Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter are celebrating their 76th anniversary. Their two tips? Each have your own interests outside of your spouse, and don’t go to bed angry.
Sure, he’s been president of the United States and won the Nobel Peace Prize. But ask 97-year old Jimmy Carter what the highlight of his life has been and he’ll offer a one-word answer:Meanwhile, the former first lady, 94, has a similar answer—that marrying “my Jimmy” was the best thing she’s ever done.
In a time when we hear so much about “gray divorce”—older couples pulling the plug after many years of marriage—the sheer longevity of the Carters’ life together can offer some insight into what makes for a lasting — actually make that long-lasting—marriage. Give your spouse some room. “We give each other plenty of space,” Jimmy Carter says. “She has a lot of interests that I don’t share, and I have a lot of interests that she doesn’t share.” For example, she likes tai chi and meditation; he spends a lot of time in his study, and likes to swim. It’s a view the former first lady echoed in a separate interview last year with the Associated Press. “Jimmy and I are always looking for things to do together,” she said, but “Each should have some space.
These are good, common sense rules, though as I listened to the interview, it wasn’t lost on me that as the Gates’s were asking Carter for advice on a happy and healthy marriage, theirs was unraveling. In 2021, they called it quits after 27 years, because of trust issues linked to infidelity on his part. This brings us to another obvious key to the Carters’ incredible marriage: their deep and shared trust.
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