To give us all hope

Janet and Kevin

A few nights ago I was out and about in Antalya and met some English holidaymakers on vacation here. We started a conversation and had a few drinks… and it turns out that Janet and Kevin Dellar (pictured) have been together for 37 years and have been married for 30 of those years. They met in school when Kevin was 14 and Janet was 13, and have been inseparable since. They’re such a lovely couple and their family has such a wonderful group dynamic, it gives me hope that real love truly can make it through anything. They were inspirational to me— them having met and stayed together at such a young age makes a nice change from people saying that teenagers don’t understand what love is or that kids that age should be playing the field and trying different things. Sometimes when you’ve found the right thing on the first try, you’ve found it, and you don’t need to look any further. Why spend your life running around looking for some perfect person who’s already by your side? Best wishes to Janet and Kevin; may they have many more happy anniversaries to come.

4 Comments

  1. 6 July 2007
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    oooh.. sweet couple.. and how sweet of you too melissa for writing about them. what must be their secret? … i hope and i pray that me and my husband will be together for as long as we live.. and beyond.. God dwilling.

  2. 7 July 2007
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    oooh.. sweet couple.. and how sweet of you too melissa for writing about them. what must be their secret? … i hope and i pray that me and my husband will be together for as long as we live.. and beyond.. God dwilling.

  3. 8 July 2007
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    @bebang: they seem to have a lot of respect for each other, which is obviously important… also they’re both very easy-going people, which also helps.

    I wish you and your husband all the best, and best of luck trying for the new baby!

  4. 8 July 2007
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    @bebang: they seem to have a lot of respect for each other, which is obviously important… also they’re both very easy-going people, which also helps.

    I wish you and your husband all the best, and best of luck trying for the new baby!

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