Saw a post here earlier today about a man (in Europe, I believe) who

[madmom]

gave his wife a rose every day. Some were wondering if that was were mitt got his story. I can't find the link. Anyone have it by chance? Thanks in advance.

[Raster]

1. I do hope someone can find it. I don't quite believe Mitt.

Imagine that.

[niyad]

4. I would not believe mittens if he said the sun rose in the east

[closeupready]

2. Didn't Joe DiMaggio do that with Marilyn Monroe?

Maybe it was once/week, though. ???

[niyad]

3. maybe you mean this story

romance: Britain's real-life Romeo has put a rose by his wife's bedside every day for 60 years



Every now and then devoted husbands make an extra special effort to bring a little romance to their marriages.

But wives across the country may well be pointing to Tom Shovelton today and telling their husbands they are simply not doing enough.

For Mr Shovelton, who is a sprightly 87, has put a fresh rose at his wife's bedside every single day of the 60 years they have been married.


And if that supremely romantic gesture wasn't enough to shame most husbands in Britain, there is more.

For every morning he also kisses his 83-year-old wife Joan and every night he ensures she goes to sleep with another kiss.

. . .

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1207876/True-romance-Britains-real-life-Romeo-rose-wifes-bedside-day-60-years.html#ixzz259yo4YEC

[madmom]

5. found it.....

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1207876/True-romance-Britains-real-life-Romeo-rose-wifes-bedside-day-60-years.html

[niyad]

6. you and I were looking at the same article--what a lovely one, wasn't it?

[madmom]

10. Yes it was a lovely story,originally, to bad it seems contrived by romney.

[HiPointDem]

7. i've heard that story, or a variation on it, a number of times through the years. it's either a

common practice or the media drag it out regularly.

[EC]

8. From the other posts it looks like it was published on the 21st

I don't believe in coincidences. I'm sure others have done this or things like it, but when Rmoney said it last night it didn't ring personal to him. So I wonder?

[madmom]

9. The original story was from 2009. That's why I think

this should be made to go viral.

[DirkGently]

11. Jack Benny arranged for a rose each day for his wife after his death.

It's a beautiful anecdote Snopes says is completely true. I have nothing against sweet, but I wouldn't put it past Mitt to simply appropriate a story about humans acting as though they care about each other to seem more -- or at all -- sensitive.


http://www.snopes.com/glurge/benny.asp