{"id":118602,"date":"2025-03-20T10:11:33","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T03:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefinejournal.com\/?p=118602"},"modified":"2025-03-20T10:13:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T03:13:47","slug":"beloved-hollywood-couple-alan-alda-and-his-wife-arlene-have-been-together-for-an-incredible-68-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefinejournal.com\/beloved-hollywood-couple-alan-alda-and-his-wife-arlene-have-been-together-for-an-incredible-68-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Beloved Hollywood couple Alan Alda and his wife, Arlene, have been together FOR AN INCREDIBLE 68 YEARS!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alan Alda, the legendary face of Captain Pierce Hawkeye from “M*A*S*H,” met his wife, Arlene Weiss, over cake. It may seem strange, but the actor insisted it was the perfect way for them to meet. After that incident, they did not doubt they were perfect for each other.
\n $\"\"$ In 1956, the two attended a mutual friend’s party. At the time, Alda attended Fordham, while Arlene went to Hunter College. The actor, always the joker, was sitting at the other end of the table spouting wisecracks.\n

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While he was making quips, Arlene was at the other end of the table, laughing at everything he said. Alan recalled, “I was captivated\u2026 I heard her at the end of the table laughing at my jokes.” At that same party, there was a rum cake on top of a refrigerator that dropped on the floor, with Alan recounting:\n

“Arlene and I were the only two people who went in with spoons and ate it off the floor. That’s how you know. When two people eat a cake off the floor, that’s it for life.”\n
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After their dinner date, Alan took Arlene home to the Bronx, “unheard of” for a guy from Manhattan. Eleven months later, the two tied the knot with a small, modest wedding. At the time, they didn’t expect the fame ahead of them. They merely wanted to live a comfortable life.\n
Sixty-eight years later, a dropped cake still seems like a firm foundation for a relationship. Even in their old age, they still enjoy laughing together. The two came a long way from the small apartment they shared when they were young, but they still support each other wholeheartedly.\n
After almost seven decades together, the two are still going strong. With endless jokes between them and a deep concern for each other, they still love one another in their old age. Each is over 80 years old, but they’re actively pursuing their passions, with Arlene explaining:\n
“I have a blurb to write for someone’s book. I have soup I want to cook. I have a good chicken I want to roast. I have a book I’m reading that I want to finish. I have email correspondence. I have Facebook posts.”\n
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