This article was originally published on 24/7Mirror
Love can be a complicated thing. Almost everyone in the world seems to be looking for it, but these couples seem to have truly found it. From something as sweet and simple as being there for each other in old age to grand gestures to profess their true love, this list of incredible couples almost seems too good to be true. If you're looking for hope that there is love in store for you or you just want to pull on your heartstrings a bit, this list of loving pairs is just for you.
When Grandma Couldn't Do Her Hair, Grandpa Was There for Her
Have you ever wondered what true love looked like in picture form? Well, you are lucky enough to have found it right here. This woman broke her wrist and she was not able to do her hair and makeup as she normally would do it. Instead of watching her suffer day after day as her wrist started to heal, her husband decided to take action and spent the time every day doing her hair for her.
If only everyone was as lucky as this woman, to have the full support and help of someone who truly loves them by their side. You can even see how much fun they are having together doing this!
Sometimes Love Is Just a Silly Picture
Sometimes love is taking care of someone in their time of need, sometimes it is romantic moments that make for beautiful memories, and sometimes it is as simple as taking silly photos together that make you laugh. This couple seems to be having the time of their lives taking a picture that makes one of them look like they are stuck inside of a clothing dryer.
Instead of getting upset that their dryer broke, this couple decided to make a beautiful and funny memory out of it. Laughing off the frustration, they took funny photos of themselves "stuck" inside the dryer. It would be funny to know who they sent the photos to!
She Hoped the Scale Was Just Broken
If there is one thing that is the most important in a relationship, it is keeping things fresh no matter how long you are together. It looks like this couple never ceases to play jokes on each other. While his wife was trying to weigh herself on the scale, he stood behind her sneakily and put his foot on the scale, making her appear much heavier than her actual weight.
She was probably very relieved when she found out that he was just messing with her and she doesn't actually weigh much more than she was hoping.
It's Those Little Moments That Count
Can you imagine being so in love with someone that even after years of marriage you still want to take sweet little photos of your person? Despite having thousands (if not more) photos of your loved one, it is never quite enough and you always have to capture just one more, especially if they are looking particularly nice. You can just picture this man showing his wife the lovely photo he captured later in the day.
She probably didn't approve of the photo at all, but it's the thought that counts! Her husband wanted to capture this moment that his wife looked particularly stunning for memory's sake.
A Cute Little Daily Tradition
Grand romantic gestures are all well and appreciated, but the truly memorable and most beautiful moments in life are the little things that make up the day-to-day. This couple has a daily tradition that they have managed to keep alive for years. Each and every day they sit down to play a round of Mario Kart with each other as they drink tea and talk. What a cute little tradition!
It must be a really sad day if they don't manage to make it to their little tradition of Mario Kart. Which one of them has won more times or have they stopped keeping count?
She Asked for Some Whipped Cream
It's not always easy to understand what someone is asking for when they request some help. This woman asked her husband to hand whip some heavy cream to make whipped cream. She never imagined that he had no idea how to do that and thought the best method was to grab a drill and attach a whip to it. They make hand mixers for a reason!
He probably did actually manage to make some whipped cream with his interesting contraption, but there was no doubt an easier way to go about it!
Who Needs a Wedding Band
Most couples choose a traditional wedding ring as a way to show the world the true love that they have for each other. This couple also did just that...but after 59 years of marriage, the husband was not able to wear his wedding ring any longer. That, however, did not stop him from showing the whole world that he was taken and his heart belonged to Donna.
At the age of 78, he tattooed the name of his wife where his wedding ring would normally be. He just couldn't imagine that spot to be completely empty, it belonged to Donna.
Grow Old but Never Grow to Be Boring
Growing old together does not necessarily mean that life will be boring and uninteresting. Of course, some couples grow old and grow to be boring, but there are many who choose to make life even more interesting every day. These two are 88 and 92 years old and still celebrating Halloween by dressing up in creative costumes. What was their costume this year? They dressed up as a bee and a beekeeper.
It's hard not to smile when you see this cute photo of these two lovebirds in their adorable coordinating costumes. They must have so many matching costumes to show from their time together through the years!
When They're Both so Happy to See You
It's hard to tell who is happier in this picture, the dog or the man. Both of them seemed to have noticed at the exact same time that someone they loved drove up in the car next to them. The man's husband (the dog's mom) drove past the pair in the car and they couldn't conceal their excitement and happiness. They both clearly love this woman a lot!
It seems like there's a reason the dog's window is not opened all the way. He probably wouldn't be able to control his excitement and would just jump right through the window to get to his mom if he could.
Marriage After Being Together for 72 Years
Imagine being together with the love of your life for 72 years. You live together and have made vows to be together forever, and yet you were only able to be married a whopping 72 years after you started dating. This is exactly what happeed with Vivian oyack and Alice Dubes who are 90 and 91 years old and met during college in the 1940s. Better late than never perhaps!
After meeting and falling in love in the 1940s, they were only able to actually get married in 2014, nearly seven decades after they first met. Their love was certainly patient!
The Cutest Partners in Crime
Ok, who wants to be friends with this dynamic and adorable duo? If you say no, then there is definitely something wrong with you! This couple is just two cute as they roll around in their little mobility scooter together. Nothing can separate these two, not even the inability to walk properly. What an adorable way to stick together even in the difficult times of aging. They have decided to age gracefully!
Just because you get old doesn't mean that you have to become boring...this cute couple is living proof of exactly that. They are the definition of couple goals.
He Forgot Everything Except for Her
Alzheimer's is one of the most heartbreaking diseases. Even though the person is still with you, they oftentimes forget everything they know and you. This man could not remember anyone or anything in his life. He forgot his children, his home, and his family...but there is one person he could not forget, his wife. Every time he saw her, even in his worst moments, he would walk up to her and say "look at my beautiful wife!"
It seems that he could not forget the love of his life, no matter how much the terrible disease tried to make him forget. She was simply unforgettable and forever etched in his mind.
Relationship Goals at Costco
Have you ever just looked at two people and thought to yourself that that is exactly what you want for you and your loved one for the rest of your life? These two are the perfect example of just that...despite their age and how long they have been together, they are still happy doing silly things and having fun each and every day of their lives. When is the last time you acted like a child by riding a grocery cart?
They look like they are having so much fun and they aren't using the constraints of age to prevent them from doing exactly what they want and having a good time.
No Amount of Threats Could Stop Them
This then and now photo shows how true love can continue through the years. Mary and Jack fell in love in the 1940s, during a time when dating someone of a different skin color was not accepted by society. Mary's family, as a matter of fact, did not accept Mary's choice of a life partner and even went so far as to kick her out of the house for even dating Jack.
As can be clearly seen in this photo, their love survived all the haters and Mary and Jack didn't care what all the racist people out there thought of their relationship.
Together Since Kindergarten
Who would think that you would meet the love of your life while you are still in kindergarten? This couple met when they were only five years old and have been sweethearts ever since. They have literally spent almost their entire lives together. Imagine that! They were sweethearts since kindergarten and then got married as they grew up and they have been together for 75 years!
When these two made their wedding vows to spend the rest of their lives together, they really meant it! From the time they were in kindergarten until their old age, they went through everything together.
Woodstock's Album Cover Shows Their True Love
The photographer who captured this couple at a Woodstock concert back in 1969 probably never thought that this image would go on to become so famous. Nick Ercoline and his girlfriend Bobbi Kelly were photographed together and their loving photo was made to be the cover of Woodstock's famous festival album. What may have seemed just like two lovesick youngsters proved to be a lifetime commitment as these two are still together over fifty years later.
What a beautiful way to memorialize such true love! It's not just a beautiful photo, but it's also the truth. Maybe that's why it is such a loved picture in the first place!
The Cutest Couple and Their Laundromat Photos
Somewhere in Taiwan, there is a cute couple that owns a laundromat together. Every day, at the end of the day, they go through their machines to check if anyone left behind any clothes. Instead of just putting them in the lost and found and seeing if anyone comes to claim them, they decided to make things a little more interesting. They put on all the clothes left behind and take quirky photos of themselves.
Life is all about making things as interesting and fun as possible. This couple took the seemingly mundane task of going through lost and found into something funny and memorable.
The Same Adorable Dance Years Later
Very few people think that the person they met up and danced with in the sixth grade will continue to be in their lives years later. At that age, things hardly last more than a few weeks. But it looks like there are some exceptions, as this couple proves. They danced together in the sixth grade and continued dancing together until their wedding day years later.
You can see the love between them exuding itself from both of the photos. Some things never change, it seems and their love is definitely in that category. If it changed, it only grew over the years!
The Cutest Couple at Disney World
Handmade t-shirts are always a cute and fun idea, but this couple took things to the next level. They had custom t-shirts made for each of them for their trip to Disney World. The husband's shirt says "If lost return to Beverly" and the wife has a matching shirt that says "I am Beverly". They certainly must have made quite a few people laugh that day as they walked around in these coordinating shirts.
Hopefully, the husband didn't actually get lost in this process and these shirts were just a funny joke!
Where All the Husbands Wait During Shopping Trips
It's no secret that men usually do not like to go shopping, while their wives oftentimes do. The real question is what do the men do while the women enjoy their shopping trip? Apparently, there is one big waiting room where all the men sit and wait for their wives as they complete their shopping. They all know how to immediately locate a place to sit since they know they'll be waiting for a while.
They can form a men's shopping support club as they wait there...there are enough of them in just that one room!
The Matching Anniversary Cards
Everyone knows that people who spend a lot of time together start to act similarly and even look similar. This seems to be the case with this couple who was celebrating their thirty-year anniversary. Each of them went to the store separately to buy a card for the other, professing their love. What anniversary card did they choose to buy? Both of them bought the exact same card for the other without knowing it!
It looks like it's true that great minds think alike....and in this case, even more so when you spend all your time with someone you start to think the same.
Packing the Baby in a Bag... Literally
It is not 100% clear if this was meant to be a joke or if the husband was entirely serious. The couple was planning to go on a weekend trip together with their small baby. The wife asked her husband to pack a bag for the baby with essentials like diapers, formula, toys, etc. A few moments later she returned to this...her husband carrying their baby in a bag. He seemed to take things maybe a little too literally.
Judging by the look on his face, he seems to know that he did not follow the rules exactly as he was supposed to. Hopefully, he also packed the real bag to help his wife out in preparation for their trip.
Wedding Bells Rang at the Zoo
Who ever said that you have to get married at a traditional venue, with lots of flowers or at the beach? Clearly, this couple had a different plan in mind and didn't care about the social norms. They thought there would be no better place to get married than the penguin exhibit at the zoo! It would be interesting to know if there was a backstory to this or it all happened on a whim.
This couple must really love penguins if this is the place they chose to get married. Maybe they met in the first place because of penguins (somehow) which would make for an adorable story.
The Best Way to Show You Care
If you could ask people all around the world what is the best way to show that you care in food form...they would probably answer either chocolate or ice cream. Ice cream is one of life's many comfort foods that brings happiness to just about everyone who eats it. This man went into the ice cream shop and came out with some ice cream, but not only just for himself, but also his wife.
He brought the ice cream to the car where his wife was waiting and spoon-fed her the deliciousness since she was not strong enough to go into the shop by herself.
The Scent of These Flowers Was Not as Strong as Their Love
Can you imagine loving someone so much that you spend twenty years building and growing this incredibly beautiful scene of flowers for them? And it's even more touching if you understand why. After thirty years of marriage, Yasuko Kuroki started to lose her eyesight. Her husband Toshiyuki saw how sad and depressed she was about this and decided to plant thousands of flowers for her. And what is the best part? The flowers smell heavenly!
This beautiful garden also brings so many visitors to a home that would otherwise be a bit lonely and empty. What a beautiful display of love!
Romantic Dancing Never Gets Old
New couples are known to be caught dancing together as they gaze into each other eyes romantically. What is not expected necessarily is to see a married couple of over thirty years doing the exact same thing, when they thought no one was around. They thought their kids were off taking a nap, but instead one of the children captured this beautiful moment between their parents.
These children are very lucky to be raised in a household that has such a lovely example of true love, even after so many years of marriage.
They Actually Fell in Love Twice
This couple got married after dating for a while and were happy newlyweds for nine months. Unfortunately, then there was a tragic accident that caused a brain injury to the wife, erasing her entire memory. For the two years following the accident, she struggled to remember how to live life especially as she did not recognize any of the people around her. Her husband stuck by her side the entire time.
The most beautiful part is that she fell in love with her husband all over again as they spent time together and they even got remarried. True love has no boundaries!
She Will Always Be There With Him
Just because someone passed away doesn't mean that they will no longer be with you in spirit, as this wise man has understood. He couldn't imagine living life without his wife and lifetime partner. When he wanted to go out to dinner, an event he would normally do with his wife, instead of going totally alone, he brought her along...in picture form and set her picture up across from him at the table.
That is one simple way to always remember someone even if they are no longer physically there with you anymore.
True Love Immortalized
People express their love in many different ways...and their grief in even more ways. Losing someone you love is one of the most difficult things to go through and everyone has different methods to deal with it. This man decided to take photos from his wedding day as the inspiration for this beautiful sculpture of his wife. Although she could no longer be there with him physically, this was a great way to immortalize her.
Sculpting a marble bust of the woman you love has such a historic and beautiful feel to it, and his work is incredible! Their love seems to transcend even death.
They Dressed up Marty McFly and Doc Brown
Costumes are always a fun activity for couples as they can get creative and funky. This couple decided to utilize the woman's crazy hair in the perfect way and they chose to dress up as Marty McFly and Doc Brown. It's almost impossible to not see the resemblance, they are the spitting image of the characters in the movie! They look like a truly cute and fun couple.
It would be great to see all the different costumes they have had throughout the years...they are almost definitely all very creative.
The Perfect Costume for an Army Couple
And yet another cute costume idea, you are presented with this couple's fun and extremely creative Halloween costumes. They dressed as Bazooka Girl and Telephone Guy and went to the train station to show off their awesome costumes to everyone around. Although it is impossible for anyone to recognize them, it must have been very satisfying to impress everyone with this creative costume idea.
They really did a great job with these costumes and at first glance, they even look like really, life-sized toy plastic soldiers. Would you have been confused during your commute to the train station?
Her Dying Wish Was to Get Married
One of the most touching and truly beautiful stories on this list is of this woman who was battling cancer and only had one dying wish...to get married to the love of her life before she passed away. Just 18 hours before she breathed her last breath, they were able to get married in the hospital...bringing a whole new meaning to the traditional vows of "till death do us part".
It is beautiful that they were able to fulfill her last wish before she passed away...they even found her a beautiful wedding dress for the occasion.
He Sent a Different Kind of Flowers
Most people know that one of the most common ways to make up after an argument is to send flowers to the person who was wronged. This girl's boyfriend decided to send her something very special after they got into a fight...a different type of flower. As you can see in this picture, he sent her bags of flour to her work instead of the typical roses or lilies that you would be expecting.
Although this is certainly quite funny, it was risky business on the side of the boyfriend and could have led to just an even bigger argument afterward. He thought it was a risk worth taking!
The Funniest Gift Is a Prank
Everyone is always eager to find out what they were given for Christmas. There is nothing quite like the excitement of opening up the gifts to see what goodies your friends or loved ones picked out for you. This woman specifically told her husband that she wanted some jewelry for Chrsitmas. As she opened her gift, it looked like that is exactly what he got her at first glance. But it only took a moment to realize the truth.
Hopefully, she was a good sport about this prank. It must have been disappointing to think you got a pretty ring for Christmas only to realize that it is actually a coffee mug.
A Collage of What She Loved the Most
Everyone knows someone who loves to nap more than anything in the world. Sleep is very important so you can't blame them. This man saw how much his wife loved to nap and took countless pictures of her napping throughout the year. When Christmas came around he decided to get her a practical and funny gift...a custom made pillow decorated with tens of pictures of her napping.
Although this is quite clearly just a funny gift and most likely won't be used around the house, it is both thoughtful and comical. At least it probably gave her a good laugh if nothing else!
The Problems of A Very Tall Boyfriend With a Short Girlfriend
Height differences can always be a challenge when it comes to couples. Even a simple kiss causes one of the sides to stretch and stand on their tippy-toes. Things can get even more complicated when that couple lives together. This girl, who is 5 ft 1 asked her 6 ft 2 boyfriend to hang a mirror for her in the house. This is the result...it is way too high up for her to even see her face.
All she was able to see was the tip of her hair because her boyfriend hung the mirror so high (but of course it seemed normal height to him).
Anniversary Date of Dreams
Anniversaries are always a special time and a beautiful thing to celebrate. Imagine being married for 63 years and you are still so much in love with your partner that you go on cute dates with them to celebrate all of your many years together. And look how cute they are together in this beautiful garden, kissing so lovingly!
This is truly a dream and everyone can only hope to find love that is as true and long-lasting as this one day! They really found one of the most romantic places for their date and even posed together adorably!
He Just Couldn't Resist the Unicorn Sprinkler
There aren't many people out there who would be able to resist purchasing this awesome and enormous unicorn sprinkler. Six feet of creativity and coolness creates this unicorn sprinkler that is both an incredible eyesore and one of the most memorable things a father could do for his kids. And just think that all he was supposed to buy was some bread and milk!
His wife will definitely think twice before she sends her husband out to run some errands for her in the future.
Maybe She Should Have Warned Him Before
People are not always the most open with each other in relationships and there are many little things that are often concealed from people's partners. This couple decided to buy tickets to go to the High Roller, the world's tallest Ferris Wheel. Once they get to the top, this woman's boyfriend realizes a terrible truth as he sees his girlfriend debilitated on the floor....she is horrendously terrified of heights!
This is probably something that shouldn't have been concealed from her boyfriend before they took the trip together. Hopefully, they were both able to make it off the ride safely.
Celebrating 75 Years of Loving Each Other
You can see the true love and happiness that emanates from this adorable couple, even decades after they first got together. Stan and Laree are happily celebrating their 75th wedding anniversary with their favorite photos hung up around them to decorate the porch. You can see their happiness and commitment throughout the years in the photos. From their wedding day (still black and white photos) to more modern color photos, their love has lasted through many decades.
If Fran and Laree are any proof, true love is forever. It just takes a little bit of maintenance to ensure it stays fresh no matter how many years pass!