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Couple Can't Decide to Get Married—For 67 Years

Does anybody here ever feel indecisive? Let's have a show of hands. Just look around the room. Now, how many of you aren't sure? You're still thinking about it because you're always indecisive!

If you've ever felt indecisive maybe you can relate to this story. The world's longest engagement was between Octavio Guillen and Adriana Martinez from Mexico. Apparently Octavio popped the question and Adriana said yes. That was in 1902 when they were both 15-years-old. But one of them couldn't quite decide, so they kept putting off the wedding day. They finally got married in 1969 when they were both 82. It took Octavio and Adriana 67 years to decide to get married.

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