A Shocker Of 11-Years-Ago: How 99-year-old Italian divorced 96-year-old wife after 77 years over her love affair 60 years earlier
Eleven (11) years ago, many around the world expressed shock after news broke that a 99-year-old man filed for divorce from his 96-year-old wife of 77 years after he found letters from an affair she had 60 years earlier.
The man, identified in court papers as Antonio C., discovered the letters exchanged between his wife and a former flame in an old chest of drawers days before Christmas, according to the Telegraph.
He confronted his wife, Rosa C., who reportedly admitted to the affair, and tried to convince him to stick with their marriage.
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But despite the nearly eight decades they spent building a life together, a scorned Antonio C., moved ahead with the divorce. (I guess he never heard of “let bygones be bygones.”) The letters were the latest woes in the couple’s long marriage during which they had five kids, 12 grandchildren and one great-grandchild together, according to UPI.
Originally from Sardinia, Antonio C. reportedly met Rosa C. in the 1930s while he served as part of the Italian Carabinieri in her native Naples. The Italian press pointed to the couple’s southern blood as the catalyst for the breakup, the Telegraph noted.
According to the Telegraph, once Antonio and Rosa C.’s divorce is finalized, they will become the oldest divorcees, taking the title from fellow Brits Bertie and Jessie Wood, both aged 98, who called it quits in 2009 after 36 years of marriage.
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