An elderly man and his wife decided to separate. Before being allowed to do so legally, the Family Court insisted they undergo some counseling from the marriage therapist to see if their union could be saved.

The counselor did her best, but to no avail. The old folks were absolutely determined to go through with the separation leading to divorce. Finally, in some desperation, the counselor said: “But you’re 95 and your wife is 93. You’ve been married for 72 years! Why do you want to separate now??”

To which the wife replied: “We haven’t been able to stand each other for the last 46 years. But we thought we should wait until all the children died before we split up.”