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Article: MARRIED FOR 8 DECADES, COUPLE HAS NO TIME FOR VALENTINES CANDY, FLOWERS, A ROMANTIC WEEKEND GETAWAY? FORGET IT.(News/National/International)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
- Article date:
- February 14, 1998
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Byline: Carolyn Thompson Associated Press
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. -- Paul and Mary Onesi's marriage has survived two World Wars, the Great Depression and - perhaps more astoundingly - 80 years of uncelebrated Valentine's Days.
No flowers. No boxes of chocolates or heart-shape candies. Not even a romantic picnic at the falls that make their hometown America's ``Honeymoon Capital.''
Mary Onesi, 93, just shakes her head when asked how she and her 101-year-old husband celebrate Feb. 14. Like many couples from their generation, the Onesis' relationship is more sensible than sentimental.
``If you have trouble, you go talk about it, argue and get ...