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Couple Celebrates 82 Years of Marriage

It took George a year to win Amelia's heart, and even then her family didn't approve. Three times their engagement was broken. She never understood why they didn't see what a good man he was, so finally the couple decided to elope.

They were married Sept. 9, 1921. A month later, the devout Catholics had a formal marriage ceremony. She was 18, he 20.

"She was everything I wanted, and that's all," George Limpert, now 102, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. His wife is now 100.

There are a number of other interesting elements to the story, which is worth checking out, including this part:

[T]hey each have their own theories about what made the marriage a success.

"You have to cooperate with one another," said George. "Everybody has faults."

The children mention her patient and loving nature, his solid work ethic and the couple's faith in God.

"You have to stick together," Amelia said. "You can't disagree about everything. It would never work."

Of course, there is one other important tip if you want your marriage to last 82 years: live to be 102.