Shojiro Shindo and his wife Kimiko on a trip to Nagasaki Prefecture in 2013 I learned a new word today – ‘sotsukon‘. It’s a Japanese word that means ‘graduation from marriage’. (Read the interview with Shojiro, 71. He and his wife Kimiko, 69, are happy with their ‘sotsukon’. The Japan News) When the children have grown […]
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Source: The Star Divorce among older couples was virtually unheard of 50 years ago. Marriages were meant to last a lifetime. Even when death took away one partner, the other would remain faithful till death. Couples in those days stayed together because they took their marriage vows seriously, especially if they married in a place
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When the children have flown the nest, one would think that’s the best time for married couples to enjoy each other’s company. Having the whole house to themselves means having the peace and privacy to rekindle the romance that’s been relegated to the back-burner when the children were growing up. However, for many couples, that
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