marriages

An overweight husband and a thin wife has been a sitcom staple since Ralph and Alice Kramden on ‘The Honeymooners.’ According to a new study, that type of pairing may also be one of the keys to marital bliss.

About 30 years ago, Rose Pollard — now 90 — was proposed to by her ballroom dancing partner, Forrest Lunway. Instead of saying yes, though, Pollard told Lunway that she’d marry him only after he hit the big 1-0-0. That day finally came on March 19, and believe it or not, Pollard stuck to her word...