After 60 years of marriage: Ilse and Adam reveal their love secret!

After 60 years of marriage: Ilse and Adam reveal their love secret!

Ilse and Adam Hartmann from Balingen can look back on an impressive marriage of 60 years. The two met as neighbor children when they were seven and eight years old. But it wasn't until a decade later when dancing in Heselwangen that the spark ignited. The two married in 1965 and have since overcome many of life's ups and downs together. Ilse Hartmann, born in East Prussia in 1944, came to Balingen with her extended family in 1950. Adam followed shortly afterwards. Both began an apprenticeship at the age of 14: Adam as a surgical mechanic and Ilse as a commercial clerk.

The two fell in love when they were teenagers, got engaged in 1962 and married three years later. The couple bought their own house when they were 25 and built their life together. Adam worked for 20 years as a manager in the Bundeswehr and then as a director at a large European company. Ilse completed a second training course as a stenographer and was a district manager in the field until she retired. Together they invested in a larger home in Balingen, which they bought in 1989.

Passionate about traveling and doing things together

The Hartmanns have a great love of traveling. In recent years they have taken 20 holidays to Sri Lanka and ten trips to the Maldives. They have traveled to almost all African and Asian countries, and also enjoyed trips to the Caribbean and Europe. They have already arranged to go to the same hotel for their tenth visit to Kenya next January. Your secret to success? A shared sense of humor, constant laughter and numerous shared activities that keep their relationship alive.

The couple agree that their relationship is getting better and happier with each passing year. This is consistent with advice from other long-term couples. Ursula and Hansrudolf Rüegg, who have been together for 66 years and are 85, also report on the importance of freedom in a marriage. They describe their own relationship as harmonious, characterized by shared interests such as hiking and skiing. They were also on good terms right from the start and spent a lot of time doing activities together.

Valuable life lessons

Ursula and Hansrudolf Rüegg built their house themselves and emphasize that they never argued about money. Their financial understanding is stable and contributes to harmony in their relationship. For them, intimacy and trust are of central importance, even after 60 years of marriage. The two advise young couples to examine themselves carefully before committing, and reflect on the challenges of age and the loss of friends.

Although the Hartmanns and the Rüeggs share different life stories, they are united by a deep love and belief that a long marriage is the result of continuous work and dedication. Both couples impressively show that the secrets of a happy relationship lie in humor, shared adventures and respect for the partner's individual needs.