Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., Dec. 27 (UPI) -- A Florida couple who marked their 70th wedding anniversary on Christmas day said their marriage has lasted so long because they "worked for it." St. Augustine resident Mildred McQuaig, 87, said she and her husband, Melvin, 90, celebrated their anniversary Sunday with a crowd of "only 89 people," including children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren, The St. Augustine (Fla.) Daily Record reported Tuesday. Advertisement "We didn't expect a whole lot out of people like they do now," McQuaig said of her marriage's longevity. "We worked hard and we didn't expect things. We didn't expect it to be easy or given to us. We worked for it." "You have to learn to trust in each other and pick your battles, not fuss and fight about every little thing. I think that's the secret of being together: Forgive and be forgiven," she said. Read More Couple honored for 70th anniversary Ohio bride carries on wedding tradition Couple mark 70th anniversary Couple mark 70th anniversary Couple marks 76th wedding anniversary Colo. couple to mark 75th anniversary China's oldest couple hit 90th anniversary