Feb. 14 is Valentine乌鸦传媒檚 Day, a traditional day for love and romance.

The concept of love and romance, of course, has different meanings for everyone. So in order to learn more, we went to the experts.

We asked a variety of residents at Berwick Parksville, some couples together for nearly 70 years, a few key questions and they offered some tips on how to maintain lasting love.

What does love mean to you?

乌鸦传媒淟ove means someone who cares about you,乌鸦传媒� said Lil Rossiter, married to Jack Rossiter for 54 years.

Love means 乌鸦传媒渂eing married to someone for 67 years,乌鸦传媒� according to Jeanne Bunker.

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乌鸦传媒淟ove means caring for each other, helping each other, looking after each other,乌鸦传媒� said Tom Mountain, married to Diane Mountain for nearly 59 years.

乌鸦传媒淪aying 乌鸦传媒業乌鸦传媒檓 sorry乌鸦传媒�,乌鸦传媒� according to Joan Stewart. 乌鸦传媒淲e乌鸦传媒檝e been together for 62 years and courted for five years before that.乌鸦传媒�

Gordon Hudson answered, 乌鸦传媒淚t乌鸦传媒檚 the way in which we乌鸦传媒檝e spent our life for the last 50 some odd years, so, you know, together for everything.乌鸦传媒�

Linda Hudson agreed, 乌鸦传媒淧retty much joined at the hip.乌鸦传媒�

How do you maintain love?

乌鸦传媒淏y taking care of each other, understanding each other. What they like to do,乌鸦传媒� said Lil Rossiter.

Jack Rossiter says the secret to a lasting marriage is to 乌鸦传媒渒eep it simple.乌鸦传媒�

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乌鸦传媒淟ook after each other,乌鸦传媒� said Jeanne and Ralph, nearly in unison.

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Do you have a secret to a lasting marriage?

乌鸦传媒淚 don乌鸦传媒檛 know if we do or not, but I think we found it whatever it is because we have a long and happy marriage now,乌鸦传媒� Diane said. 乌鸦传媒淎nd I think concern for each other, and paying attention to each other and listening to your partner and seeing what they need and what you can do to help them.乌鸦传媒�

乌鸦传媒淚 agree, yes, communication and a sense of things in common,乌鸦传媒� Tom said. 乌鸦传媒淎nd common attitudes and common purpose and that kind of thing as well.乌鸦传媒�

乌鸦传媒淏y keeping your individual personality,乌鸦传媒� according to Linda.

Joan said 乌鸦传媒淗e (Wayne) has an old grandma who lived into her 90s and she says, 乌鸦传媒榶ou never go to bed mad at each other乌鸦传媒�.乌鸦传媒�

乌鸦传媒淚f you乌鸦传媒檙e arguing, you make sure that you乌鸦传媒檝e corrected before you go to bed and you always say goodnight either with a kiss or blowing a kiss,乌鸦传媒� added Wayne. 乌鸦传媒淚乌鸦传媒檝e inherited that and carried it on from my parents.乌鸦传媒�

乌鸦传媒淲e don乌鸦传媒檛 have any divorces in our family. We乌鸦传媒檙e very lucky,乌鸦传媒� said Joan.

乌鸦传媒� NEWS Staff

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