\u2019n Paartjie van Robertson, wat in November albei hul 70ste verjaarsdag gevier het, het die afgelope naweek ook hul 50ste huweliksherdenking gevier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Louise en Manie Steyn is op 30 November 1972 in \u2019n klipkerk in die Oos-Kaap getroud. Hul het met R350 al hul gaste gevoed, hul trouklere gehuur en geld oorgehad vir die wittebrood. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDinge was toe gewis anders. Alles was veral goedkoper,\u201d vertel Manie aan Gazette<\/i>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hy en Louise het mekaar in Port Elizabeth ontmoet toe hulle albei 17 jaar oud was, en s\u00ea dit was \u201cliefde met die eerste oogopslag\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDie tannie is al die jare al so mooi. Haar o\u00eb het my gevang en haar mooi hart het my gehou. En hier is ons nou, 52 jaar later, waarvan ons 50 jaar getroud is, en al wat \u2019n mens kan wees, is nederig dankbaar.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hulle is n\u00e1 skool vir \u2019n paar maande uitmekaar toe Manie sy diensplig in 1970 gedoen het en Louise na die onderwyskollege op Wellington is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHy het aan die begin van 1972 klaargemaak, maar ek sou nog \u2019n leeftyd vir hom gewag het as dit moes. In vandag se tyd is daar selfone en die internet, maar ek moes staatmaak op \u2019n brief. Dit kon weke neem om van hom te hoor. Natuurlik was ek bekommerd oor sy veiligheid, maar ek was meer bekommerd oor myself. Ek het reeds \u2019n toekoms vir ons saam gesien,\u201d verduidelik Louise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Manie is toe ook Wellington toe, waar hy by sy oom se regsfirma begin werk het. In Mei 1972 het hy haar gevra om te trou, en paar maande later het hulle die knoop deurgehak. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk het my studies pas voltooi en toe verhuis ons Pretoria toe. Ek het daar begin werk, en Manie het by die poskantoor ingeval. Ons het ons lewe in Pretoria gevestig, langer as drie dekades daar gewerk en vier kinders in die w\u00eareld gebring.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die paartjie het egter in 2011 besluit hulle wil terug na die Boland en het \u2019n aftreeplekkie in Robertson gekoop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOns dogter en skoonseun woon hier, asook twee van ons kleinkinders. Ons ander seun is in Pretoria, en die res woon oorsee. Ons het nou al ses kleinkinders, en dit voel of ons by die dag net meer raak,\u201d skerts Louise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Manie verduidelik die resep tot \u2019n gelukkige huwelik is eintlik maklik.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRespek \u2013 alles word gebou op respek. Jou tiende huweliksherdenking is \u2019n groot skok. Jy dink terug en besef 10 jaar het verbygevlieg. N\u00e1 20 jaar besef jy dinge is nou eintlik ernstig. Op 30 jaar voel dit al soos \u2019n leeftyd, en by jou 40ste herdenking wonder jy \u2013 hoeveel nog? Maar op ons 50ste huweliksherdenking het ek na die tannie gekyk en besef ek sal haar enige dag weer kies om mee te trou.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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