Keeping the romance alive - From across the pond, pen pals find love

Sue and Richard Palmer aboard the Thoman the Tank Engine where they had their first date. (Photo courtesy of the Palmers)

If you ask Sue and Richard Palmer what has kept their romance alive for more than 30 years they’ll look at each other with a sparkle in their eyes and say “humor.”
But there’s a lot more to them than that.
You can see it in the way he makes tea for her. In the way they reach for each other’s hand and giggle with each other as if they are sharing an inside joke that the rest of the world doesn’t get to be a part of. In the way they talk about their children.

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Kaitlin Schmidt is the Features Editor at the San Marcos Daily Record.