Man Married for 64 Years Reveals His Secret to a Healthy Marriage in Heartwarming Story
This is such great marriage advice!
Fr. Goyo Hidalgo, an associate pastor of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, recently tweeted a beautiful story about one man’s secret to a healthy marriage.
Here’s the viral story:
The first text reads, “Frank is 89. His wife 87. Married for 64 years. Frank is in amazing shape. I asked his secret. / “When we got married, we promised each other that whoever is wrong in an argument will walk an hour around the block. I have walked a lot. You can say we have a healthy marriage.”
The second text reads, “2nd part: / Frank added, “I walked a lot Father. Believe me hehe. Then my wife started walking with me, you know, to be together. So after a while we just decided to walk together and pray in the mornings, and then we just skipped arguing altogether.” / #MarriageGoals”
How sweet! If only we all had this outlook on our relationships!
Here’s what other users said about the story:
In response, this user said, “I’ll bet you Frank does that hour first thing each day, just to get the inevitable out of the way. ”
Fr. Goyo responded:
His tweet reads, “😂😂😂😂 this is sooo funny. I can imagine him saying, ‘oh well. Might as well walk now and not argue later.’ 😂😂😂”
Here’s another user’s reaction:
The tweet reads, “Oh my gosh!!! 💗 I love this part! Who really cares who’s right & who’s wrong anyway… that’s just our false selves wanting to be important. Boy, it sure is hard letting that part of ourselves die, but I want that so badly! #trueself #noego #iwanttobeasaint”
This user also reacted:
Her tweet reads, “This is the sweetest story ever! I’ve been married 16.5 years this time and I’m about to enter the church. I can’t wait to grow even older with him, and this journey we’ve been on has had its ups and downs but it’s been incredibly rewarding. I love this!! <3”
What are your thoughts about this beautiful story?
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