我那些感伤的照片显示了这对已经结婚68年的老夫妇永恒的爱

我那些感伤的照片显示了这对已经结婚68年的老夫妇永恒的爱

She was only 18 when she first laid eyes on him at a hospital, and he himself had only recently returned from serving in World War II as a Royal Engineer.

她在医院第一次见到他时才18岁，而他本人刚刚从二战中作为皇家工程师服役归来。

As a photographer and visual storyteller, I teach my photography students to always look for stories that can give us hope and a promise that love can be eternal.

作为一名摄影师和视觉故事讲述者，我教导我的摄影专业学生要永远寻找能够给我们希望和爱可以永恒的承诺的故事。

When I got the opportunity to run a photography masterclass in Wales, I had to visit Mel and Vera to gift them images that would showcase their eternal love.

当我有机会在威尔士举办一个摄影大师班时，我拜访了梅尔和维拉，并送给他们一些照片来展示他们永恒的爱。

“I wanted him to be mine the moment I saw him, and I got him!” Vera (now 90) says as she blushes

“我一看见他就希望他是我的，我得到了他!”薇拉(现在90岁)脸红地说

72 years of being together (4 years of courting and 68 years of marriage) hasn’t weathered their love at all, as Mel (now 95) jokes back, “I would have got off sooner with a life sentence!”

他们在一起72年(4年的恋爱和68年的婚姻)，他们的爱情并没有改变过，就像梅尔(现年95岁)开玩笑说的那样，“如果知道我被判终身监禁的话，我会更早离开的!”

During the course of the photoshoot, I asked them what is the secret to a happy marriage, and they said, “You’ve got to stick at it. Stand by each other, always”

在拍摄过程中，我问他们幸福婚姻的秘诀，他们说:“你必须坚持下去，永远互相扶持"

“Take the rough with the smooth, and as long as you’ve got one another, you can take on anything”

“既能吃苦，也能享乐，只要你们在一起相处，你们就能承担一切。”

Mel and Vera have overcome many obstacles in their lives together, one being this worldwide pandemic that has made them stay away from their children owing to social distancing rules

梅尔和薇拉在共同生活中克服了许多障碍，其中之一就是全球流行病，由于社交距离规则，他们远离了自己的孩子

However, even so, they strictly believe that having each other to lean on has been their biggest blessing in life

然而，即便如此，他们仍然坚信有彼此可以依靠是他们生命中最大的幸福

Mel and Vera, forever united as one

梅尔和维拉，永远在一起

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