There's a great debate among cynics as to whether love at first sight exists in real life – or if it's just something of the movies.

Well, Peter and Mary Funk from New Hampshire have proven that love at first sight is very real. They say they fell in love at first sight- more than 70 years ago.

Earlier this month Peter and Mary celebrated their 72nd wedding anniversary after meeting as teenagers and married on November 25, 1942.

During an interview about their anniversary, Peter explained, “Mary and I looked at each other and it was truly just, ‘Bang!’ It was love at first sight. It really was.”

The couple, now in their 90s, have seven children, 15 grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. Peter says, “It’s been happy for so long, we can’t believe it.”

Real life stories like this give you hope, don't they?

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