102-year-old Jack and 100-year-old Joan Bare have celebrated their 80th wedding anniversary.
The two tied the knot on August 3, 1939, only weeks before the World War II started. They haven’t spent a night apart ever since he came home from the war.
Even though they moved into a care home in Staffordshire, they refused to leave each other. They had to make sure they moved into a shared apartment after they both suffered from a fall at home weeks before.
They say the main reason their marriage lasted for a very long time is that they ‘never go to bed on a quarrel.’
“I don’t feel like it’s been a long time,” Mrs. Bare expressed. “Sometimes I wonder where the time has gone but then I look at my great-grandchildren and I realise.
“My advice is to talk about things and don’t go to sleep angry.
“I don’t believe couple who say they’ve never had a cross word, but we always talk about our problems and solve them before the end of the day.”
Mr. Bare added: “It was a wonderful experience, a lovely happy marriage. We are very lucky to have found each other.”
They said that they argued many times but always tried to work through their differences.
Their daughter, 75-year-old Gill Skelton, who has been married to her husband 76-year-old Tony for 52 years, said: “They met at a cycling club, while mum was going out with someone else but she met dad and that was it.
“Mum was very worried when he got sent to Portsmouth because there were a lot of bombs dropping.
“I think she just wanted him to be back at home with her, so when he came home, they didn’t let each other go.
“Even earlier this year, they only agreed that they would go into a home where they could be together, they won’t be parted.”
Mr. and Mrs. Bare have two granddaughters, Caroline and Jane, and four great-grandchildren, Reuben, Isabel, Charlotte and Toby.
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