The world’s oldest couple met in a college class in 1934

I was on the Internet and one of those stories that get recommended to you kind of got my attention. This was from BusinessInsider.com and apparently, this is the world’s oldest couple. According to the article:

The world’s oldest couple still make homemade valentines and enjoy a glass of wine together most nights.

John and Charlotte Henderson of Texas talked to NBC’s “Today” show on Friday about their love story to mark their 85th Valentine’s Day together.

It was love at first sight when the two were seated near each other in a University of Texas zoology class in 1934. Their first date involved going out to get Cokes.

“When I just saw her and got to talking to her, I don’t think I ever had another date after that one day in the class,” John, 107, said.

They were married five years later, in 1939, the same year World War II broke out. They had just two wedding guests present.

According to an October article in the Four Points News, Charlotte, 105, spent the early years of their marriage as a teacher, and John worked for Humble Oil, which later became Exxon (he retired from the company in 1972).

“We produced more than half of the explosives used by the Allies for World War II,” he said.

The couple never had children, a fact John jokingly said might have aided their long life.

Fabulous couple!