LOVE ANGELES

Chivalry.

"It's nice to see a revival in Gentle Men. Perhaps knightly virtues, honor and courtly love are making a come back too." - Forrest Kolb

World’s Longest-Married Couple Fisher Tweet On Love

Source: The Indian News - Zelmyra Fisher and her husband Herbert Fisher may look like any other aged couple apparently but they have made a foray into the Guinness Book of World Records. What is it that distinguishes them from other elderly couples? Well, they hold the record of being the longest married pair in the world. Incredible as it may sound, the husband is 104 years old while the wife is just two years junior to him. Both of them have lasted for more than a century yet the love continues to be as strong between them as it was when they started the journey together. They celebrated the Valentine’s Day this year by tweeting.

This year the elderly couple tweeted their advice to lovelorn people from their home. It was a rare opportunity for some people who wanted to share their feelings on love with the couple who have been married for more than 84 years. As one can expect, many people asked them the secret of their long life and enduring feeling for each other. The couple have more than 4,400 followers on Twitter. The couple got married way back in 1924.

Like every married couple they have their occasional differences. For instance, when Herbert Fisher wants to watch baseball on TV her wife leaves as she is not too fond of it. Otherwise they enjoy doing nearly everything together, as they have said. They have a total of 5 kids, 10 grandchildren along with 9 great-grandchildren. They believe in the almighty and attending church rituals form an integral part of their life.

Dances With the Souls

The dance of two souls present in body and mind who first recognize the Truth within themselves and then soon recognize the Truth within all others and all nature.

When the conditions are just right they find one another and consciously choose to dance with one another as two wholes, casting away conditioning and roles, dependancies and expectations, creating and expressing the miracles of Love, the purposes of Life. - Forrest Kolb

To be aware of this simply for this very second is worth the choice I made to come into this body and mind and live and share and grow amongst others on this beautiful planet. Blessings to you!

A Gift of Love

Once upon a time, on a radiant LA afternoon, Forrest sat working on his laptop amidst an organic Italian garden terrace - hummingbirds were everywhere...

After her alarm clock failed to sound off that fateful morning, Patty rushed to get dressed and eat something, realizing that she was already late to her afternoon call time - she didn't even get a chance to do her make-up and hair! She sat down at the other end of the terrace, facing Forrest...

Several friendly glances were exchanged before fate made her next move. Suddenly, as if God flipped a switch, it started to drizzle and Forrest was forced to move across the garden in order to gain protection from the rain; He found himself setting up one table over from Patty.

During the initial small talk between the tables, he realized something extraordinarily familiar and pleasing in Patty's shy yet powerful eyes. She recognized the joy and peace in his...

Some days later, the two began communicating by email, instantly aware of their unique connection and grateful for an unusually open, trusting and grounded relationship so early on. Throughout the month, the emails became BlackBerry Messages and then chatting via Skype, Forrest and Patty developed a friendship, cultivated their Spiritual connection and affirmed an alignment in morals and values... 

One night in conversation, they discovered that they each had a deep connection and resonance with the Blessed Mother Mary. Instantly, Patty felt compelled to send Forrest a picture of the Virgin of Guadalupe that she had sitting next to her bed. Immediately, he replied with a picture of 5 Virgins of Guadalupe displayed on his bedroom altar. Taken aback, Patty felt the wind exit her lungs. She had the exact same alter in her bedroom, and with tremendous excitement, she took a picture of it and sent it back to him. From this point on, they knew. They began to understand that their relationship was indeed arranged, by God...        

Two weeks later, Patty had to return to LA to resume the project she was working on. Forrest asked her if he could pick her up at the airport. She said "thank you, but as a romantic, I would love to see you at the same spot we first met." Forrest mentioned to her that the forecast showed rain on that day. Patty mentioned that she would be more than happy to stand in the rain together...

It didn't rain afterall. In fact, it was another epic day in LA when Forrest found himself sitting, once agin, amidst the hummingbirds in the garden terrace, this time waiting anxiously for Patty to walk across the corridor. Patty was equally anxious when she appeared at the other end of the garden with the Sun as her spotlight. Forrest stood up and the two walked toward each other with tears in their eyes. They embraced tightly for five minutes setting off a wave of unconditional Love washing over the hotel guests eating lunch in the garden...

It was difficult for the blessed pair to speak... 

Finally, he whispered, "I am Home."

Confidently she responded, "Thank You God."      

- The Beginning.

Broken Hearts Hurt Men More than Women

By: Shari Roan - Women may shed more tears over a busted romantic relationship, but men suffer the greater emotional toll, researchers say.

In a study of more than 1,000 men and women, ages 18 to 23, researchers found that unhappy romances cause men more emotional grief, including threatening their identity and feelings of self-worth. Young men and women express their distress at a breakup differently. Women are more likely to feel depressed after a breakup, while men are more likely to have substance-abuse problems.

Men may be more affected by a breakup because their romantic partners are their primary source of intimacy. Women, however, are more likely to have other close relationships with friends or family members to turn to for support, said the study's author, Robin Simon of Wake Forest University.

Nonmarital relationships are important to a young adult's well-being, Simon said. "However, the advantages of partner support and disadvantages of partner strain are more closely associated with men's than women's mental health," she wrote.

The study is published in the June issue of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior.