50 Years After A Couple Calls Off Their Engagement, She Finds a Newspaper Clipping That Changes Everything

Fast forward to today, 50-years later, and something miraculous has brought them back together. This time, things would be much different—the newspaper clippings made it so.

Lovebirds from the very beginning, these two found love at first sight. They became engaged while they were still in college and only saw a bright future ahead. Unfortunately, time was not on their side and tragedy struck. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the two lovers were forced to call their engagement quits.

A Classic ’50s Love Story

The two met while attending Occidental College in Los Angeles, California. They met and fell in love immediately. It was a true love story. Boy meets girl, girl meets boy, and they end up in a castle somewhere living happily-ever-after.

At least that’s what was supposed to happen. They fell in love with each other at first sight. They got engaged a few months later. Janice Rude and Prentiss Willson pictured their lives together. That was all that mattered to them.

Their Love Wasn’t for Everyone

Unfortunately, not everyone felt the same about their relationship. While the two were a beautiful couple, they were still in college. They were still earning their degrees. To some people, now just wasn’t the time to get married.

They Dated During A Different Time

The way we date now is very different than it was 50 years ago. There is so much technology at our disposal. The awkwardness of talking to someone you like face-to-face is dulled by texting before even meeting. Something else that was different 50 years ago is the influence parents had on relationships. There was a deciding vote parents had on their child’s significant other that just doesn’t exist in the same way today. Sometimes parental input isn’t always good for the relationship, just ask Janice Rude and Prentiss Willson.

Janice Wanted to be Successful

Janice Rude was a sophomore when she and Willson met. She was going to Occidental College to earn a degree in Biology. It was something she was determined to do. Her father instilled a belief in her that in order to achieve great things in this world, you have to work hard. That’s what Rude was doing. She was working hard to earn a degree in order to be successful in life.