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Married Couple Has Worn Matching Outfits Every Day for 35 Years: Cute or Crazy?

SodaHead Living 2012/06/03 03:04:18
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We understand why a couple might want to coordinate outfits for a special event or a family photo. But wearing matching clothes for thirty-five years straight? We’re not sure if that’s incredibly cute or just plain weird.

One day in 1976 Mel and Joey Schwankes coordinated their attire. Whether they did it on purpose or by accident (they can't remember), they enjoyed the experience so much that they decided to continue doing so every day thereafter.

“We don’t go somewhere without having matching outfits,” Mel, 86, told local broadcaster KETV.

The Schwankes now have 146 custom-made matching outfits, which generally use the same fabric for Mel’s tie and Joey’s dress. Mel and Joey, 81, have run a flower shop for six decades—which explains the couple’s fondness for floral prints. The shop, which has belonged to Joey’s family since 1896, is one of the oldest businesses in Fremont, Nebraska.

The couple has been happily married for sixty-five years and they manage to work and live together harmoniously. So, couples who dress together . . . stay together?

What do you think SodaHeads? Are the Schwankes and their matching outfits cute or crazy?

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  • 1wickedwitch 2012/06/03 07:00:31
    Crazy!
    1wickedwitch
    +2
    and now they look like each other.
  • GoodEnc... 1wicked... 2012/06/03 14:19:14
    GoodEncounter
    And the problem with that is?
  • U-Dog 2012/06/03 06:59:22
    Crazy!
    U-Dog
    +3
    Their love and cuteness makes others look bad... it is evil and they should be hounded down like dogs and made to conform or be burned at the stake for standing out.-) (sarc)

    matching couples matching couples matching couples
  • Soylent Green is people!!! 2012/06/03 06:48:49
    Cute!
    Soylent Green is people!!!
    +2
    I think it is a bit crazy as well, but I gotta say I love it!!! My son had a girlfriend in the past and his girlfriend used to like to match their outfits and color co-ordinate them and I thought they looked adorable!!!
  • Joyce Brand 2012/06/03 06:43:44
    Cute!
    Joyce Brand
    +2
    That's togetherness.
  • Miko Mikomiko 2012/06/03 06:30:22 (edited)
    Cute!
    Miko Mikomiko
    +2
    I envy those couples that have that kind of loving relationships, wish I was in that kind of a relationship.
  • Marshall Maxwell 2012/06/03 06:08:48
    Cute!
    Marshall Maxwell
    +1
    Old couples are cute regardless of what they wear.
  • eliminator_90 2012/06/03 06:07:16
    Cute!
    eliminator_90
    +1
    It's cute and crazy at the same time lol
  • David Hussey 2012/06/03 05:59:35
    Cute!
    David Hussey
    Whatever works for them.
  • NYCbrit 2012/06/03 05:36:43
    Cute!
    NYCbrit
    +1
    Whatever makes them happy is just right!
  • Wretha S 2012/06/03 05:36:07
    Cute!
    Wretha S
    +1
    That is sweet and an example of WORKING to make a relationship last, too often once people get past the heat and lust, the everyday life begins to happen and they allow their relationships to lapse, this couple didn't do that, they actively made their relationship work, bloom and blossom.

    Wretha
  • Peace Out 2012/06/03 05:28:51
    Cute!
    Peace Out
    +2
    I don't know how they managed to do it for so many years.
  • Ralph 2012/06/03 05:28:11
    Cute!
    Ralph
    +2
    Adorable, just insanely adorable.
  • Inquisitve Kat 2012/06/03 05:27:19
    Cute!
    Inquisitve Kat
    +2
    I find it weird, but I certainly don't judge them for it... couples do stranger.
  • Lindsey 2012/06/03 05:26:36
    Cute!
    Lindsey
    +2
    I think it's nice :) I like when I see stories of love that worked!
  • BoomLover 2012/06/03 05:26:19
    Cute!
    BoomLover
    +4
    More power to them! Don't knock it if you haven't tried it....it has worked for them for 35 years, why mess with success?
  • kittensforbreakfast 2012/06/03 05:24:07
    Cute!
    kittensforbreakfast
    +4
    dressing twins the same I'd do the same thing if I had twins! I think it's adorable!
    Unless it's these twins, of course :C
    twins adorable twins
  • David H... kittens... 2012/06/03 06:00:55
    David Hussey
    That is a big bunch of both cute and creepy you've posted there Kittens
  • Osaka 2012/06/03 05:21:27
    Cute!
    Osaka
    +2
    One thing I've learned, you may endup matching your friends or the people you live with. Without planning.
  • alexandria.tasker 2012/06/03 05:19:13
    Crazy!
    alexandria.tasker
  • Anna 2012/06/03 05:13:37
    Cute!
    Anna
    +11
    I love eccentric couples, they always put a smile on my face.
  • NYCbrit Anna 2012/06/03 05:38:28
    NYCbrit
    +1
    Agreed. And they usually last the longest and stay the happiest, right? Ya gotta have a sense of humour about life.
  • Kat 2012/06/03 04:42:46
    Crazy!
    Kat
  • Sweetness 2012/06/03 04:39:18
    Cute!
    Sweetness
    +2
    That's sweet and adorable!! If I knew them it would make me smile everything I saw them..
  • Michelle 2012/06/03 04:37:31
    Cute!
    Michelle
    +2
    "We don't go somewhere without having matching outfits." Ergo, if they don't go somewhere, they don't make sure to coordinate. So, not as creepy as it seems at first glance.

    To each their own.
  • MQ-American Values Again (AVA) 2012/06/03 04:31:07
    Cute!
    MQ-American Values Again (AVA)
    +2
    It's not for me, but everyone expresses their love in different ways... if this is what works for them, and makes them happy... I say, go for it! God bless 'um.... they're an adorable couple ...
  • LisaSmith 2012/06/03 04:21:53
    Crazy!
    LisaSmith
    If me and my husband accidentally put on the same color one of us changes shirts.
  • barby k... LisaSmith 2012/06/03 10:01:37
    barby karring
    +1
    Thank You" that's what I'm talking about; don't want my spouse trying to look like me in dressing, that would drive me nuts. But, to each its own.
  • Barefoot Peace and Love∞ijm... 2012/06/03 04:21:06
    Cute!
    Barefoot Peace and Love∞ijm♥☮♥∞
    +4
    It's cute I have a couple of customers just like that.... it's sweet..... they are so in love...
    but, I don't think I want to wear the same thing as my soul mate everyday....
    not for me....
    Love, Barefoot♥
  • Tenness... Barefoo... 2012/06/03 22:23:19
    Tennessee3501
    +1
    WHAT? Are you saying that your soul mate would have to wear shoes and socks everyday?
  • Barefoo... Tenness... 2012/06/03 22:32:46
    Barefoot Peace and Love∞ijm♥☮♥∞
    +1
    absolutely not.....
    how are you Tennessee?
  • Tenness... Barefoo... 2012/06/03 23:20:52
    Tennessee3501
    +1
    A quiet Sunday Night on Long Island! Hope you are doing well.
  • Barefoo... Tenness... 2012/06/03 23:30:14
    Barefoot Peace and Love∞ijm♥☮♥∞
    +1
    I'm doing great..... today is my friday yes.....;)
    thank you for asking;)
  • SOUL4REAL 2012/06/03 04:18:28
    Cute!
    SOUL4REAL
    +3
    They are really compatible,now that's what you call "Real Love"! :))
  • Cute!
    (▪‿▪)DoctorWhoGuru(▪‿▪)
    +1
    A little of both.
  • Deactivated...? 2012/06/03 04:03:46
    Cute!
    Deactivated...?
    +2
    They can do whatever they want c:
  • Luxxie 2012/06/03 03:59:40
    Crazy!
    Luxxie
    +2
    Considering that they have to prepare what they're gonna wear every time they go out, that's wasting time !
  • kelly 2012/06/03 03:59:39
    Cute!
    kelly
    +2
    Although that is really overkill, its a cute idea..
  • JohnT 2012/06/03 03:48:12
    Crazy!
    JohnT
    +1
    Not so much, to each their own.
  • Cute!
    ✩Batman's✩Epic✩Understudy✩
    +2
    :) ♥

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