{"id":300,"date":"2023-11-25T14:13:57","date_gmt":"2023-11-25T14:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/?p=300"},"modified":"2023-11-25T14:13:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T14:13:57","slug":"love-conquers-all-couple-in-their-90s-finally-say-i-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/?p=300","title":{"rendered":"Love Conquers All: Couple in Their 90s Finally Say \u201cI Do\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Love knows no bounds, and this heartwarming story proves just that. Meet Maurice Benton, a sprightly 90-year-old, and Joanne Orris, a lively and independent 92-year-old. Affectionately known as \u201cMo and Jo,\u201d this inseparable couple has been living together for an incredible 37 years. And now, they have taken the next step on their journey together by saying their long-awaited \u201cI do\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n

Their love story took an unexpected turn when Mo popped the question to Jo while she was having a heart attack. In the midst of that terrifying moment, surrounded by fear and uncertainty, Mo mustered the courage to ask the woman he adored if she would marry him. And, much to his surprise, Jo agreed, seizing the opportunity to solidify their love.<\/p>\n

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Both Mo and Jo had turned down each other\u2019s proposals many times before. But Jo\u2019s heart attack brought their mortality into sharp focus and made them realize that their time together is precious. Jo, a mother of two and a great-great-grandmother, looked into Mo\u2019s eyes and finally said, \u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Jo\u2019s own words, \u201cWhen I said yes, I think Maurice was so shocked, he nearly had a heart attack as well. We\u2019ve been laughing ever since. And it means there won\u2019t be any problems with the taxman.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mo, a devoted father to two daughters and a doting grandfather to five grandchildren, couldn\u2019t contain his joy. \u201cI\u2019ll still be her slave, doing all the washing and ironing,\u201d he lovingly quipped. \u201cJo\u2019s not so mobile, but fortunately, she\u2019s got a sharp brain like nobody else. It was about time she made an honest man of me.\u201d<\/p>\n

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This heartwarming tale reminds us that love has no age limit. It knows no boundaries of time or circumstance. It is a force that can ignite even in the later chapters of our lives. So let Maurice and Joanne\u2019s story serve as a reminder to cherish the love we have and to take the leap of faith when our hearts guide us towards happiness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Love knows no bounds, and this heartwarming story proves just that. Meet Maurice Benton, a sprightly 90-year-old, and Joanne Orris, a lively and independent 92-year-old. Affectionately known… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":301,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=300"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":303,"href":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300\/revisions\/303"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/301"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}