A Funny Couple

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For three years now, I have often observed that couple (in their late 70s or early 80s) and wondered what they often grumbled about. She was always the one who led, he followed. Politeness didn't allow me to follow them around to find out, so I kept wishing for a chance to satisfy my curiosity. I suddenly got my wish. I found myself waiting for the same bus as them almost every morning for the last week or so. He, big & tall, gentle (almost 6'), slightly bald & walked with a limp, must have been a handsome blond giant in his youth. She, short hair, a brunette, was only about 5', average size (that is, not fat, not slim, just a solid & round lump. She seemed to be constantly lamenting about something in her husky voice. Her vocal chord seemed to have been damaged perhaps from too much of smoking in the past. This is a sample of their morning conversations from what I found out so far, She (grumbling in her gruff voice): Where are you going this afternoon? Are you going to say goodbye to me, is that why you are here? Oh the bus is late again. Do you think he is going to do it? Oh, I am sure of it, the bus is late. It should be here by now, Oh dear... He (in his gentle voice): It will come, don't fret. Yes, I am going to wait until you get onto the train. I will just see the boys this afternoon. The couple made me think of an agitated child with her loving father, or like hot fire next to a gentle flowing river. On the bus, they often sat side by side to each other. The lady would often keep standing up, sitting down, squinting into the distance, anxious that she would miss the stop. The funny thing is, (from what I guess), the couple must have taken this same route hundreds or thousands of times before, and it was only 3 stops away from where they waited and caught the bus every morning with me (it is a straight road, perhaps half a mile away). While the lady did that, the gentleman would gently smile, 'it is OK, we are not there yet!' I tried to imagine them when they first met each other many years ago and couldn't stop smiling. They must have been the same, she petite & agitated, he giant yet soothing and protective... They must have been a very cute couple. As it is, they are still a very loving couple, grumbling contentedly but loving regardless. Do you often see loving couples like that in your neighborhood?