A couple married 73 years with five kids, nine grandkids and three great grandkids say friendship, adventure and "togetherness" are to credit.

Modern love may feel doomed at times. Countless videos on social media tell of dreadful dates. News headlines often grab onto the most lurid of these confessionals (think: the story about the man who skipped out on a tab after his date ordered 48 oysters during dinner).

We asked and we received the following stories from readers about the moment they met their true match. My wife and I met at a house party during Halloween in Stillwater. I remember milling about the party, drinking and having a good time.

Dear Annie: My wife, “Patsy,” and I have been married for 50 years, each one better than the last. Perhaps your readers might be interested in what works for us: Marry your best friend. Passions fade, but friendship lasts a lifetime.

Valentine’s Day is a holiday synonymous with candlelit dinners and lavish gifts. But some New Jersey couples are opting for a more humble showcase of their love — a drive-thru display that swaps champagne for sliders and diamond rings for chicken rings.

One Urbana couple recently celebrated 70 years of marriage, and now they're getting ready to spend their 70th Valentine's Day together

It hasn’t been easy staying together — and staying in love — all these years. “But then, nothing that is worthwhile is,” Claudine Henderson said. When her husband shipped overseas for 18 months at a time or longer,

Couples have turned Valentine's Day which falls on a Friday into a long weekend for a mini vacation with their partners