This West Hartford couple has something to say about love. At 65 years and counting they know a lot.

This West Hartford couple has something to say about love. At 65 years and counting they know a lot.

When Joan Smith was 11 she met her brother’s best friend, Seward Ed Smith, and recalls “I didn’t like him, but he was always around.” As for Seward Ed Smith’s take on Joan, “She was a smartass sister of my good friend.” But sometime in high school the chemistry kicked in and they started dating, the Smiths said. When she turned 18 they were married and this will be their 65th Valentine’s Day as a married couple. She is 84, he is 87 and today the…