A love note sent to a Glasgow gran back has captured the hearts of social media users - nearly 70 years after it was first sent.
Lily Black, now 90, was swept off her feet by James ‘Jim’ Morris in 1952 when they met dancing at the city’s Plaza ballroom- and the true love story behind their courtship has sent social media swooning after their granddaughter unearthed the long lost telegram.
Breda Black, 23, shared the touching note to Twitter alongside the caption: “A telegram from my grandad to my gran when they were dating in 1954.”
The sweet message, addressed to Lily at her former home on Shettleston Road, reads: “Can you meet me in town tomorrow night at 8.30 as I will not be home until then at St Enoch Station. Love, Jim.”
Jim had been on holiday to Dublin when he wired the note and proposed to Lily not long after getting back. The pair went on to enjoy 51 years of marriage and had four kids together as well as five grandkids, and five great grandchildren.
Granddaughter Brenda told the Daily Record : “My Gran met my Grandad in 1952 and they dated till 1954 when they got married.
“The telegram was sent in 1954 before they got engaged when grandpa was on holiday in Dublin.
“He had wanted to meet her when he came back, they got married later that year.
“She used to always go and look for the best dancer but said this man came up with two left feet and that was it.
“Afterwards they went upstairs for a coffee and he asked to see her the next day and they were together ever since.”
The tweet has now been liked more than 13.8k times, with social media users hailing it ‘the cutest thing ever’ and ‘absolutely amazing’.
Several folk joked that the decades old telegram highlighted the differences between dating today and courting in the 1950s.
In reply to the post, one user tweeted: “Sweet. How come men are not like this now? I don't even expect a telegram, just text will do. #RomanceIsDead”
Another joked: “This was a DM before DMs were a thing.”
A third added: ‘I was expecting a "You Up?”’
We love a sweet story here at Glasgow Live, no matter how old it is. Move over The Notebook, we need Netflix to give us a dramatic retelling of Lily and Jim’s love affair asap.
A true Glasgow love story never goes out of fashion. Go Lily and Jim!
