My great aunt Penny and my great uncle Joel a year before they were married in 1969. Out of five siblings, they’re the only couple still together today.Vivid_Local_3167 t1_itxbwuw wrote
Thank you so much for sharing! I hope your aunt and uncle are doing well.
madzquinn7 OP t1_itxc9vg wrote
They’re still alive and kicking! Still very much in love. My aunt penny was a school administrator for over thirty years. Uncle Joel was always jovial and eccentric with a great love for musical theater and the arts. They lived in separate domiciles for most of their marriage but always spent their days together and called each other on the phone every night before going to bed. They accredit living separately as the key to their marital success ♥️
Sidewalk_Tomato t1_ityamab wrote
There's a married couple in my family that similarly, lived apart a lot (career reasons). They're still going strong, and have been together as long as yours.
It's not for everyone, but I find their untraditional qualities to be inspiring.
madzquinn7 OP t1_ityb67h wrote
I love they set that bar in their relationship. It’s been inspirational to marriages like mine where my husband is oversees half the year. Embracing my independence and his as a basic human necessity makes me love my partner even more
DWright_5 t1_ityq6yj wrote
This would remove my main uneasiness about committed relationships. By now I have found that I need my own space in order to be happy. I was always in relationships, my whole life, and I’m struggling a bit this year, being single for an extended period for the first time in ages. I don’t know what the next chapter will hold
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madzquinn7 OP t1_itxzwgy wrote
Yeah, no. Very much in love, three kids together. They lived separately so my uncle could raise the kids in the same district all their lives and she moved around the state doing administrative work. After the kids left, it’s just what worked for their lifestyle. It’s okay to be straight, married, and a fan of your own independence. 🤷🏼♀️
Sprct t1_itzvsij wrote
How's her relationship with her kids? It really sounds as if she never lived with them.
madzquinn7 OP t1_itzwttq wrote
Surprisingly strong. Being the oldest of my grandfathers siblings and easily the most well adjusted, she has an extremely matronly way about her and you can’t help but want to be close to her. My cousins were given the world by these two and were always appreciative
gzoont t1_ity0p5t wrote
I said it knowing id be downvoted, and that’s okay. I don’t doubt that they love each other. Good on them.
madzquinn7 OP t1_ity16li wrote
We have a few LGBTQ+ in the family, one who came out to my great grandparents as early as the 50s. There was never a lack of support or love so if they were gay, seems pretty silly to hide it for 50+ years.
M4kaveli24 t1_ity3u1d wrote
Tell me your brain doesn't function properly without telling me it doesn't function properly
gzoont t1_ity5ik6 wrote
It literally doesn’t, so that’s perfectly fair.
shanep3 t1_ity8nx0 wrote
Touché
th902 t1_ity929t wrote
Does it not bother you at all that you're just repeating the same shit phrase that everyone else has already done to death?
It lends a certain irony to your comment on brain function when you're going around mindlessly parroting like that.
Anaphase t1_itydvbm wrote
That's literally what a meme is.
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