SubscribeSIX months ago, Bernard Harrison, 86, spotted 84-year-old Madge Buchanan across a crowded community room at Tall Trees Tanah Merah, and the couple have been finishing each other's sentences ever since.
Widowed in 1995, Mr Harrison set himself the task of meeting new friends when he first arrived at the centre from Western Australia.
"You've got to have a partner," Mr Harrison said. "Preferably, it's a lady."
With around 54 women and six men at the morning tea shortly after his arrival, the odds were in his favour.
"Madge is the type of person who really likes to be with people and I'm proud to be in her company. I hope this goes on for the rest of our lives."
Despite qualifying as one of Queensland's most romantic stories of the year, Mrs Buchanan and Mr Harrison aren't planning anything special for Valentine's Day.
This article appeared in the Courier Mail on 13 February 2012.
This story appeared on the Today Show on 14 February 2012.
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