What if wanting to stay in a relationship no matter what was the ultimate transgression? Malta Mueller/Getty Images
DESCRIPTION – What if wanting to stay in a relationship no matter what was the ultimate transgression? But can we love each other for a lifetime? And how do we do it? Testimonies and insights from experts to pave the way for new wisdom in love.
They are… statistical eccentricity, sociological curiosity. a couple that lasted sixty years. Alice and Jules loved each other very much and argued a lot. At his birthday party, 75-year-old Jules hugs 72-year-old Alice to the beat. Indian summer. Joe Dassin’s slow echo reverberates in their attic in Montmartre; “And we’ll still love each other when love is dead.” Jules dedicates his speech to the woman of his life: “You are everything to me. I discover you every day through what we have become together.” Their marriage endured minor quirks and major betrayals. On the day Alice packed her bags, Jules held her back. He wears the same suede jacket that he can’t stand anymore, tells the same jokes at dinner that he doesn’t listen to anymore. But he keeps like a talisman the letter he wrote to her on the day he fell in love. They were preparing…
Source: Le Figaro
