A 102-year-old woman married her 100-year-old boyfriend after bonding in their retirement community.
Marjorie Fiterman and Bernie Littman, from Philadelphia, met nine years ago after meeting at a party downtown — and had their first date that same day.
The lovebirds haven’t looked back since and officially tied the knot on May 19.
The couple, who have a combined age of 202, are believed to be the oldest living married couple in the world. Their families recently contacted Guinness World Records to confirm this.
Marjorie Fiterman and Bernie Littman, from Philadelphia, met nine years ago after meeting at a downtown party – and had their first date that same day
The lovebirds haven’t looked back since and officially tied the knot on May 19
The couple, who have a combined age of 202, are believed to be the oldest living married couple in the world. Their families recently contacted Guinness World Records to confirm this.
Bernie’s granddaughter Sarah Sicherman, 39, said Today that the two – despite having been together for almost ten years – only started talking about marriage after Marjorie fell and broke her leg, which spurred the couple into action.
“There was kind of a moment of, ‘I don’t want to live without you,’ and so it was just a ‘why don’t we get married?’ something like that,” she said.
Bernie’s granddaughter Sarah Sicherman opened up about the couple’s relationship
‘It was kind of an impulsive action. At first we thought it was a joke, but then they just went ahead with it and took all the necessary steps.”
Sarah explained that the centenarians wanted to “go all the way” and formally applied for a marriage license to make it an official legal union.
To do this, the couple both had to get new photo IDs because their driver’s licenses had expired.
Marjorie and Bernie were married in a traditional Jewish wedding in front of ten of their closest relatives during an intimate celebration.
“It’s not often that I am asked to preside over the wedding of a bride and groom who have each lived for more than a century (in fact, this is the only time this has ever happened),” Rabbi Adam Wohlberg, who officiated had. , has since said.
“The fact that they have found love again is heartwarming.”
Marjorie and Bernie were married in a traditional Jewish wedding in front of ten of their closest relatives during an intimate celebration
The lovebirds are both incredibly optimistic, which used to be a trait associated with longevity
Both Marjorie and Bernie have been married before.
Bernie was married for 65 years before becoming a widower in 2012, and Marjorie also enjoyed a long marriage until her first husband passed away.
“We are so happy he has found someone he enjoys spending time with,” says Sarah.
“It’s cute that they decided to do this… and nice for us as a family to be able to share this with everyone – to get this kind of joyful news at a time when things are just really crazy in the world.”
Sarah went on to talk about her grandfather: “Keeping his mind sharp has certainly been very helpful. He’s an engineer, so he’s always been a tinkerer and liked to figure out situations.”
Bernie remained active and competed in tennis matches into his 80s.
Sarah called his diet ‘very mundane’ as she explained that he was a fan of Scotch whiskey and enjoyed it at important events.
And about his new wife, she added: “Marjorie is also very sophisticated and well-educated. She was a teacher and her husband was in the military, so that allowed her to travel a lot. She lived in Japan for three years.’
Marjorie had no children, so she symbolically adopted Bernie’s two children, four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren, as her own.
The lovebirds are both incredibly optimistic, which used to be a trait associated with longevity.
“They’re just happy to be enjoying their time together,” Sarah concluded.
According to Healthlinethere are 13 positive habits you can adopt to live a longer life.
They include not overeating, consuming more nuts, trying turmeric, eating plenty of vegetables, staying physically active, not smoking and drinking moderately.
Other healthy habits include prioritizing happiness, avoiding chronic stress and anxiety, maintaining a social circle, being more conscientious, drinking coffee or tea, and having a good sleep pattern.
