Valentine's Day: Frugal husband has used the same card for 39 YEARS
FRUGAL Ken Myers is celebrating St Valentine’s Day by sending his wife the same card he has posted to her for the last 39 years. Ken Myers insists that rather than being a penny-pincher the vintage card represents his unique way of saying ‘I love you’ to sweetheart Valerie.
Ken Myers has been giving the same card to his wife for the last 39 years
The 77-year-old novelist writes a new message inside the card every year - which is now full of little love missives since he first gave her the card in 1979.
Mr Myers created the card himself while working as a designer making hundreds of different products for the nation’s biggest card firms.
He said: “I sent the card to Valerie in 1979, and then again in 1980.
“After that, I just carried on because it was a novelty.
“I like to think I’m a romantic husband.
The couple has five children, 12 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren
I sent the card to Valerie in 1979, and then again in 1980. After that, I just carried on because it was a novelty
“I am a member of the Romantic Novelists Association, so I’m a qualified romantic.
“I think Valerie would be disappointed if I came back one year with a different card. It’s become a family heirloom.”
Mr Myers, who writes under the name Ken McCoy, has had 26 romantic and crime novels published, all set in his hometown of Leeds in the 1940s and 50s.
But despite his romantic tendencies, he and Mrs Myers - who have five children, 12 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren - are celebrating St Valentine’s Day in a low key style by having a meal and exchanging cards.
Mr and Mrs Myers will celebrate Valentine's Day with a meal and exchanging cards
Mrs Myers, 67, added: “I do love the card and it’s become really special to me over the years.
“It’s in very good condition.
“I always make sure it’s in a safe place.
“One year, I put it in such a safe place that I couldn’t find it for a while afterwards.
“Ken is a very romantic husband.
Mr Myers created the card himself while working as a designer
“After almost 45 years of marriage, those little touches definitely help to keep the magic alive.
“I think the secret to a long and happy marriage is to be friends.
“When the first flushes of love disappear you have to like each other a lot.
“We make each other laugh.”