Joe Biden & Jill Biden Share Their Inspiring Love Story

President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden are opening up about their decades-long romance. The 78-year-old Commander-in-Chief and the First Lady have an inspiring love story. The couple has been married for 43 years and in their first joint White House interview with People, they shared the secret to their long-lasting union. Quote, she has a backbone like a ramrod. Everybody says marriage is 50-50. Well, sometimes you have to be 70-30. Thank God that when I'm really down, she steps in. And when she's really down, I'm able to step in. We've been really supportive of one another. Joe said, adding quote, it's really important that she's an educator. Although she took two years off when we first got married because the boys were little, it's important that she has the things that she cares a great deal about. Her independence. And yet, we share each other's dreams. Joe experienced a devastating loss before meeting Jill. Shortly after he was elected a Senator of Delaware in 1972, his late wife and college sweetheart, Nelia, was killed in a tragic car crash along with the couple's one-year-old daughter, Naomi. Joe was left to raise their two sons, Hunter and Beau, after the accident. He met Jill as a single parent three years later. In May 2015, Joe experienced another tragedy when his son Beau died of brain cancer at just 46 years old. Jill spoke candidly about her and Joe supporting one another through the unimaginable pain, telling the outlet, quote, all that we've been through together. The highs, the lows, and certainly tragedy and loss. There's that quote that says, sometimes you become stronger in the fractured places. That's what we try to achieve. Joe also praised Jill for the major impact she has in their professional and personal lives, adding, quote, we each could do our jobs, but not as well as we do them. I don't think I would have stayed involved in public life. Jill came along at a really important point and put my family back together. She's the glue that held it together. And I knew that I wanted to marry her shortly after I met her. It's not that we don't fight and argue sometimes. I'm just lucky. The pair is always by each other's side. Minutes before Joe was sworn in as president, he shared an intimate clip of him and Jill holding hands, writing alongside the video, quote, I love you, Jilly, and I couldn't be more grateful to have you with me on the journey ahead. The lovebirds have endured major highs and lows over the years, and their bond remains strong as ever. Although Joe reportedly had to propose five times before Jill said yes, their romance ultimately led them to a happy ending, and all the way to the White House.