During one of my nursing home visits, I happened to notice a very old couple sitting side-by-side in their wheel chairs as I wheeled my Mom to our fav spot in her nursing home.
These elderly folks were sitting side-by-side, holding hands, with the old guy snoozing as his wife laid her head on his shoulder.
I asked about them, and learned that they were both 98 years old, and have been married for 70 years.
So, I said to the elderly woman, “What kept you both together all of these years?”; and with her bony fingers pointing at me and in her feeble voice she said to me with a straight face…
“Young man (I’m 70), the key to a Successful Marriage for this long is to Keep his Stomach Full, and to Keep his Balls Empty!"