{"id":11265,"date":"2015-12-22T17:19:43","date_gmt":"2015-12-23T01:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spokeo.com\/compass\/?p=11265"},"modified":"2022-04-13T12:16:04","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T20:16:04","slug":"77-years-later-an-old-flame-becomes-a-new-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spokeo.com\/compass\/77-years-later-an-old-flame-becomes-a-new-friend\/","title":{"rendered":"77 Years Later an Old Flame Becomes a New Friend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11266 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.spokeo.com\/compass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Old-friends-reunite.jpg?resize=426%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Old friends reunite\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re all fans of the perfect fairy tale ending. Boy meets girl, sweeps her off her feet and they get married and live happily ever after. It rarely EVER works out that way, but that doesn\u2019t mean hearing a different tale can\u2019t bring just as big of a smile to your face!<\/p>\n<p>We recently heard from a lovely Spokeo user who, after two marriages, used Spokeo to find her teenage romance. Her teen dream became a musician and this career path caused their lives to separate. They both eventually married and raised their own families. After 77 years, she found him on Spokeo and decided to pen her old pal a letter. Snail Mail? Definitely not! Only two days later, she received a phone call from him and they were able to catch up on the many years and the interesting paths their lives had taken.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs. S had lost one husband, and though divorced from her second, remains great friends with him. Her teen heartthrob remains married after sixty years, and she couldn\u2019t be happier for him. She is even looking forward to meeting his wife soon. 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