Growing old together, or not

But being together 24/7 could also result in daily acrimonious exchanges, with the couple getting on each other’s nerves. - Josh Felise/Unsplash

‘To love and to hold, till death do us part’. Those were the days when marriage was a sacred institution. Marriages then were meant to last a lifetime.

Even when death took away one partner, the other would remain faithful till the end. Couples stayed together because they took their marriage vows seriously, especially if they married in a place of worship and exchanged vows before God. My mother remained a widow for 64 years after my father passed away at a very young age.