99-year-old divorces wife for affair 60 years ago
December 30th, 2011 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANSLondon, Dec 30 (IANS) A 99-year-old Italian man is divorcing his wife of 77 years, and the mother to his five children, after he found out she had an affair more than 60 years ago.
The couple — who have been identified as Antonio and Rosa — are due to appear in court in March, the Daily Mail reported.
Antonio recently discovered romantic letters from his wife to her secret lover in their apartment in Rome.
The couple got married in 1934 but the woman had an affair with her unidentified lover 10 years later.
“The husband decided to file for divorce after finding the love letters. He felt betrayed and unable to carry on with the marriage which has lasted 77 years. It made no difference that the letters were written more than 60 years ago and the relationship has been over for decades,” the man’s lawyer said.
The couple have five children and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
According to the Daily Mail, American couple Marshall and Winnie Kuykendall currently hold the world record for the longest marriage. They have been together for 82 years after they married on Valentines Day 1929.
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