Oldest married couple alive celebrating 80th wedding anniversary melts hearts online
Tribune Web Desk
Chandigarh, December 24
This old couple are living their “Happily Ever After”. A centenarian couple in the United States are celebrating eight decades of togetherness.
John Henderson, 106, and his wife, Charlotte, 105, recently celebrated their 80th anniversary.
The two got married back in 1939, and as of now are the oldest living couple in the world, according to Guinness World Records. The couple have a simple secret behind their long-lasting life as well as marriage: Moderation and cordiality.
In conversation with The Washington Post, John revealed: “Take every day in stride. Try to make tomorrow better than today. Be grateful for what you’re given and make the best of it. And don’t overdo anything.”
He added: “Live in moderation. Don’t overeat; don’t over drink. Don’t do anything that you’ll be sorry for later on.”
The couple currently lives in Austin, Texas. The lovebirds met for the first time in class at the University of Texas in 1934, when Charlotte was studying to become a teacher, and John worked as a guard for the football team.
John and Charlotte Henderson were recently named the world’s oldest living couple. For their 80th wedding anniversary celebration, 106-year-old John picked up Charlotte, 105, in a 1920s roadster — much like on their first date — with a bouquet of flowers. https://t.co/62cFjHCcKN pic.twitter.com/hCulzafOpZ
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John, who is also the oldest living former football player for the UT Longhorn, also revealed that he had lived a full life and that his favourite invention was the television.
