Very much in love after many, many years of marriage

An academician seeks to find out the secret to long-lasting happy marriages among Chinese couples in Malaysia. Photo: AFP

On their 60th wedding anniversary, 81-year-old retired military serviceman Sam wrote to his wife, Mary, “you’ve made me believe that we will indeed live happily ever after.”

In his card, Sam recollects that living “happily ever after” was what they wanted more than anything when they got married. Through the years, he said they had proven their love “over and over, being there for each other, and developing a bond of trust that cannot be broken.”