mind & body Keeping the Love Alive Interviews by Madonna Behen


At a time when roughly 40 percent of marriages end in divorce, and some celebrity couples get hitched and break up so fast they’ve barely had time to open their wedding gifts, those couples who’ve been married for several decades can seem all the more remarkable. What are the secrets to having a happy, long-lasting marriage? Some words of wisdom from couples who have kept the love alive:


Ellen Greene Great Neck, NY Married to George Greene since 1958 Keep Your Marriage Reciprocal. “George and I do things for each other all the time without being asked. We are intuitively generous with each other. Money is never an issue. We’ve always understood what expenditures our incomes would support comfortably‚ and we’ve never had a balance due on our credit cards.” Be Affectionate. “We still


observe the amenities and are as polite to each other now as we were when we first met. It’s important never to withhold affection. George always kisses me goodnight‚ and I often go to George and hug or kiss him out of the blue.” Be a Team. “We both share


the same values and raised our children without a difference of opinion between us. The children were never exposed to bitterness or hostility. Our son and daughter have both raised their children in calm and loving households‚ reflecting their parents’ sense of justice.”


20 pause SPRING / SUMMER 2012


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