH SOMEONE
FOR SO LONG.
>> Reporter: THEY HAVE4@ ANOTHE
SECRET TO MAKE SURE YOU AND
YOUR BOO STAND THE TEST OF
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. >>
TIME. >> I ALWAYS SAY 4@I DON'T HAVE
PERFECT MARRIAGE.
PERFECT MARRIAGE. BUT I HAVE PERFECT LOVE FOR MY
WIFE.
WIFE.
WIFE. >>
WIFE. >> AND I HAVE PERFECT LOVE FOR
MY HUSBAND.
MY HUSBAND. >> Reporter: MEGAN RIVERS,
WUSA9.
WUSA9.
WUSA9. >>
WUSA9. >> I'M 4@GOING TO CRY.
>> I LOVE THAT.
>>> SO, MARCELLA, WE HAD TO
BRING YOU IN AS A NEWLYWED TO
TALK ABOUT THIS STORY.
DO YOU HAVE TIPS?
HOW HAS IT BEEN?
>> Reporter: WE ARE NOT EVEN
FIVE MONTHS INTO THIS THING,
OKAY?
OKAY?
OKAY? WE
OKAY? WE ARE REALLY FRESH AND 4@NEW.
BUT I WILL SAY OH THERE'S MY
BOO.
BOO.
BOO. I
BOO. I WILL SAY THAT I FEEL LIKE
COMMUNICATION IS DEFINITELY
KEY.
KEY.
KEY. AND
KEY. AND MY HUSBAND HAS ACTUALLY
TAUGHT ME 4@TO 4@BE A MUCH BETT
ONE AT THAT.
>> ANNIE, HOW ABOUT YOU?
>> PATIENCE, THAT IS SO
NECESSARY.
NECESSARY. YOU KNOW, 4@I THINK IT 4@IS
UNDERSTANDING THAT WE WILL GROW
AND 4@EVOLVE INDIVIDUALLY, AND
IS JUST THAT UNDERSTANDING THAT
WE HAVE TO GROW TOGETHER, TOO,
AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER IN THAT,
YOU KNOW?
YOU KNOW?
YOU KNOW? BE WILLING TO KIND OF MANEUVER
AND FINESSE AROUND OUR GROWTH
AND JUST BETHERE FOR EACH4@
OTHER.
OTHER.
OTHER. SO
OTHER. SO I THINK THAT IS REALLY THE
KEY FOR OUR MARRIAGE AND WE ARE
ABOUT 13 YEARS IN.
WE DATED WHEN WE WERE REALLY
YOUNG, SO HE 4@IS LITERALLY MY
BEST FRIEND.
BEST FRIEND. I MARRIED MY BEST FRIEND.
>> YOU HAVE BEEN TOGETHER FOR
HOW LONG?
HOW LONG?
HOW LONG? >> I HAVE KNOWN HIM 4@SINCE I W
15.
15.
15. SO
15. SO HALF MY LIF4@E.
IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME.
>>> WE ARE COMING UP ON 21
YEARS, MARK AND MYSELF.
>> MARK, 4@I LOVE THAT.
>> MY BIG OLD TEDDY BEAR.
LAUGHTER, LOVE AND LAUGHTER.
THEY ARE RIGHT THERE.
IT HAS HELPED US WITH OUR THREE
KIDS AND UPS AND DOWNS OF
LOSING OUR PARENTS AND JOB LOSS
KIDS AND UPS AND DOWNS OF LOSING OUR PARENTS AND JOB LOSS@
AN4@D JOB GAIN AND SO YOU HAVE
HAVE RESPECT, LOVE AND
LAUGHTER.
LAUGHTER.
LAUGHTER. HOWARD, WEIGH IN.
HOW MANY YEARS?
>> Reporter: 31 AND A HALF, MY @
HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART.
I AGREE WITH WHAT YOU SAID.
LOVE AND LAUGHTER.
LOTS OF LAUGHTER.
>> BECAUSE THINGS AREN'T ALWAYS
REALLY FUNNY.
REALLY FUNNY. >> THANKS, LADIES, AND HOWARD.
I WANT TO 4@SHARE THINGS THAT
UPLIFT YOU.
UPLIFT YOU. E-MAIL US AT GET UPLIFTED AT
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