Want a Long Marriage? Be Very Nice to Your Spouse, Ex-Foley Hoag Partner Says
Retired Foley Hoag managing partner Kenneth Fish says he and his wife, Imogene, have never had a serious argument in more than 52 years of marriage.
“I can think of a couple, dear,” Imogene interjects, “but let’s not go there. One of the wonderful things about Ken, he forgets the harder times, not that there were many.”
Kenneth and Imogene Fish were among four longtime couples who spoke to the Boston Globe about the secrets of making marriage work. Here are parts of the interview, which begins at page 3 of the online article:
Globe: How do you get along so well?
Ken: We’re very nice to each other.
Imogene: We always say please and thank you, even for the tiniest things. Neither one of us is a slob, so we don’t have to pick up after each other. Except Ken, your office.
Ken: I was a lawyer with a secretary. …
Globe: What’s your secret?
Imogene: Listening to each other and respecting each other and taking time out to have fun. [Of course] there are times when we get on each other’s nerves.
Ken: You never get on my nerves.
