Three things to make marriage work – according to couple married 82 years

Nicholas and Rafaela Ordaz got married in 1934.

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A couple married for 82 years have revealed the three things that are needed for a happy marriage.

Nicholas and Rafaela Ordaz from California got married in 1934 and have lived long enough to meet their grandchildrens' grandchildren.

Mr Ordaz got married aged 20 and revealed their three-point guide to marital bliss to Fox insider: “Respect, affection, and not sweating the small stuff."

The week before their wedding anniversary, the couple were lucky to celebrate Mr Ordaz's 102nd birthday surrounded by friends and family.

Nicholas and Rafaela are currently seven couples behind the longest living married couple, Karam and Katari Chand from Bradford, Lancashire, who have been married for 90 years.

Speaking about the longevity of his marriage to Mrs Chand, Mr Chand told MailOnline: "We just get along with each other and we are family focused, its simple really."