Ballroom of romance for 50 years and more

For the eight couples in a new documentary a shared interest is the key to long-lasting relationships and a healthy life, writes Margaret Jennings

HAVING a sense of humour, a shared passion and an ability to continue to live in the present moment could well be the secret to a long and happy relationship. They were some of the standout qualities that Irish couples, who have been married for at least five decades, exhibit in a new one-hour RTÉ 1 documentary on Monday night, called Golden: Our 50 Years of Marriage.

“All of them are really living in the now; this is about their love and relationship now,” says documentary producer Sally Roden.