Love Ever After

I discovered this photographic series of love letters by Lauren Fleishman via Tori Spelling's website (check it out - seriously!) which features New York City couples who have been together for more than 50 years. It's so beautiful to see the love and light in their eyes after so many years... and it inspires me to keep kindling that fire in my own marriage! Sometimes things get crazy and I get so caught up in the 'stuff' of life that when I stop for a moment I realize it's been a couple days since I really connected with my husband (those hurried kisses in the morning on the way out the door don't count!). It doesn't need to take a lot of time but those moments of togetherness - asking "how was your day?" and really listening, hushed conversations in the dark, shared laughs and inside jokes, time spent in prayer - those are the things that sustain and nurture a marriage.

Take a look if you're in need of some inspiration yourself, or just to bring a smile to your face!

Now I need to go watch When Harry Met Sally... you know those old couples who talk about when they first met?? LOVE that movie. Now to convice Brian to watch it with me...

You really don't think about getting older. First of all, you're aging together and when you see a person constantly you don't notice big changes. Like you don't notice, oh you're getting a little wrinkle here and tomorrow you say oh it's a little deeper. No those are things that just happen. You dont pay attention to those things. You dont realize it.. really . You dont realize that you're.. I mean I'm not thinking everyday, oh my husbands 83 years old he's gonna be 84. Oh my goodness, I'm married to an old man. And I hope he feels that way too.

—Angie Terranova, Staten Island, New York.

 

What is the secret to love? A secret is a secret and I don't reveal my secrets!

—Ykov Shapirshteyn, Brighton Beach, Brooklyn.