Their love letters have had a significant impact on this couple’s incredible 53-year love journey.

It is unusual to find someone who will make a lifelong commitment to you.
True love exists, but not everyone can identify it.

Some people, though, happen to run across the person they were intended to be with forever, and some of them even find their true love while still in their teens!

Actress Ina Garten is one of these lucky few.

The Barefoot Contessa actress is married to her lifelong lover Jeffrey, and their long-lasting love is an encouragement to others.

Jeffrey, the 71-year-old actor, first met the 70-year-old actress when she was just 15 years old.
Ina initially met Jeffrey, who was a student at the same college, when she went to see her brother at Dartmouth College in 1963.

According to Ina, when he saw her on the street, he wrote her a message and included a photo of himself in the package.

Ina recalls as if it were yesterday the moment she received Jeffrey’s letter.
The actress remembers her reaction to reading her future husband’s letter at the time.

“Mom, Mom, you’ve got to see this image of this person,” she cried. He’s so adorable!

Their relationship began at that point, and five years later, they got married. It happened in 1968.

A year after their wedding, Jeffrey was deployed to Thailand to serve in the army.
The couple’s sole choice at the time was to converse through letters.

They had to be apart even though their marriage was still in its infancy, but they overcame it. According to Jeffrey, he wrote to his wife every day.

He couldn’t quit thinking about her.

The call was too brief to cover everything the pair wanted to tell one other because they can only speak to each other once a year.

They discovered a means of communication through letters, and it was crucial to their love story.

The two of them were always looking for ways to enjoy each other’s company after Jeffrey returned.

They went on dates and even turned Paris into their second home.
They would visit the city every year on their anniversary.

Jeffrey, a Yale School of Management professor, used to fly to Connecticut every day to speak. Ina was the polar opposite while working from their East Hampton, New York, home.

They only got together on weekends.

For the next 40 years, the couple kept the same schedule, and each time, Jeffrey would write Ina a passionate love note, brightening her day.

The couple had the chance to live together in their house when the pandemic started.
Even though they were spending each day together and enjoying it, Jeffrey continued to write his loving wife letters.

It was something that intensified their love and elevated their tale to the status of “couple goals.”

What a charming love tale, no? After 53 years of marriage, too!

Watch the video below to learn more about the love story of this great couple.