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A 99-year-old Italian man shocked the world when he filed to end his marriage of 77 years. The reason? He discovered old love letters revealing his wife’s affair from more than six decades earlier.
Antonio C., a retired member of the Carabinieri from Sardinia, found the letters tucked away in a chest just before Christmas. His wife, Rosa, then 96, admitted to the affair, but after nearly eight decades together, raising five children, 12 grandchildren, and a great-grandchild, Antonio decided he couldn’t let it go.
The split made headlines across the globe, not just for the extraordinary length of their marriage, but also because it set a record: once finalized, the couple would become the world’s oldest divorcees. They took the title from a pair of 98-year-old Brits who divorced after 36 years of marriage.
This story remains a striking reminder that even the longest relationships can unravel when old wounds resurface, and that sometimes, the past is never really in the past
