Secret to a Long Marriage

[Calaveras Slim]

A very senior couple, both mid 80's were asked how long they had been married. 65 years was the answer.

When asked the secret of their long marriage, the wife answered, "we both have keys to the gun cabinet".

 

[Kanewpadle]

Or keys to the liquor cabinet!

 

[diamonback68]

Long marriages are not made in heaven, they are made from years and years of toleration.

 

[the ringo kid]

Simple answer: TV sets in two separate rooms.

 

[Bkreutz]

A very senior couple, both mid 80's were asked how long they had been married. 65 years was the answer.

When asked the secret of their long marriage, the wife answered, "we both have keys to the gun cabinet".

You know what makes this post credible? They said "gun cabinet", when was the last time you saw one of those still in use to hold guns?

 

[4barrel]

You know what makes this post credible? They said "gun cabinet", when was the last time you saw one of those still in use to hold guns?

My wife bought me mine about 1974. I do have a 48 gun safe. 38 more & it will be full.

 

[the ringo kid]

My wife bought me mine about 1974. I do have a 48 gun safe. 38 more & it will be full.

I feel your pain. I am saving for a new lap top then will be hopefully getting at least two new guns this year. Since i restarted collecting in 2013--I averaged one gun a year but still woefully short of the number i intend to own before all is said and done.

 

[tork'd]

i heard it differently..

when an elderly gent was asked secret to 45 years of marriage. he replied..."living in Illinois helped."
when asked how that helped he replied.."she lives in Florida."

 

[Deuce Caboose]

I once saw an interview of just such a couple. The wife was asked first and she when on and on, suggesting that both had to have shared value system, activities, views on parenting, mutual respect, devotion, commitment to each other in good times and bad, yada, yada, yada. Her answer was like 10 minutes of air time.
When the husband was asked the same question, his one sentence reply was: "Stay out of each other's way".

Words to live by in my book. There must be something to it, as we just celebrated our 25th year, last week.

 

[kozmic]

A strong work ethic, compromise and sense of humor go along way to making a marriage work.

http://smith-wessonforum.com/lounge/318601-hard-argue-farmer-logic.html

 

[redlevel]

We will have been married 35 years in June. I attribute our happiness and marital bliss to the fact that I am just a little bit deaf.

 

[quinn]

25 wonderful years. We both have CHLs/.

 

[carpriver]

married 46 years, I learned years ago that the most important thing in a happy marriage is knowing when to say "Yes Dear" and leave it at that.

 

[Krell1]

Long marriages are not made in heaven, they are made from years and years of toleration.

Kids (that shows how old I am) these days think marriage should be a bed of roses. Seldom do things go the way you or your spouse want. You'll also have disagreements, it comes with the territory. Getting through these hard knocks and tough times make a marriage better. Neither can expect to "win" an argument. I'm married 46 years now and we get along just fine. We still have our problems but we manage to get by quite well.

 

[Engineer1911]

She is watching Dead Television, all the people in the show are dead today, the shows were filmed in 1957 in B&W. I'm on the computer, at the Forum in living color.

 

[shouldazagged]

Clearly I don't know the secret. None of my three lasted over thirteen years. In fairness, I think the last one would have had real staying power if she hadn't died after nine years.

My parents were married for 64 years and change, and my mother always said they never exchanged cross words. This is one of a number of lies she told me, but they surely did a lot of things right.

 

[vytoland]

we will celebrate our 47th anniversary in july...............she does her thing and I do mine,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,i think she gets cuter every day and she likes me...........

 

[revolver59]

The secret to a long marriage is to buy more Smith & Wessons!!

 

[HOUSTON RICK]

Whatever you do, precede it with "Yes Dear."

 

[wyo-man]

My parents have been married 73 years.....I'll have to ask them what the secret is.

wyo-man