The Married Generation

Mr & Mrs Baker

We met in Ireland because Peggy is Irish and an R.A.F. Padre had recomended i go to a christian endevour there for a holiday after the war.

I only spent two weeks there and i thought Peggie was nice so we saw each other during my stay and towards the end i asked her to marry me.

If there was some magic or secret to love, someone would have made a fortune by now. It has to be give and take in a relationship and weathering the storms because its not all plain sailing.

This is a documentary project about Marriage, in particular "the older couples" (that are very young at heart) and have managed to remain married to one another.

I approached each couple and spoke with them for as long as i could. I found out their stories of how they met and their views on married life. This project was very uplifting (especially as my parents and grandparents (despite a 42 year marriage) divorced at the same time just before i turned 16). These are very amazing beautiful people and i loved every minute of this project and hope to continue it further. They even asked me questions which opened my eyes about myself and relationships. These people are living proof that Loving someone can lead to the greatest adventure in life.

Perhaps because of the times they lived in, as many met during the war, it was more precious than today. There were also different "etiquettes" then compared to today.

Mr & Mrs Tunstall

We met in Cardiff at a dance hall. The girls were one side of the room and the boys another. A dance would start, a forxtrot, waltz or a quickstep, and the boys would approach the girls and ask one to dance.

we have been together for nearly 51 years, I was 17 and Tony was 19. We did not marry until i was 23 because I had to finish my last year in college.

There were alot of ups and downs before we married but you get through them. I think it helps to have simular interests. Not all the same interests but some. We were both in teaching so i suppose that was one, and we both like walks, and caravaning and the countryside. You also need tollerance and to make all of your desicions together. Sometimes this can go against the grain.

Mr & Mrs Packard

We have known each other for over 60 years and we have been married for 59. We met in the R.A.F. as we were in the same station. We used to meet and talk about everything, thats key because it's too late after you are married. We used to walk on our break and sweep the snow off a bench to talk and cuddle then we would have coffee on the way back. We have togetherness. We pray and read Gods words together and we still enjoy talking to each other.

Alot of men and women were unfaithful durint the war and i said i wouldn't have a marriage if it wasn't going to last. I also said i wouldn't marry a man with glasses or a big nose and look what i have got!

Nobody is perfect so if you are looking for faults you will find them, but you have to love them for who they are. I also think that what children see in their parents helps. All of our childrens marriages have stayed in tact. We have four children. 10 grandchildren and also six great grandchildren, and that is a treasure that nobody can put money too.