99-year-old man divorces wife after discovering she had an affair SIXTY years ago

[Serpo]

He just saw red': 99-year-old man divorces wife after discovering she had an affair SIXTY years ago

By Nick Pisa (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Nick+Pisa)

Last updated at 2:25 PM on 29th December 2011


(http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2079797/99-year-old-man-divorces-wife-77-years-discovering-affair-60-years-ago.html#comments)



http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/12/29/article-2079797-005CDB0900000258-694_233x294.jpg Divorce: The couple, who have been identified only as Antonio and Rosa, have been married 77 years (file photo)

A furious 99 year old man is divorcing his wife of 77 years after he discovered she had an affair more than 60 years ago.
The couple, who have been identified only as Antonio and Rosa, have both consulted lawyers and the first hearing in the case is due to take place in March.
Jealous father-of-five Antonio saw red after he discovered dust covered romantic letters from his wife to her secret lover during a clear out of their apartment in Rome.
The couple had tied the knot in Naples in 1934, where Antonio had met Rosa after he had been sent there to serve in the carabinieri paramilitary police but she had had an affair with her unidentified lover ten years later, keeping the secret to herself until now.
Lawyer Anna Orecchioni said: 'The husband decided to file for divorce after finding the love letters.





'He felt betrayed and unable to carry on with the marriage which has lasted 77 years.

'It made no difference that the letters were written more than 60 years ago and the relationship has been over for decades.

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/12/29/article-2079797-0E92F89F00000578-208_468x286.jpg Heartbreak: It after the couple decided to leave Rome, pictured, that Antonia found the love letters as he was packing up their apartment

'He has decided to divorce her and the case has already been submitted for a court hearing in March. The couple have five children and numerous grandchildren and great children.

'It's a shame the marriage has ended in this way after such a long time together.'
American couple Marshall and Winnie Kuykendall hold the current record for the longest marriage having been together for 82 years after they tied the knot on Valentines Day in 1929.


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[Tumbleweed]

I think love is a verb and we show we love someone by our actions. One of the ways your show your love is by being faithful to your spouse. If one of partners is unfaithful does the unfaithful one really love their partner. I don't think so. Rosa may have stuck with her husband but I suspect she loved her old boyfriend but couldn't have him. I'd have divorced her too.

[Cebu_4_2]

Divorce under the law or divorce under "i want you to leave' ?

[Tumbleweed]

Divorce under the law or divorce under "i want you to leave' ?

I'd say both.

[solid]

I think love is a verb and we show we love someone by our actions. One of the ways your show your love is by being faithful to your spouse. If one of partners is unfaithful does the unfaithful one really love their partner. I don't think so. Rosa may have stuck with her husband but I suspect she loved her old boyfriend but couldn't have him. I'd have divorced her too.

Very well said, Tumbleweed. I would have divorced her too. For 60 years she managed to keep a lie hidden. I feel bad for this man, he was her second pick...she settled for him the whole time. This is a sad story.

[Cebu_4_2]

Either they seperate or they are ward of the law. In that time common law would avail.

[Ponce]

Nawwwwww the old man found a younger woman and is using this as an excuse to get rid of her.........

[ximmy]

The pain starts as soon as one finds out...

[solid]

The pain starts as soon as one finds out...

The guy is 99 years old, hopefully he doesn't die over this. Gotta admire his set of balls though...the way the article is written, he's called 'jealous', like he is doing something wrong.

According to the media, if a man cheats, he's a scumbag. If a woman cheats, it was the man who drove her into another's arms...and by God, if he's upset, he's "jealous".

Lot's of anti men shaming going on here.

[muffin]

The guy is 99 years old, hopefully he doesn't die over this. Gotta admire his set of balls though...the way the article is written, he's called 'jealous', like he is doing something wrong.

According to the media, if a man cheats, he's a scumbag. If a woman cheats, it was the man who drove her into another's arms...and by God, if he's upset, he's "jealous".

Lot's of anti men shaming going on here.
Ugh, I really hate that you think that. Not all women think that way.

A cheater is a cheater. No matter what gender. No matter what reason they had to do it.

If you don't want to be with someone or there is someone else that you desire more, let the original person go. It's not worth wasting time and emotion over...

And I think ximmy is right. No matter how old you are, it still hurts....

[solid]

Ugh, I really hate that you think that. Not all women think that way.

A cheater is a cheater. No matter what gender. No matter what reason they had to do it. .

I agree, it was the media spin on the article. I thought it was a cheap shot by this article to call this guy jealous. Jealous, no...furious and hurt at being lied to for 60 years, yes.

[osoab]

He probably just figured out how he got vd 60 years ago.

[BillBoard]

How many of those called his children are not his, but his wife's lover?

[Tumbleweed]

He's also probably wondering how many of those five kids are his too.

[chad]

good for him. i'd do the same.

[solid]

How many of those called his children are not his, but his wife's lover?

Now this poor guy will never know...he will always wonder. Yet, if he even mentions anything...he'll be shamed by being called "insecure" or "jealous".

I am never getting married. :( Too many things stacked against men. Rule number 1, don't enter lose-lose situations, period.

The anti-men campaign by the media has lowered marriage to be a lose-lose situation.

[Tumbleweed]

He's probably thinking too that while he was away from home working to pay the rent, put food on the table and pay all the other bills his wife was home screwing her old boyfriend.

[joboo]

Wonder what else she can keep for a secret, and for how long, and keep pretending everything is normal.

Kick that bitch to the curb..lol

[solid]

Kick that bitch to the curb..lol

I like to view it as respectfully moving on...;D

Solid's rule number 2, remove the bad folks from your life and allow the good one's in. May there be a nice big breasted loving gal in this man's future.

[General of Darkness]

The old whore is lucky they're not Muslim because a head would roll.

[Veni, vidi...evigilavi!]

Truly heartbreaking, some of you might say... why bother at that age? Well, if he was truly faithful all this time and she wasn't, I'd be doing the same. More than likely finding this out is going to shorten his remaining lifespan drastically. She was dumb enough to keep her ex's letters this only shows the elderly man he was never truly loved, after 60 years this is the least he could do, not for payback, but maybe just a way to close the last chapter in life that was a lie. Now before you ladies lash out, this happens to both genders I'm aware men do this more often, women just are a bit better at hiding it.

[Twisted Titan]

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Nuff Said

[zap]

Truly heartbreaking, some of you might say... why bother at that age? Well, if he was truly faithful all this time and she wasn't, I'd be doing the same. More than likely finding this out is going to shorten his remaining lifespan drastically. She was dumb enough to keep her ex's letters this only shows the elderly man he was never truly loved, after 60 years this is the least he could do, not for payback, but maybe just a way to close the last chapter in life that was a lie. Now before you ladies lash out, this happens to both genders I'm aware men do this more often, women just are a bit better at hiding it.

Yes it is very sad that she cheated ! and then she kept the letters. Lately what I have noticed is folks getting a divorce after raising their kids, They have been together since their 20's or so and raised the family and one or she other deceides to get a divorce, I've observed many people grandparents, friends, and people I don't know, they either stay together for 50 years and hate one another (maybe out of being comfortable or money or the unknown )

Personally, I have one set of grandparents that truely loved each other, the other side not so much, and the in-laws couldn't stand each other.

[Luis337]

Very sad story. I couldn't imagine how it would have tortured him to find out she kept the letters. You can't keep stuff from people you once loved while you're with someone else...especially when you've cheated on them! I would have divorced her too as it does sound like he was not her first choice. Maybe she wanted someone to grow old with and took him because he was the first one she bumped into. How do you keep something hidden from your partner for 60 years? It's not fair to do that, especially with reminders such as letters.

[vacuum]

Better for him to find out at the end of his life than to never find out at all.

[BillBoard]

Women at the most basic level want to be desired. The letters just reminded her that she was once a desirable being... what the twilight bullshit teaches young girls and not grown up women.

[Cebu_4_2]

60 years ago, if he didn't see the signs then, what does it matter now? I been with all sorts of things over the years and cheated on, not because of choice but the woman felt desired more. Hard to explain but I understood. Didnt last lol anyways. I said fuck it all and went 8k miles to get someone not so tainted. Working out very well so far.