Mississippi couple claim daily pancakes are the secret to 73-year marriage

Robert "Bob" and Doris Moody wed on November 19, 1940.

Seventy-three years later, the Moodys, now in their mid-90s, are still going strong.

The Gulfport, Miss., couple have two children, three grandchildren, six great grandchild and a great great grandchild on the way.

"Life is so good to us, we just enjoyed every minute of it," Doris tells WLOX. "Can't imagine being apart."

One of the secrets to their happy marriage? Pancakes.

"Bob has always wanted to have pancakes for breakfast and so that was one of the first things I learned how to cook when I got married was pancakes," says Doris.

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Bob still has pancakes every morning for breakfast.

Other couples have shared the secrets to their long marriages:

In November 2012, the world's longest-married couple, Karam and Katari Chand of India, credited good communication, laughter and fresh vegetables for making their 87 years of marriage good ones.

Last December, a Nova Scotia couple who were celebrating their 77th anniversary revealed their secret.

Bertie Nickerson, 95, said, "We don't have any, no secrets."

Her 98-year-old husband, Bill, added, "All you have to do is agree."

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A Yukon couple, Alice and Arthur John, who have been married for 77 years are frank about how they've made their marriage last:

"You just do it."

And John and Ann Batar, who have been married for 80 years, say simplicity is key:

"We just live with contentment and we don't live beyond our means," John said earlier this year. "Just go with the flow."

There you have it. Vegetables, agreeability, contentment and flat-out stubbornness might get you to your golden anniversary, but daily pancakes can't hurt, either.

Here's the mathematical formula for the perfect pancake.

Married folks, share your secrets to a happy marriage below.