If you've ever sat in your Grandma's living room and listened to her recount the story of how your Grandpa Bill first asked her on a date, you'll know how special these love stories are to a family's heritage. There aren't many more tales that could compete with how your Pop Pop proposed to your Nana, and there isn't a dry eye in the room when a couple who's reached 50+ years of marriage tells you that it's been the best ride of their life. In appreciation and fascination of these beautiful, generational stories, we sat down with a few of our favorite Southern grandparents to hear their own love stories. It's a privilege to share the moments and memories that have built up years of tradition, heritage, and legacy – and you'll want to grab the whole family to watch these Southerners tell their stories. Tell us – how did your grandfather meet your grandmother?
You know, we've been married 43 years Yeah So you might wanna [LAUGH] You know, Princess Diana said, whatever love is. Yeah, yeah. No, he didn't, Charles said it. Was it? Yeah, Charles said it. Okay. [MUSIC] He started kinda asking me something, but he couldn't write, is this how you remember it? [LAUGH] I don't remember it. [LAUGH] [LAUGH] My proposal was on the telephone. I think we need to get married. And I said, well, we gonna talk about this first. I can't actually remember that Thomas did propose. He brought me his grandmothers ring. 70 And he got all mony and said yes. [LAUGH] He can't quite get it out and I think I finally said, are you asking me to marry you? [LAUGH] When she left I asked him who she was and he told me that it was g/ or sisters. [INAUDIBLE] Sister. And anyway the rest is history. And we've been married 55 years. We'll see if he remembers. [LAUGH] 35 years. He got it. [LAUGH]
