For more than half a century, Rifati, a well-known tailor in Shkodra, has been preparing a bouquet of roses for his wife Shpresa, with whom he has been married for 50 years, every February 14. Meanwhile, his wife also wishes him on this day for his 85th birthday.
"They're for you for Valentine's Day."
"Thank you very much, I wish you a happy 85th birthday too. Long life, health and all the best."
A noble couple with Shkodra culture and finesse, who also share a profession. One of the rare couples who have done everything in life together and not only that, but have maintained their happiness and love for each other, as if they were young.
"I am young until I close my eyes," says Rifat. While Shpresa tells how she used to lay rose petals on him every February 14th.
"I always kept these petals at home. Because every February 14th, even though it was Valentine's Day, I always had a white blanket that my mother had crocheted for me for my wedding, and I always surprised Rifat with these petals and filled his bed with petals, hearts, everything."
But even this happy couple has their arguments, and Rifat tells us what he argues with his wife about.
"We have the biggest say in the profession, it's not done this way, it's not done that way. At the profession we can have some debate about the profession, but at home we get along very well."
Today, the couple lives in a house that once housed 27 people, and the house was bustling. God did not bless this couple with children, but they still live happily.
"The absence of a child, normal, like even a phone call even if you don't have them around, a phone call is a joy, a pleasure. But still, God has thought of it himself. We cannot surpass God. It's normal that everyone had a child. But, anyway," said Shpresa.
"As Shpresa's granddaughter, as my granddaughter, I raised them, until they were 16-17 years old they lived with us, like living with their own parents," Rifati told A2 CNN.
And who better than this couple to give heartfelt advice to the younger generations today?
"A good time has come for youth, but I think youth should value their own youth more. The relationship is not as important, maintaining a relationship for years, as family can be, creating a family. For me, family is very sacred," said Shpresa.
And in the end, we couldn't part with this couple without hearing what they feel about each other. (A2 Televizion)
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