Books and movies are peppered with ‘happily ever afters’ and bonds of true love but how many such relationships have we seen in the real world? We know that relationships take a lot of work and long, happy marriages are not that common. So, whenever we see such a beautiful bond, we must learn from it.
Twitter user Mirnalini V recently described her parents’ 51 years of togetherness (11 years of dating in the 1970s and a 40-year long marriage) and counting and how it constantly made her question her disbeliefs of true love.
1/ My parents have now known each other for 51 years (40 years of marriage+ 11 years of dating) and they still share the most beautiful camaraderie that I've witnessed in a couple.
Evenings they play carrom, cards or chess.
Mornings they wake up early, dad waters the garden,— Milline (@MirnaliniV) August 30, 2020
2/ makes coffee, before lockdown they'd walk 5-6 kms everyday. Now they walk in the terrace.
My father cooks 2-3 days in a week.. Does most of the chores while my mother spends time stitching, solving crosswords and a bit in the kitchen.
But by 6.30 pm everyday, they sit for
— Milline (@MirnaliniV) August 30, 2020
3/ playing some game or the other. My mother is very competitive and my father doesn't give up either.
They keep arguing, but my mother wouldn't hear a word against my dad.and they end up giggling like teenagers.
I am so so cynical about relationships and marriage but this— Milline (@MirnaliniV) August 30, 2020
4/ one relationship that I've witnessed forever makes me evaluate my disbeliefs in true love. Their friendship, trust and bond is the stuff of books and movies. My father still compliments my mother, tells cute stuff like this chudidhar looks nice on you, this colour looks
— Milline (@MirnaliniV) August 30, 2020
5/ lovely on you and he always waits for my mother to compliment about something he cooked and she always says, should one say all of this aloud, ofc it is nice ♥️♥️♥️
— Milline (@MirnaliniV) August 30, 2020
played cards with them today after so long. My mother ofc won most rounds! pic.twitter.com/VEYOlPIFpN
— Milline (@MirnaliniV) August 30, 2020
After reading the tweets, many people were reminded of their own parents’ relationship. Others hoped that one day, they too would find ‘the one’ and remarked on the importance of compatibility and the equal distribution of household chores.
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I thought I am reading story of my parents..
My parents marriage is love marriage.
My mother still can't get angry at my father due to his dimples 😅
Father brings gifts for her on random days. He calls her ' BEBO' in front of everyone 😅— स्वानंदी (@me_swanandi) August 31, 2020
Beautiful. This is the same I see in my parents. My idea of love and relationship is so messed up but looking at my parents I just feel that it's possible and can be a reality given how each person invests and works on a relationship. ❤
— Avanti Dhiman (@AvantiDhiman) August 31, 2020
I have seen a couple in my husband's village sharing love whose age 95+.My in-laws also married for 50 years. I have seen lots of such couples in village where they have mutual respect love, friendship and affection. If you watch closely they have lots of patience and tolerance
— vca (@vcaaaa) August 31, 2020
This is relatable in so many ways! My parents have been married 32 year + dating for 3/4? and are like this to the day!
I always feel like such compatibility is old worldish, not something we should expect today, but as someone recently told me, it's something you grow into. ❤️ https://t.co/VxQW0xSOty
— Ketaki (@KetakiPO) August 31, 2020
Stuff of dreams. ❤️ Such a heartwarming story 🥺 https://t.co/D6guXhBIdp
— A girl has no name (@Sindhi_Chokrii) August 31, 2020
Real #RelationshipGoals ❤️
So cute! Prayers for their happiness and long life @MirnaliniVAnd yes, there are such amazing men out there. Don't settle or rush. You will find your adorable partner. #happymarriedlife https://t.co/UJxclggVuT
— Gunjan Locke (@gunjangovani) August 31, 2020
There. I figured. Distributing chores is the key! https://t.co/P73RRNzGkI
— Vatsala (@Vatsala96) August 31, 2020
We wish Mirnalini’s parents spend many more years together happily and keep inspiring us to work on our relationships.