Keeping love alive: the secrets of a happy marriage

There is no great secret to marriage, says Arlene Harris, it's all about kindness.

WHO couldn’t help but warm to Ireland’s longest-married couple. Together for 74 years, James and Margaret Hurley described themselves as “best friends all their lives”.

After winning a nationwide search to find the winners, Margaret Hurley said: “It’s easy to live a long and happy life when you marry your best friend and I always tried to mind it,” while James described his wife as “extremely caring and loving”.