If you have ever wondered what the secret is to a long and happy marriage, now is your chance to find out. Married in May of 1924, Herbert and Zelmyra Fisher have been enjoying wedded bliss for nearly 86 years and are eager to share their insights.
The Fishers were joined in holy matrimony during the age of Model T’s and flappers, but the North Carolina lovebirds are using a decidedly modern method to share their thoughts on love and marriage. Through February 12, Twitter and Facebook users can post questions for the couple and on February 14, Valentine’s Day, they will tweet their answers to fourteen of the best inquiries.
The couple’s granddaughter, Iris Godett, says her grandparents just want to share what they’ve learned with the younger generation. And in this day of drive-through marriages and soaring divorce rates, it is heartening to see that the questions are already pouring in from those who want to know how to make their own relationships work.
At least one Twitterer wants to know how the Fishers feel about online dating sites while another wonders if monogamy is absolutely necessary for a good marriage. Another asks if they ever seriously considered breaking up and if so, what made them stay together.
Herbert and Zelmyra, 104 and 102 respectively, are already in the Guinness World Records for being the living couple with the longest marriage. And if they can keep it together for more than 128 days after their May anniversary, the pair will officially break the previous record for the longest marriage in recorded history, set by the late Philipose and Sosamma Thomas of India. Something tells me these two are going to make it.
If you want to find out what makes a marriage work from two people who clearly know what they are talking about, tweet your own questions to @longestmarried or post a message on the America’s Tweethearts Facebook page. And don’t forget to bring your own sweetheart back on Valentine’s Day to learn the secrets of everlasting love.
via aol dot com
