We spoke to couples who have been together more than 50 years

Carin Dorghalli was a summer 2022 intern at the Los Angeles Times. She spent two years as a photojournalist at her hometown newspaper, the Chico Enterprise-Record. There, she covered multiple deadly wildfires, including the 2018 Camp fire and 2020 North Complex fire. She went on to win two California News Publishers Assn. awards for her wildfire coverage: first place in the writing category and second place in the photo essay category. A first-generation daughter of immigrants, Dorghalli is now a master of fine arts candidate in film and television production at the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California. She likes to go by her nickname, Care (like Care Bear).

Yadira Flores is a former video editor for the Los Angeles Times who joined the newsroom through Metpro in November 2017. Flores graduated with a bachelor of science in filmmaking and has edited online content for Amazon, the American Cinema Editors, FilmLight, Emmy Primecuts and Moviola. She hails from El Paso, Texas.

Cody Long is a former video journalist and producer for the Los Angeles Times who focused on food video. Originally from San Diego, Long received his bachelor’s in art with an emphasis in photography from San Diego State University. He has produced Emmy award-winning content for the San Diego Union-Tribune and has had clients including Sony Interactive, HSN, American Airlines and CQ Roll Call.