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<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A couple who began their relationship as penpals are celebrating 70 years of marriage.<\/p>\n
Ruth Kirkham started writing to her future husband while he was serving in the RAF, the Express and Star reports.<\/p>\n
They corresponded to each other for nine months before meeting in the flesh and the twosome has not looked back since.<\/p>\n
Ms Kirkham observed they first came face-to-face when her partner was on leave and, after a short courtship, he proposed.<\/p>\n
Shortly after they wed, Mr Kirkham was called back to the army and they did not see each other for another three-and-a-half years.<\/p>\n
"We continued to write to one another but it was hard. We had a day-and-a-half of married life before he left," she added.<\/p>\n
The female noted that although they were apart at the start, they have made up for it by having a "wonderful life" and have been happy ever since.<\/p>\n
Posted by Simon Williams<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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