Once they lived less than 200 meters apart. And as well as it is necessary to heroes of the present novel, to them was on 14, they have grown fond of each other, but have been compelled to leave.

George and Irene from Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, started dating when they left school. But George decided to stop their relationship, and they both began to meet with other people. After many years, childhood friends saw each other at the funeral of a mutual friend. They could not deny themselves the pleasure of drinking a cup of tea together, after which their feelings flared up with renewed vigor.

George asked Irene to marry him six months after the reunion. He said: "We are so happy that we have found each other again. I'm glad that Irene is with me. We need so much to make up for. I asked her to marry me pretty quickly, but at this age you can not pull it ". Irene added: "He is as attractive as ever.

His hair turned gray, but his smile and sense of humor remained the same. I never thought that in the end we will get married. This is a real fairy tale. Of course, it's strange that our reunion occurred at the funeral of a mutual friend, but this is one of the unexpected twists of fate ".

George has eight grandchildren. Irene also managed to be married, and she has four grandchildren. Both families are happy for the reunited lovers and support them in the desire to marry, theuk says.. one.