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Behind the Aegis

(53,919 posts) Sat Feb 21, 2015, 06:07 AM Feb 2015

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A Lesbian Couple Have Married After 72 Years Together And It Will Melt Your Heart

(Yeah, I know this was from September of last year, which is why it isn't in LBN...but damn, this is awesome!)

Here are Vivian Boyack, 91, and Alice Dubes, 90, at their wedding.

Story here: http://www.buzzfeed.com/alanwhite/a-lesbian-couple-have-married-after-72-years-together-and-it#.llx6NRWok

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A Lesbian Couple Have Married After 72 Years Together And It Will Melt Your Heart (Original Post) Behind the Aegis Feb 2015 OP

How lovely! LeftishBrit Feb 2015 #1

The hands---make me tear up. WinkyDink Feb 2015 #2

That got me too. Mnemosyne Feb 2015 #13

Simply awesome! InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2015 #3

Vivian and Alice sheshe2 Feb 2015 #4

Mazel tov! shenmue Feb 2015 #5

Such love and devotion brings a tear to my eyes. nt ladyVet Feb 2015 #6

A beautiful, bitter sweet story n/t etherealtruth Feb 2015 #7

Absolutely Beautiful Spacemom Feb 2015 #8

Just lovely mcar Feb 2015 #9

Beautiful! And the haters want to destroy this. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2015 #10

72 years together! Sissyk Feb 2015 #11

K/R marmar Feb 2015 #12

Here's to you, Vivian and Alice. hifiguy Feb 2015 #14

LeftishBrit

(41,202 posts)

1. How lovely!

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Sat Feb 21, 2015, 08:03 AM

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WinkyDink

(51,311 posts)

2. The hands---make me tear up.

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Sat Feb 21, 2015, 08:11 AM

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Mnemosyne

(21,363 posts)

13. That got me too.

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Sat Feb 21, 2015, 04:37 PM

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InAbLuEsTaTe

(24,121 posts)

3. Simply awesome!

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Sat Feb 21, 2015, 08:41 AM

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sheshe2

(83,637 posts)

4. Vivian and Alice

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Sat Feb 21, 2015, 09:46 AM

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They are beautiful. 72 years strong~

shenmue

(38,506 posts)

5. Mazel tov!

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Sat Feb 21, 2015, 09:49 AM

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ladyVet

(1,587 posts)

6. Such love and devotion brings a tear to my eyes. nt

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Sat Feb 21, 2015, 10:15 AM

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etherealtruth

(22,165 posts)

7. A beautiful, bitter sweet story n/t

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Sat Feb 21, 2015, 10:19 AM

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Spacemom

(2,561 posts)

8. Absolutely Beautiful

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Sat Feb 21, 2015, 10:19 AM

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But we're supposed to think Brittney Spears 28 hour Vegas marriage had more sanctity than that.

I really don't understand it.

mcar

(42,278 posts)

9. Just lovely

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Sat Feb 21, 2015, 10:31 AM

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RKP5637

(67,086 posts)

10. Beautiful! And the haters want to destroy this. n/t

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Sat Feb 21, 2015, 11:28 AM

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Sissyk

(12,665 posts)

11. 72 years together!

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Sat Feb 21, 2015, 11:51 AM

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They are simply lovely.

marmar

(77,052 posts)

12. K/R

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Sat Feb 21, 2015, 11:53 AM

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hifiguy

(33,688 posts)

14. Here's to you, Vivian and Alice.

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Sat Feb 21, 2015, 05:22 PM

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