Francis had already become a star as Laura Spencer on “GH” and was expanding her career.
“We went to a McDonald’s and sat in a church parking lot and talked.
Our wild lives!”

In 1987, Frakes got down on one knee and proposed to Francis, and history was made.
Thirty-eight years later, they’re still as madly in love as ever.
A long-distance relationship can be difficult for some couples, but not for these two.

Ivor was the name of Francis' father who died two years prior to her wedding to Frakes.
The couple was quasi-retired, so he was very picky about the jobs he chose.
So much fun!"

A lot can be learned from their successful, decades-long romance!