• My husband and I met in February, got engaged in June, and married in October. • We started dating long-distance when he was in the Navy, and getting married didn't change that. • This year, we are celebrating 35 years together, and this is how we made it.

My husband Jay and I got married in our early 20s after a whirlwind, long-distance romance — he was a sailor in the Navy, stationed in Virginia, while I lived in Florida.

We met in February, got engaged in June, and married in October. During that time, we relied on daily phone calls and frequent letters to get to know each other. By the time we said "I do" at our small wedding in front of a dozen friends and family, we'd only spent about two weeks together in person.

Getting married didn't end the long-distance part of our rela

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