Since 1990, the divorce rate for Americans 50 and older has doubled, even as the overall divorce rate has fallen. But despite the bleak statistics, successful longtime marriages aren't entirely obsolete. And we have the pictures to prove it.
Over the past week, we reached out to our followers on Facebook who've been married a long, long time. We asked couples to send us a photo of them when they were first together and one from the present. Scroll down and see images of 19 beautiful couples -- as well as their advice for maintaining a happy marriage.
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The secret for one couple is to just keep talking; for another it's the ability to make each other laugh. Have anything to add? Please do so in comments. Happy Valentine's Day!
Patrick and Christina O'Neill -- Married 20 Years
Courtesy Patrick O'Neill
Michael and Ellen Kelly -- Married 35 Years
Courtesy Ellen and Michael Kelly
Tom and Lisa Brown -- Married 32 Years
Courtesy Lisa Brown
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Burt Bakman and Paula Rudelir Bakman -- Married 20 Years
Courtesy Burt Bakman
Scott and Sherri Kuhn -- Married 27 Years
Courtesy Sherri Kuhn
Dan and Chris Nitzsche -- Married 20 Years
Courtesy Chris Nitzsche
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Kim and Monica Konyar -- Married 39 Years
Courtesy Monica Konyar
Henry and Abimbola Essien-Nelson -- Married 22 Years
Courtesy Henry & Abimbola Essien-Nelson
Dave and Barbara Hammond -- Married 46 Years
Courtesy Barbara Hammond
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Kurt and Amy Ruhlin -- Married 30 Years
Amy Ruhlin
Rick and Amy Wise -- Married 19 Years
Courtesy Amy Wise
Bob and Bev Meaux -- Married 22 Years
Courtesy Bob and Bev Meaux
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Richard and Laura Arruda -- Married 26 Years
Courtesy Laura Arruda
Troy and Kathy Sella -- Married 23 Years
Courtesy Kathy Sella
David and Janine Thiemann -- Married 33 Years
Courtesy Janine Thiemann
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Ron and Kathie Lindstrom -- Married 44 Years
Courtesy Kathie Lindstrom
Peter and Sharon Greenthal -- Married 25 Years
Courtesy Sharon Greenthal
Bill and Carol Dukes -- Married 29 Years
Courtesy Carol Dukes
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Glenn and Marie Woods -- Married 31 Years
Courtesy Marie Woods
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