by Vicki Newman at Guinness World Records
An American couple who met over 80 years ago have officially broken records with their love story.
Lyle and Eleanor Gittens (USA) were students at Clark Atlanta University when they first coupled up in 1941.
They had no doubt they were meant to be together and married the following year.
Now, with a combined age of 216 years and 132 days (he’s 108 and she’s 107), they are not only the oldest living married couple (aggregate age), but also the oldest married couple ever (aggregate age).
Their records were confirmed by human longevity experts LongeviQuest.
Back when they first met, Lyle was on his college basketball team and Eleanor had gone along to a game to cheer them on.
As the couple were interviewed by LongeviQuest,…
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