An 80-year-old man named Arthur married a beautiful 25-year-old woman.<\/p>\n
Everyone at the wedding whispered the same thing.<\/p>\n
“How is this ever going to work?”<\/p>\n
His young bride smiled all evening.<\/p>\n
Arthur looked happier than he’d been in years.<\/p>\n
After the reception, the newlyweds disappeared to their honeymoon suite.<\/p>\n
The guests couldn’t stop speculating about what the night would be like.<\/p>\n
—<\/p>\n
The next morning, Arthur strolled into the hotel’s breakfast buffet looking absolutely fantastic.<\/p>\n
He was whistling.<\/p>\n
His back was straight.<\/p>\n
He even carried two full plates without breaking a sweat.<\/p>\n
His best man, George\u2014also in his eighties\u2014nearly dropped his coffee.<\/p>\n
He hurried over and whispered,<\/p>\n
“My God, Arthur! You’re eighty years old!”<\/p>\n
“How on earth did you keep up with a bride that young all night?”<\/p>\n
“Weren’t you worried about your heart?”<\/p>\n
Arthur grinned, took a sip of orange juice, and leaned in.<\/p>\n
“I followed my doctor’s advice.”<\/p>\n
George blinked.<\/p>\n
“Your doctor told you to marry a woman fifty-five years younger than you?”<\/p>\n
Arthur laughed.<\/p>\n
“No…”<\/p>\n
“He told me to take it easy, avoid unnecessary excitement, and get plenty of rest.”<\/p>\n
George looked confused.<\/p>\n
“So… what did you do?”<\/p>\n
Arthur smiled proudly.<\/p>\n
“I spent the whole night convincing her that’s exactly what married life is supposed to look like.”<\/p>\n
George stared at him for a second…<\/p>\n
Then burst out laughing so hard he almost spilled his coffee.<\/p>\n
Arthur calmly buttered his toast and said,<\/p>\n
“At my age, son, experience is a lot more useful than stamina.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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