by Katie Vasquez
Maria and Ernest Pospischil have traveled the world together.
“We’ve been to England, we’ve been to Portugal,” Ernest tells Currents News.
But their journey in love started in Manhattan, when they met at a popular dining and dance spot on June 19, 1961.
“The ladies asked the men to dance, rather than reverse,” Ernest recalls.
“And I chose him and that was, you know, love at first sight,” his wife Maria says of that night.
The Queens couple would get married two years later at Immaculate Conception Church in Astoria, Queens. From the moment they said “I do,” they knew they would be on an adventure together, forever.
“We are one. We are not two anymore,” Maria tells Currents News. “We become one, and that is so important that you carry that through your life.”
The pair, who both grew up in traditional Catholic families from different parts of Europe, say it was God who has fueled their lives and their love.
To this day, they attend Mass six days a week at St. Matthias Church in Ridgewood, Queens.
“When you’re married, you’re supposed to help each other to get to heaven,” Ernest explains.
“So, that’s what we try to do,” agrees Maria.
Although they have had their share of bad days, they always remember the good traits in each other.
“He likes to listen to me,” says Maria.
“When they made Maria, they threw away the mold,” says Earnest.
62 years later with one child, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, they still keep the spark alive.
“We always, always trusted each other,” explains Maria, “and we trusted in God and that, I think, is so important.”
“I was just totally convinced that this was what was meant to be. And I couldn’t be happier,” adds Earnest.
They hope to keep exploring the world, together and happily in love.