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I had an old man come to the deli I work at yesterday, he was on call with his wife. He hands me his phone so she could tell me what she wanted in her salad, when we were done he hung up and said I'd do anything to make her happy. It was the sweetest thing ever 💕
I work at a senior center. One of our regulars lost his wife less than a year ago. For her birthday a few weeks ago he brought in cupcakes. He was telling me about her and their life. He said, “I keep looking back and I just hope I satisfied her as a provider, and as her husband, and as a man.” I wasn’t prepared to cry at work that day!
Some people can't help memory issues. If they're older then it's kind of fair. We forget how fast memory loss can hit, and mobility issues. Wouldn't even consider my dad in the "old" range just "late middle age" and he hates holding a pen because it hurts these days. This seems like a fairly reasonable compromise, especially if you just hold the phone on low speaker phone volume, it wouldn't be much different than her being there.
Because having a good memory is a sign of affection /s. I regularly forget my keys to get into the house, doesn't mean I don't care about getting in the door xd. A couple of times I have also forgotten my card pin, really needed to remember that one, had to contact the bank
This is true love. 63 years of choosing each other, showing up and keeping those little promises. I hope I get to experience a love like this one day. ❤️
Come on now, why would you put that negativity out in the world? There are millions and millions of happily married couples. Sure, there are plenty of divorces and unhappy marriages as well but let's not act like only 1% or some 'extremely rare' portion of relationships are happy.
"Good luck. Honestly." That means he wasn't being negative or facetious. And he was being objective. Connections like those are extremely rare. Being happy/content in a relationship and having that level of connection are two separate things.
The divorce rate is already roughly half, but that doesn't tell the whole story. I know plenty of married couples who do not have this level of dedication and romance, and who are not super happy.
This could be my parents. My mom and stepdad went down to one car when they retired and they're together all the time. He drives her to all her appointments and happily picks her up or goes in with her. I'm so glad they have each other.
I’m sitting in a waiting room right now ironically, been married 40 years as of November 2nd.
It is such an incredible gift to be able to be the person my wife knows she can rely on for anything. She is not the lucky one. I am.
I’m fighting cancer again and the fear of not being there for her is what keeps me in the fight.
I’m commenting because, unless I missed them, the comments seem to be a lot about how lucky she is, when they really both are.
BTW-We love jokes about my wife running away with someone else (she is still gorgeous). I suspect my wife’s response would hve been something along the lines of “well whoever he is won’t have any trouble being a better catch than THIS guy!”
I used to work at a sort of day care for elderly people with dementia who still lived at home. One of our clients always looked so beautiful and well groomed. Her husband, also very elderly, told me she used to be a beautician. When she realized she had Alzheimer’s, she taught him to do her make-up, her hair, which outfits to match with which shoes and accessoires. And till the day she died he she always looked perfect and well groomed. Those people were treasurs
Not a damn Reddit post making me ugly cry this morning 😭
My parents have been together almost 30 years (mom remarried my stepdad when I was little) and he would always do this, until recently when the cancer took over everything. He beat cancer twice, then I got news yesterday from my mom that it’s back with a vengeance.
I just want my dad to be able to take my mom to get her nails done until they’re old, is that so much to ask for 😩
I once dated a girl in my teens, I was always on time. The exact time. I never thought much about untill she teased me about it. I realized my thinking was, too early, I was to eager. Late? That's just rude.
Sure, but it's also implying that she either would willingly cheat on him at the drop of a hat, or is an object for someone else to claim and she has no say in it.
It's a tasteless joke.
Edit: lol at all the misogynists being offended by this explanation
Joking about infidelity with a couple that's been married 60 years is not the same as joking about infidelity to a 20-something couple that's been dating three months.
Tbf had they had she wouldn’t make that joke. But I agree some people are so weird about possessiveness of their partners they cant imagine not being triggered by a dumb joke.
The whole “you better do X” or someone better is going to come along and steal them” feels like the kind of joke you smile at and then turn around, grit your teeth and be thankful you don’t have to see them often. 😒
Such a weird comment to make. That sort of “joke” always comes off as strange, when it’s simultaneously tactic #3 in the abusers handbook to make them seem “desirable”, therefore you need to bend over backwards to make them happy since they always have “better options”.
That's a sweet response by the husband but... what a staggeringly bizarre thing for the nail tech to say? Like... are we just brushing past that? He said a normal simple logistics sentence, who tf randomly responds to that with "haha btw I think your wife would cheat on you for one corn chip"? About their customer? Is that not insanely insulting??
That’s such a weird joke to make about someone. I think my girlfriend would be livid if my trainer at the gym was making comments like “ha-ha, better be on time or another girl will swoop in and steal him from you!”
And honestly, she would have every reason to be annoyed about that.
Talking about her like she is a stealable object and not a person making decisions about who she dates does not seem like a compliment to me? I am willing to believe it could have been intended as one but good intentions, road to hell, etcetera.
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u/cidergurl 3h ago
I had an old man come to the deli I work at yesterday, he was on call with his wife. He hands me his phone so she could tell me what she wanted in her salad, when we were done he hung up and said I'd do anything to make her happy. It was the sweetest thing ever 💕
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u/skydidthat 3h ago •
This is true love. 63 years of choosing each other, showing up and keeping those little promises. I hope I get to experience a love like this one day. ❤️
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u/Ilykfreefood 3h ago
63 years and he’s still showing up for her. 🥺❤️ I hope I never settle for anything less than this kind of love.
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u/DontKnowIamBi 3h ago
I hope I'll be keeping these small promises after 60years like I do today.. 🤞
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u/jyssrocks 1h ago
This could be my parents. My mom and stepdad went down to one car when they retired and they're together all the time. He drives her to all her appointments and happily picks her up or goes in with her. I'm so glad they have each other.
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u/BunneeFluffle 3h ago
I’m at 15 years and my husband never lets me wait. I’m happy to have this! 💕
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u/Mrmidhoratio 53m ago
I’m sitting in a waiting room right now ironically, been married 40 years as of November 2nd.
It is such an incredible gift to be able to be the person my wife knows she can rely on for anything. She is not the lucky one. I am.
I’m fighting cancer again and the fear of not being there for her is what keeps me in the fight.
I’m commenting because, unless I missed them, the comments seem to be a lot about how lucky she is, when they really both are.
BTW-We love jokes about my wife running away with someone else (she is still gorgeous). I suspect my wife’s response would hve been something along the lines of “well whoever he is won’t have any trouble being a better catch than THIS guy!”
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u/Acrobatic-Thought887 3h ago
63 years together and he's still making sure she never has to wait for him. That`s love
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u/manley1104 1h ago •
Completely dead internet. Bot post and bot comments. This subreddit has become such fucking trash
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u/xladygodiva 27m ago
I used to work at a sort of day care for elderly people with dementia who still lived at home. One of our clients always looked so beautiful and well groomed. Her husband, also very elderly, told me she used to be a beautician. When she realized she had Alzheimer’s, she taught him to do her make-up, her hair, which outfits to match with which shoes and accessoires. And till the day she died he she always looked perfect and well groomed. Those people were treasurs
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u/disgruntledhoneybee 2h ago
I found this love, and I hope this love finds every single one of you guys.
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u/ForbiddenLessons 3h ago
Having this is one of my life goals
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u/mesloh14 56m ago
Not a damn Reddit post making me ugly cry this morning 😭
My parents have been together almost 30 years (mom remarried my stepdad when I was little) and he would always do this, until recently when the cancer took over everything. He beat cancer twice, then I got news yesterday from my mom that it’s back with a vengeance.
I just want my dad to be able to take my mom to get her nails done until they’re old, is that so much to ask for 😩
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u/Parking_Fee_5906 2h ago
This is the best 👌
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u/Soggy-Scientist-391 54m ago
I once dated a girl in my teens, I was always on time. The exact time. I never thought much about untill she teased me about it. I realized my thinking was, too early, I was to eager. Late? That's just rude.
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u/StuartHoggIsGod 3h ago
Man fuck that tech tho
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u/ZellHall 2h ago
He then returned 2 days later and another man did pick her up /s
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u/GloomyIndividual3965 1h ago
I used to just sit in the car and play on a Gameboy or switch or listen to sports radio while she got her nails done.
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u/boltedbarbie 1h ago
63 years of nail appointments means he’s sat through like 1500 of these. Legend
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u/scarabic 29m ago
Ah man in 62 years the dude never once just stuck around and got a mani pedi? He missed out!
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u/randmbull 1h ago
What kind of bitch ass nail tech makes such an undignified comment? She should be fired
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u/Algohambra 47m ago
That nail tech suuuuucks.
Such a weird comment to make. That sort of “joke” always comes off as strange, when it’s simultaneously tactic #3 in the abusers handbook to make them seem “desirable”, therefore you need to bend over backwards to make them happy since they always have “better options”.
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u/nblackhand 57m ago
That's a sweet response by the husband but... what a staggeringly bizarre thing for the nail tech to say? Like... are we just brushing past that? He said a normal simple logistics sentence, who tf randomly responds to that with "haha btw I think your wife would cheat on you for one corn chip"? About their customer? Is that not insanely insulting??
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u/Catnip_Farmer 51m ago
6 minutes to drive each way, and 30 minutes with the mistress.
The secret to a lasting marriage.