There's no danger of 88-year-old Harry Ward forgetting his wife Doris's Valentine's Day card - the couple still use the same one he bought her 70 years ago.
When 17-year-old Harry Ward presented his sweetheart Doris with a Valentine's Day card as he boarded a train to join the wartime effort on February 14, 1941, he must have been fairly confident his affections would be requited.
After all the couple had been dating since they met in a Bristol café three months earlier.
But little can he have imagined that 70 years on, not only would he still be happily married to Doris, but that every year she would present him with the very same card he gave her at the railway station that Valentine's day.
Now the card is set to make another appearance on the couple's mantelpiece as Mrs Ward, 87, dusts it off in time for tomorrow's celebrations.
"I bring it out of the cupboard and put it on our mantelpiece every Valentine's Day," she said. "It's a special to me now as it was 70-years-ago. Harry has never bought me one since, because I have this one every year."
Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/relationships/valentines-day/8320146/Couple-use-the-same-recycled-Valentines-Day-card-for-70-years.html
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ReplyDeleteWhen did Harry present the card to Doris?
ReplyDeleteWhat was the affection that Harry thought would be requited?
What is the card set to make now?
At last Doris said “Harry has never bought her one”, what is it?
Wartime (n.) - a period of time during which a war is being fought
ReplyDeleteE.g. In wartime, food is often scarce.
Requited (v.) - to give or do something in return for something given to you or done for you
E.g. Requited love is not enough to sustain a long-term relationship.
Couple (n.) - two or a few things that are similar or the same, or two or a few people who are in some way connected
E.g. The doctor said my leg should be better in a couple of days.
Appearance (n.) - an occasion when someone appears in public
E.g. It was his first appearance on television/television appearance as president.
Mantelpiece (n.) - a shelf above a fireplace, usually part of a frame which surrounds the fireplace
E.g. She's got photographs of all her grandchildren on the mantelpiece.
Summary:
ReplyDeleteThis news is about Valentine's Day and couple use the same recycled Valentine's card for 70 years.It affected his sweetheart,Doris. The reason why he do this is because he boarded a train to join the wartime effort on February 14, 1941 and presened his love to his sweetheart,Doris, and he though that his affection would be requited.