WHEN TONY MET BRENDA The Teen Shotgun Wedding
Brenda Humphreys, 65, is a retired teacher. She and her husband Tony, 67, a former signwriter, met aged 15 and 18 and married in 1970.
“I remember the day I met Tony as if it were yesterday. It was Saturday, 9 August 1969, and my friend and I were sitting in the bay window of our caravan in a holiday park when two teenage boys strolled past. One of them, in a smart coat and herringbone trousers, was good-looking, with a moustache and shoulder-length hair. He caught my eye as he passed. ‘I like the one with the moustache,’ I said to my friend, who usually caught the attention of the good-looking boys.
I wasn’t sure I’d see him again. It was the first day of our holidays with my mom and dad, and they had plans to do lots of day trips, but that night, when my parents went out for a drink, there was a knock at the door. It was the boy with the moustache. He introduced himself as Tony, and asked if we had a pack of cards he and his friends could borrow. Then he invited us to join the game.
After that we spent a lot of time with Tony and his friends – he even came out with my mom and dad, squashed in the back of our Ford Anglia. By the end of the holiday I was in love, and I spent the whole journey home sobbing, with my dad telling me not to be so soppy because I’d only known the boy a few days. He and my mom thought it was just a holiday romance. After all, I was just a 15-year-old school girl, and Tony, aged 18, had a full-time job.
Even when we began to exchange letters, they thought it would peter out, but it didn’t. Tony travelled up to see me for a weekend every month. My parents had started out thinking he was a longhaired layabout, but the more time they spent with him, the more they liked him.
Denne historien er fra February 2020-utgaven av woman & home South Africa.
Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.
Allerede abonnent ? Logg på
Denne historien er fra February 2020-utgaven av woman & home South Africa.
Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.
Allerede abonnent? Logg på
Used car SCAMS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT
Whether you're buying or selling, here are the dodgy deals to watch out for
Bliss in the BUSH
Not even the rain could dampen the spirit and beauty of a visit to Lalibela Game Reserve
Caramel CREATIONS
Three classic French sweets to round off dinner with friends
WINTER houseplant care
Bring extra greenery and life into your home when it's grey and gloomy outside
10 ways to LIVE WELL UNTIL...
It's the little lifestyle changes that can make a big difference
THE DESPAIR Of WINTER
Winter does sap one’s energy, to be sure, and you want to snuggle on the couch with a good book, but for some people, winter brings serious mental health issues
IT'S CRUNCH TIME
Noisy eaters, beware: Christabel Smith has had and heard! - enough
Pillars OF SUPPORT
We should all be paying it forward, and these women are helping to set an example
Gracefully COMMITTED
Anne Hathaway has shaken off her princess crown and is showing the world that she is more than capable of being the queen of the screen through hard work, commitment and being authentically herself
Till death do us part
It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages, said Nietzsche. He may be on to something, says Lorraine Kearney
