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In an era where relationships often seem shorter-lived than ever, their love story poses a compelling question: what keeps two people together for so long?
Achieving lasting happiness as a couple is the hope of every person in love. This becomes especially challenging as the years accumulate, daily routines set in, children are born, and the initial spark of passion fades. Yet, some couples manage to stay together longer than others. Christiane and Julien, for instance, have been together for 70 years. What’s their secret? Married on June 11, 1955, they celebrated their platinum anniversary on June 14 in Assé-le-Boisne, Sarthe.
Surrounded by their eight children, 18 grandchildren, and 29 great-grandchildren, the couple was “so happy,” they shared with Actu.fr. Theirs is a quiet, enduring happiness that they’ve built together, day by day. Like all couples, they’ve experienced ups and downs, silent treatments, arguments, and reconciliations. Their relationship has evolved, matured, and endured. At a time when the average marriage lasts only about 16 years, their story stands out.
Neuropsychiatrist Boris Cyrulnik notes that today’s young couples have an average relationship expectancy of just six years, and 60% end up separating, often in pursuit of freedom and personal fulfillment. “We like each other well enough, and we know it’s not going to last long,” he mentioned in Le Figaro. Christiane and Julien, however, made a different choice: to stay together. Their formula? It boils down to two words: “Patience and tolerance. These are the secrets of our longevity.”
Love experts agree: for a relationship to last, it requires friendship, honest communication, affection, forgiveness, and mutual respect. Durability doesn’t stem from an everlasting whirlwind romance, but from continually renewed attention and care. Christiane and Julien have journeyed through the decades as if walking a shared path: sometimes slowly, sometimes side by side, sometimes one in front of the other… but always hand in hand. And today, they still walk together.
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