{"id":28524,"date":"2026-06-17T18:21:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T13:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/us\/?p=28524"},"modified":"2026-06-17T18:21:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T13:21:34","slug":"the-secret-to-60-years-of-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/us\/the-secret-to-60-years-of-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"The Secret to 60 Years of Marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"44\" data-end=\"156\">An 82-year-old husband and his 80-year-old wife were sitting on their porch in rural Texas, watching the sunset.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"158\" data-end=\"250\">A young neighbor walked by and said, \u201cYou two have been married forever. What\u2019s the secret?\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"252\" data-end=\"325\">The old man smiled and said, \u201cSimple. We made a deal on our wedding day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"327\" data-end=\"350\">The neighbor leaned in.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"352\" data-end=\"372\">\u201cWhat kind of deal?\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"374\" data-end=\"463\">The wife answered, \u201cWhenever we had an argument, the one who was wrong had to apologize.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"465\" data-end=\"516\">\u201cAnd what if nobody was wrong?\u201d the neighbor asked.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"518\" data-end=\"539\">The old man chuckled.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"541\" data-end=\"567\">\u201cThen I had to apologize.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"569\" data-end=\"609\">The neighbor laughed. \u201cFor sixty years?\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"611\" data-end=\"635\">The wife nodded proudly.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"637\" data-end=\"643\">\u201cYep.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"645\" data-end=\"708\">The neighbor looked puzzled. \u201cSo how many times was she wrong?\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"710\" data-end=\"743\">The old man thought for a moment.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"745\" data-end=\"753\">\u201cTwice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"755\" data-end=\"780\">The wife shot him a look.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"782\" data-end=\"808\">The old man quickly added,<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"810\" data-end=\"846\">\u201cSorry, dear&#8230; make that <strong data-start=\"836\" data-end=\"845\">once.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"848\" data-end=\"873\">The wife folded her arms.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"875\" data-end=\"903\">The old man sighed and said,<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"905\" data-end=\"958\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\u201cSee? <strong data-start=\"911\" data-end=\"954\">Sixty years and the system still works.<\/strong>\u201d \ud83d\ude04<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An 82-year-old husband and his 80-year-old wife were sitting on their porch in rural Texas, watching the sunset. 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