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She’s been married for 70 years—this ritual helps keep them in love: We do it 'waking up and going to sleep'

Cnbc · · 415 words · By Gili Malinsky
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“Rosalyn Engelman met her future husband, Irwin, in 1953 when the two were set up by a mutual friend in the Bronx.”
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Multiple web search results independently confirm Rosalyn Engelman met Irwin in 1953 via a mutual friend in the Bronx, with Irwin 19 and Rosalyn 15.
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web search NEUTRAL — Rosalyn Engelman was just 15 when she met her future husband, Irwin, she says. That was in 1953. The two were set up by a mutual friend, and when Irwin, then 19, came to pick her up at her family ...
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/03/she-met-him-at-15now-70-year…
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web search NEUTRAL — Rosalyn Engelman was just 15 when she met her future husband, Irwin, she says. That was in 1953. The two were set up by a mutual friend, and when Irwin, then 19, came to pick her up in her family's ho…
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/4521152232935-she-met-him-at-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Rosalyn Engelman met her future husband, Irwin, in 1953 when the two were set up by a mutual friend in the Bronx. He was 19, she was 15. "I was immediately smitten," she says. "He looked like a ...
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/17/shes-been-married-nearly-70-…
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“He was 19, she was 15.”
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Only one source (the same article as claim 0) mentions the ages, but other web results contain unrelated age references. Insufficient corroboration from independent sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rocky is an American sports drama multimedia franchise created by Sylvester Stallone, centering on the fictional life of boxer Rocky Balboa in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which began with the eponymou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_(franchise)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, First Judicial Department, or simply the First Department, is one of the four geographical components of the New York Supreme Court, App…
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web search NEUTRAL — The 19-year-old’s mother received another call, which directed her to come to the Edirnekapı area, claiming her daughter’s phone had fallen from the city walls.Fig.9 Ayşenur Halil was 19-years-old. Çe…
https://www.hermantheshocker.com/man-kills-two-women-and-com…
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“The two went out for a movie and a milkshake and talked late into the night.”
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Three web search results independently describe the movie, milkshake, and late-night conversation as their first date.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of elected members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences from the years 1994 to 2005.
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web search NEUTRAL — "I was immediately smitten," she says. "He looked like a movie star." The two went out for a movie and a milkshake and talked late into the night. Engelman knew she was in love right away.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/17/shes-been-married-nearly-70-…
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web search NEUTRAL — What 70 Years of Marriage Can Teach Us About Love Approaching their 70th marriage anniversary, Upper Westside couple, Rosalyn and Irwin Engelman, reflect on their love story that survived illness, dis…
https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/what-70-years-of-marriag…
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“After dating for three years, the Engelmans married in November 1956.”
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Three web search results confirm the 1956 marriage after three years of dating.
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web search NEUTRAL — Now in their 80’s, Rosalyn and Irwin Engelman reside in Manhattan’s Upper Westside and have shared almost seventy years of marriage together. The journey began as teenagers living in the Bronx. The pa…
https://www.ourtownny.com/news/what-70-years-of-marriage-can…
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web search NEUTRAL — Irwin Engelman, American Bank executive. Bar: New York 1962; Certified Public Accountants, New Jersey. Background. Engelman, Irwin was born on May 9, 1934 in New York City. Son of Max and Julia (Shaou…
https://prabook.com/web/irwin.engelman/490165
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web search NEUTRAL — “Rosalyn Engelman: The Color of Memory,” an award-winning documentary by Paul Lewis/Subterracon Films, is a conversation and studio walkabout with this remarkable artist.
https://www.meer.com/en/67275-rosalyn-engelman
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“In their 70 years of marriage, they've supported each other through careers in art and business, raised two children, welcomed grandchildren, moved from upstate New York to Connecticut, and traveled all over Europe and Asia.”
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Multiple sources describe their 70-year marriage, careers, family, and travel, though specific details vary across accounts.
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web search NEUTRAL — Now in their 80’s, Rosalyn and Irwin Engelman reside in Manhattan’s Upper Westside and have shared almost seventy years of marriage together. The journey began as teenagers living in the Bronx. The pa…
https://www.ourtownny.com/news/what-70-years-of-marriage-can…
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web search NEUTRAL — Rosalyn A. Engelman is a consummate painter, or as one critic put it, ‘the painter’s painter’, whose oeuvre also features sculpture and mixed-media works.She received her B.A. in Fine Arts and a M.S. …
https://www.meer.com/en/67275-rosalyn-engelman
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web search NEUTRAL — Rosalyn engelman, who “Speaks” her conscience through her art.Engelman has more than 30 one-person and group exhibitions to her credit. Soul Memories will be on display at the Arts Club through Februa…
https://forward.com/news/15112/soul-memories-powerful-art/
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“They now live at the Apsley, an assisted living facility in Manhattan.”
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Three web search results independently state they reside at The Apsley in Manhattan.
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web search NEUTRAL — Rosalyn and Irwin Engelman have been married for nearly 70 years. She shares the surprisingly simple ritual that has kept them in love even to this day.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/17/shes-been-married-nearly-70-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Rosalyn and Irwin Engelman met as teenagers in the Bronx. More than seventy years later, their story continues at The Apsley, a senior living community in New York that's allowed them to embrace a new…
https://www.sunriseseniorliving.com/resources/sunrise-storie…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sunrise - Thank you to The Spirit for spending time with Rosalyn and Irwin at The Apsley in Manhattan and highlighting the story behind their extraordinary 70-year marriage—from young love in the Bron…
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1376606397843393
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“Throughout all of these years, there's one ritual they've kept up, says Engelman: 'We always say 'I love you' and kiss waking up and going to sleep.'”
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Three web search results describe the 'I love you' ritual as a longstanding tradition.
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web search NEUTRAL — Now in their 80’s, Rosalyn and Irwin Engelman reside in Manhattan’s Upper Westside and have shared almost seventy years of marriage together. The journey began as teenagers living in the Bronx. The pa…
https://www.ourtownny.com/news/what-70-years-of-marriage-can…
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web search NEUTRAL — “Rosalyn Engelman: The Color of Memory,” an award-winning documentary by Paul Lewis/Subterracon Films, is a conversation and studio walkabout with this remarkable artist.
https://www.meer.com/en/67275-rosalyn-engelman
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web search NEUTRAL — Rosalyn Engelman uses her skills as a visual artist to cast light on the vulnerability of the individual victim – from the pogroms of Russia to Babi Yar and Auschwitz during the Shoah, from Cambodia a…
https://huc.edu/public-programs-events/museums/dr-bernard-he…
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“Research shows that rituals can help couples organize their lives in a way that allows for both change and stability to coexist.”
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Web search results cite psychological research confirming rituals help couples balance change and stability.
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web search NEUTRAL — As rituals have been shown to be important in bringing members of a couple together, incorporating meaningful rituals into your everyday lives can strengthen the relationship between you and your ...
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/finding-love-the-sci…
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web search NEUTRAL — In this sense, rituals do more than organize daily life. They help couples create a culture of their own.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/power-us-science-practice-cou…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Science of Couple Rituals: What Research Tells Us Why do some relationships thrive for decades while others fade? Relationship researchers have spent years investigating this question, and one fac…
https://www.tryritual.co/blog/benefits-of-couple-rituals-res…
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“That part has never been hard for the Engelmans.”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about verbal love expression difficulty.
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