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CASPER, Wyo. (Wyoming News Now) - So with romance being in the air, is there such a thing as “love at first sight”? And what exactly makes for a great relationship?

I found a couple who has been married for over six decades at the Primrose Retirement Community. Their names are Neal and Patsy Bicknese. He was serving in the military, stationed in Antarctica. As they would go on to explain, their paths crossed... by fate... in New Zealand. And less than two weeks later... they were married. The following is our conversation.

JAMES: “HEY THERE GUYS. I AM HERE IN CASPER WITH MISS PATSY AND NEAL, WHO IS A VETERAN. NOW YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN MARRIED... HOW LONG?”

PATSY: “67 YEARS.”

JAMES: “67 YEARS. WHERE WAS IT THAT YOU GUYS MET?”

PATSY: “WE MET IN NEW ZEALAND. A BUNCH OF NURSES WERE GOING TO A DANCE. AND A BUNCH OF AMERICAN SAILORS WERE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO GO WITH. SO... THAT’S HOW WE MET.”

NEAL: “SHE WAS THE LAST ONE OUT OF THE CAR, AND I WAS THE LAST AS WELL. (INAUDIBLE). THAT’S HOW WE ENDED UP GOING TO A DANCE TOGETHER!”

JAMES: SO HAPPENSTANCE ALMOST. YOU BOTH WERE LAST OUT OF THE CAR, AND THAT’S HOW YOU MET. SO NOW... WHEN WAS IT... AT ONE POINT DID YOU KNOW THAT SHE WAS THE ONE THAT YOU WANTED TO MARRY? THIS SPECIAL GAL HERE...”

NEAL: “YOU KNOW... I DON’T KNOW. HA! IT JUST KIND OF CAUGHT ON RIGHT OFF THE BAT, I GUESS.”

JAMES: “WAS IT REALLY LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT?”

NEAL: “WELL, I ADMIRED HER WHEN I FIRST SAW HER. AS SOON AS WE LEFT NEW ZEALAND... I KNEW IT WAS LOVE THEN!”

JAMES: “AND WERE YOU AS SMITTEN WITH HIM RIGHT OFF THE BAT?”

PATSY: “YES I WAS. IT WAS WONDERFUL! BUT WE HAD TO DANCE POLKA’S! HAHA.”

NEAL: “I’M FROM MINNESOTA ORIGINALLY. ROCHESTER.”

JAMES: “SO NOW, YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 6-PLUS DECADES. TODAY BEING VALENTINE’S DAY... IF YOU WERE TO GIVE ANY TYPE OF RELATIONSHIP ADVICE, OR LOVE ADVICE TO ANYONE WATCHING... WHAT WOULD YOU SAY?”

NEAL: “DO IT TOGETHER. TRY TO DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TOGETHER.”

JAMES: “DO EVERYTHING TOGETHER. AND WE WERE TALKING OFF-CAMERA... BECAUSE ARGUMENTS CAN HAPPEN IN ANY MARRIAGE, ANY RELATIONSHIP. BUT YOU SAID...”

PATSY: “ALWAYS LET THE MAN WIN! HAHAHA. I GUESS... HAHA. IT’S MORE PEACEFUL THAT WAY.”

JAMES: “ALWAYS LET HIM WIN? THERE WE GO. SO THERE YOU HAVE IT. THERE IS SOME LOVE TIPS FROM A COUPLE WHO HAS PROBABLY SEEN AND DONE IT ALL OVER THE YEARS.”

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