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'A lot of love and a bit of luck':​

100 couples on the secret to a happy relationship​

Megan Davies
BBC News

What's the recipe for a successful relationship? Mik and John, and other couples, tell all...

All you need is love.

But what does it take to stay in love, and what's the secret to a long and happy relationship?

We asked you to share your love stories with us, and more than 100 couples got in touch with the BBC to reveal their romantic insights.

From keeping the fire burning when you live 4,000 miles apart, to "non-negotiables" like always sharing a bed, the results have been fascinating.

Certain phrases popped up repeatedly - including honesty, communication, respect, forgiveness, friendship and laughter.

And the most common pieces of advice? To work through arguments together and be kind.

In honour of St Valentine's Day, here are some of those love stories... and a few of the lessons learned along the way.

 

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'Hard work and commitment'​

John Fearon

John and Mik are just one of the couples who have shared their story with the BBC
The night that Mik and John first met, in a German nightclub in September 1978, John was actually on a blind date with someone else.

Mik said she "clocked" John at the bar, "and I thought, yes, I'm going to go out with this guy".

But despite the initial attraction, theirs was a love story that nearly didn't happen.
John's job in the Army took him to Ireland, while Mik remained as an RAF nurse in Germany.

"Probably a year or so into that posting I began to realise the mistake I'd made, so I wrote a letter," said John, aged 70.

Unbeknown to him, Mik's job had also taken her elsewhere but thankfully, her colleagues forwarded his letter.

"It was to be. It was very much set in the stars," said Mik, 69, as the couple celebrate 45 years of marriage.

"What makes success? You need a lot of love. You need a lot of hard work and commitment. But you also need a bit of luck," said John.

 

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'Sort arguments out straight away'​

Mair & Alan Hicks

Alan and Mair say they have shared a wonderful life together

Mair and Alan Hicks, from Swansea, are this year celebrating their 65th year of marriage after joining the same badminton club in the 1950s.

"If you have an argument, sort it out straight away," said Alan, aged 88.
"We've had differences, naturally and, if any couple says they haven't, I'd never believe them."

The couple say that despite "the worrying times", they've shared a wonderful life, including dancing to rock and roll, travelling together and eventually welcoming two daughters.

Mair added: "As long as you're together, you get by, don't you?"

 

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Got nostalgia watching this video. I was in little league baseball for 2 years starting at age 7 or 8 and remembered Saturday mornings (game day) me and my dad and he'd take me to McDonalds for breakfast and I'd be in my uniform and would just chat about anything. I think once or twice he took me to a Padres game after my game and I'd be in my baseball uni (Reds) and feeling and thinking how cool this was being in uni like the players with my glove.

Unfortunately little league sports is not like back then today parents are effing psycho shouting at the kids, refs/umpires and at other parents many times resulting in fights... usually by a certain demographic.

 

[Fatman17]

Got nostalgia watching this video. I was in little league baseball for 2 years starting at age 7 or 8 and remembered Saturday mornings (game day) me and my dad and he'd take me to McDonalds for breakfast and I'd be in my uniform and would just chat about anything. I think once or twice he took me to a Padres game after my game and I'd be in my baseball uni (Reds) and feeling and thinking how cool this was being in uni like the players with my glove.

Unfortunately little league sports is not like back then today parents are effing psycho shouting at the kids, refs/umpires and at other parents many times resulting in fights... usually by a certain demographic.

I once umpired a girls little league game. Blew a call at 2nd base and all hell broke loose. These girls were violent . That ended my umpiring career.

 

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Holy crap.

 

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Excellent job!

Don't forget to fill in the cracks in the trim before painting.

Always do.

That's the problem with Home Depot lumber..........

 

[Davey Crockett]

Holy crap.

LOL!

I have a first cousin some ten years younger than me.

Can remember a Thanksgiving when he was about five. My uncle went to get a cigarette after desert, couldn't find them.

Asked me if I seen Aaron. Searched. Found Aaron under his bed trying to light a cigarette.

LOL! A mess of broken cigarettes and spent matches.

Of course I told on Aaron, no way I can cover for him.

Fun watching his father with a handful of broken cigarettes and trying to light one up. (Back then, everything was closed on Thanksgiving).

A few years later, mom told me Aaron went on a joy ride with his father's car. Pulled over.

Thankfully, the police officer had enough sense to let my uncle handle it with his belt.