History

No one is designed for this. Who could be strong enough to love so far, to miss so much, to feel so deep? I did some research for inspiration... Can we be one of the historical couple people would remember for the strength of their love ? 

Duke and Duchess of Windsor In 1936, King Edward VIII of England gave up his throne to marry “the woman I love,” a twice-divorced American socialite named Wallis Simpson. The scandal rocked the British Empire and captivated the rest of the world, but the couple remained devoted to each other until the Duke’s death in 1972. 

Antony and Cleopatra The love affair of this Roman general and his Egyptian queen, along with their war with Rome and mutual suicide, shook the ancient world and inspired one of Shakespeare’s most celebrated tragedies. 

Burns and Gracie Allen George Burns and Gracie Allen met in 1922, married in 1926, and spent 40 years making people laugh. The comedy duo performed together in vaudeville, radio, television and films until Gracie’s final illness and eventual death in 1964. Burns, who never remarried, visited his wife’s grave every month until his own death at age 100. 

John and Abigail Adams Hohn Adams, the second president of the United States, and his wife, Abigail, shared a passionate and lifelong love affair despite the many separations they endured during their 54-year marriage. The unending stream of letters the couple exchanged for more than half a century show very clearly that they were not only intellectual equals and political allies but also deeply in love. 

Johnny Cash and June Carter Country music stars Johnny Cash and June Carter married in 1968, 13 years after they first met backstage at the Grand Ole Opry. Both were married to other people when they met, but their love eventually proved irresistible. They continued to make music together for the next 35 years, and died less than four months apart in 2003. 

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert When Queen Victoria married her first cousin in 1840, they were both just 20 years old. It was not love at first sight—their union was practically an arranged marriage—but the couple developed a deep love for each other and had nine children together before Albert’s death at age 42. Victoria mourned him for the rest of her life. 

Pierre and Marie Curie The two famous scientists met in Paris, where Marie had come to study. Their mutual love of science drew them together, and they married a year later. When Marie rejected Pierre’s first proposal because she wanted to return to her native Poland, he said he would go with her, even if it meant he would have to give up science and teach French. The couple worked together throughout their marriage and made breakthrough discoveries that led to Nobel Prizes in physics and chemistry. 

Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin’s long and happy marriage seems to prove the old adage that opposites attract. She was religious; he was an atheist. He loved sushi; she hated it. Asked in 1980 to reveal the secret of their successful union, Kanin said, “I think the point is that we don't always agree. Agreement is deadly dull.” Yet despite their differences and disagreements, this multi-talented couple gained fame as actors, filmmakers, screenwriters, playwrights and authors. 

Alfred Stieglitz and Georgia O’Keefe When Alfred Stieglitz and Georgia O'Keeffe met in 1916, he was 52 and famous—an internationally acclaimed photographer and a leader in the New York art scene. She was 28 and unknown—an art teacher in a small town in Texas. They married in 1924, but there were problems, and by 1929 she had moved to New Mexico to paint. Despite their differences, however, the couple’s love never faltered. During the 30 years between their first meeting and Stieglitz’s death in 1946, they wrote each other thousands of letters—sometimes two or three a day. 

Andrew Jackson and Rachel Jackson Andrew Jackson was elected president in 1828, but during the campaign his opponents constantly attacked his wife, the former Rachel Robards, calling her a bigamist and a woman of loose morals because she and her first husband had divorced and, unbeknownst to her, the divorce had not been finalized before she and Jackson married. Rachel Jackson died of a heart attack in December 1828, two months before her husband took office. Jackson blamed his political enemies and never forgave them. He remained single for the rest of his life and reportedly kept Rachel’s portrait at the foot of his bed so that her face would be the last thing he saw at night and the first thing he saw each morning. As his own death approached, Jackson said, “Heaven will be no heaven for me if Rachel isn’t there.” 

Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Robert Browning wrote to Elizabeth Barrett for the first time on January 10, 1845, after reading a volume of her poems. He was a virtually unknown 32-year-old poet and playwright; she was an internationally famous poet, but also an invalid and a 39-year-old spinster. Over the next 20 months, they exchanged nearly 600 letters, and she later credited their romance with saving her life. In September 1846, they were secretly married and traveled to Italy, where they lived happily for the next 15 years, until her death in 1861. 

Harry and Bess Truman They met in Sunday School when he was 6 and she was 5, but after graduating from high school together they went their separate ways. Years later, they reunited, fell in love and married. Although separated by his military service during World War I and, later, by the demands of his political career, the couple kept up a lively and romantic correspondence throughout their long marriage. Harry once wrote of Bess: "I thought she was the most beautiful and the sweetest person on earth," began his first and longest campaign — to win the heart of Bess Wallace.