The secret to a long marriage is always love.
And this couple have loved one another for a long, long time. They met as toddlers and tied the knot as teenagers, and their love for one another has only grown…
Joel and Carolyn LaPray grew up as neighbors and would often play together. Their parents were friends so it was not uncommon for them to arrange playdates for their kids with each other.
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The couple met when they were both under two years old, Joel was 23 months old while Carolyn was only 14 months old. They became close friends and even have a picture of them that was taken in either 1941 or 1942; right before the war they recall.
When World War II broke out, both families moved from their native West Idaho. Later when it had ended and both families ended up resettling in Logan, Utah, they met again. But this time Joel and Carolyn did not befriend one another like before since they preferred playing with kids of the same sex.
They interacted with one another again during their Sophomore year of high school! When Joel asked Carolyn to accompany him to the military ball. This is around the time Joel realized he liked Carolyn, he remembered thinking “I kinda like her; I think I’m gonna marry her someday.”
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Carolyn liked him too but Joel thought she found him boring. She later confirmed this was true but only because Joel barely talked to her the entire night.