According to Hatboro couple Gerri and Wayne Diehl, the secret to a long and happy marriage goes beyond just being in love, writes Kellie Patrick Gates for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

“We not only love each other, we like each other,” said Wayne. “We will sit in our living room and have discussions – it’s an intellectual love as well as a physical love.”

The pair, both of whom are 87, met at Nouasseur Air Base in Morocco in 1958. He was a first lieutenant and she was a nurse. They started spending all of their free time together and by February 1959, they were married.

They moved back to Long Island, where their daughters Kathy and Alane were born, before relocating to Sudbury, Massachusetts, where their son, Craig, joined the family.

More than three decades later, Wayne’s job took Diehls to Munich, Germany. During their stay in Europe, they took every opportunity they could to travel.

When they returned to the U.S. once more, the couple moved to Hatboro to be close to their children and grandchildren.

As happy as they have ever been, they will celebrate their 64th wedding anniversary on Valentine’s Day 2023.

Read more about Gerri and Wayne Diehl in The Philadelphia Inquirer.