On their 75th wedding anniversary, a lovely older couple sat down to a fancy dinner. As they ate, the husband leaned in close and asked his wife a question that had been on his mind for a long time.
He said in a soft voice, “Dear, I’ve always been curious about something.” “Our tenth child never looked quite like the others.” “I’ve always been interested—did he have his own father?” The wife stopped because she couldn’t look her husband in the eyes.
The question from the husband hung in the air, and the wife’s silence said a lot. She finally told him, “Yes, he did.” The husband was shocked, and he had a hard time understanding what was going on.
The wife’s head hung low, and she kept quiet until she felt ready to say more. The husband asked, “Who?” with a shaking voice. What did he do? “Who was the dad?” The husband was crying, and the wife was so quiet it was painful to hear.
It looked like the wife wasn’t going to answer, but then she did. Even though she spoke in a whisper, her words were clear: “You.” The husband was shocked and slouched back in his chair. His eyes grew wide with surprise.
The husband was left to deal with the shocking news after it was finally told. Even after the shocking news, the couple’s 75-year marriage stayed strong, showing how much they loved and cared for each other.
