John and Rudene Mitchell of Fayetteville
have been married for 48 years. Rudene's
advice, given to her by her parents, is that
communication is very important. Also
that God comes first in everything then
your family. If you do this everything will
fall into place. John's advice is to respect
each other and let each person in the
relationship be who they are.
Photography by Anna Lester
Marriages that last a lifetime may be decreasing in our
society, but there are still many who have weathered the
storms that marriage can bring and are willing to share their
heartfelt advice to others in hopes that it would help them
enjoy all that married life has to offer.
It's easy to see that the advice given by these couples involves a willingness to treat their spouse the way they want
to be treated. Isn't that what we should all do anyway? Maybe putting into practice this one simple idea will reverse
the spoken words, "I'm through" so that a marriage will be
saved and two hearts will be renewed. CV
Dr. Nitin and Tina Desai of Fayetteville
met in Baroda, India and dated a few
months before becoming engaged. They
have been married for 30 years. Tina's
advice is to have a foundation of trust
in your marriage. Nitin said there will
always be challenges and differences
between two people in marriage, but that
you have work through them.
Joe and Carol Quigg of Fayetteville
have been married for 51 years.
Carol's advice is "you have to be
willing to compromise." Joe's advice
is "you don't always have to be right."
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