SECRET TO A LONG HAPPY MARRIAGE
Hubert Malicote kissed June Napier for the first time nearly 81 years ago as they sat on a living room couch. In his teenage mind, he thought he blew it.
“I got up real quick, and I thought, what have I done?” said Hubert, 100.
It turns out, Hubert didn’t blow it at all: The two have been married for nearly 80 years — and according to both husband and wife, they are still smitten with
each other. Through the entirety of their decades-long marriage, the couple claim they have never quarreled. Not even once.
Quarreling might be in the eye of the beholder, but the fact that this is how they describe their marriage is telling.
The secret to their lasting love, they said, is two things they agreed to early on: They always share a kiss before bedtime, and whenever a disagreement arises, they take a timeout from each other before talking it through...read more
