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Maurice and Helen Kaye celebrate 80 years of marriage | Maurice and Helen Kaye celebrate 80 years of marriage |
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A couple who met as teenagers 10 years before the start of World War Two have celebrated 80 years of marriage. | A couple who met as teenagers 10 years before the start of World War Two have celebrated 80 years of marriage. |
Maurice and Helen Kaye, from Bournemouth, met in 1929 when they were 17 and 16 respectively. | Maurice and Helen Kaye, from Bournemouth, met in 1929 when they were 17 and 16 respectively. |
They courted for four years because Mrs Kaye's mother wanted her older sister to be married first. | They courted for four years because Mrs Kaye's mother wanted her older sister to be married first. |
The couple, who are now 102 and 101, said the secret to a happy marriage was being tolerant of each other and being willing to "forgive and forget". | The couple, who are now 102 and 101, said the secret to a happy marriage was being tolerant of each other and being willing to "forgive and forget". |
The pair, one of Britain's longest-married couples, plan to celebrate their oak wedding anniversary with children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. | The pair, one of Britain's longest-married couples, plan to celebrate their oak wedding anniversary with children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. |
A snapshot of 1929 | A snapshot of 1929 |
Mrs Kaye was 16 and working in her mother's shop in Walworth, south London, when she met Mr Kaye, whose father wanted to sell goods to the store. | Mrs Kaye was 16 and working in her mother's shop in Walworth, south London, when she met Mr Kaye, whose father wanted to sell goods to the store. |
Mr Kaye ended up staying in the shop for three hours, prompting his future mother-in-law to ask "who's going to throw him out, you or me?". | Mr Kaye ended up staying in the shop for three hours, prompting his future mother-in-law to ask "who's going to throw him out, you or me?". |
But it was Mr Kaye's car which initially gained the interest of his wife-to-be. | But it was Mr Kaye's car which initially gained the interest of his wife-to-be. |
She said: "He had a car and in those days not very many people had cars, which made him interesting." | She said: "He had a car and in those days not very many people had cars, which made him interesting." |
The couple married in Borough Synagogue in south London four years after they began courting, waiting for Mrs Kaye's older sister, Paula, to wed first. | The couple married in Borough Synagogue in south London four years after they began courting, waiting for Mrs Kaye's older sister, Paula, to wed first. |
After marrying, Mr Kaye went on to manage his father's factory and two shops in London before he joined the Army as a volunteer physical training instructor in 1939. | After marrying, Mr Kaye went on to manage his father's factory and two shops in London before he joined the Army as a volunteer physical training instructor in 1939. |
Mrs Kaye ran the business in her husband's absence, but in 1944 their factory, shops and home were destroyed in the conflict, prompting them to move to Bournemouth. | Mrs Kaye ran the business in her husband's absence, but in 1944 their factory, shops and home were destroyed in the conflict, prompting them to move to Bournemouth. |
After the war, the couple had four children. | After the war, the couple had four children. |
Asked about whether their long marriage was luck or fate, Mrs Kaye said: "You can never plan anything. How can you plan for 80 years? It is fate." | Asked about whether their long marriage was luck or fate, Mrs Kaye said: "You can never plan anything. How can you plan for 80 years? It is fate." |
Mr Kaye said the secret to a happy marriage was always agreeing with his wife. | Mr Kaye said the secret to a happy marriage was always agreeing with his wife. |
He said: "I didn't think it would last a week but it's amazing it's lasted 80 years." | He said: "I didn't think it would last a week but it's amazing it's lasted 80 years." |
Mrs Kaye said: "You mustn't be hard on each other. And if you have to give in a little bit, you give in a little bit." | Mrs Kaye said: "You mustn't be hard on each other. And if you have to give in a little bit, you give in a little bit." |
The couple have two surviving children, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. | The couple have two surviving children, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. |
They still live independently in a flat and continue to play bridge regularly. | They still live independently in a flat and continue to play bridge regularly. |
Their son, Larry, 66, said he thought the secret to their longevity was setting targets. | Their son, Larry, 66, said he thought the secret to their longevity was setting targets. |
He added: "They wanted to see their grandchildren, then their great-grandchildren and now they want to see their great-grandchildren grow up." | He added: "They wanted to see their grandchildren, then their great-grandchildren and now they want to see their great-grandchildren grow up." |
Karam and Kartari Chand are believed to be the UK's longest married husband and wife. The couple from Bradford tied the knot in a Sikh ceremony in 1925. | Karam and Kartari Chand are believed to be the UK's longest married husband and wife. The couple from Bradford tied the knot in a Sikh ceremony in 1925. |
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