“Sort of like Brad and Angelina,” laughed Gildea. The couple had long joked that they would wait to get married until all same-sex couples could. “I think it’s understanding each other, and knowing each other so well that you know sometimes what arguments to get into and what battles you don’t want to,” she said. “Sometimes people don’t realize that, hey, life has bumps, and some big potholes seem insurmountable and that they can’t be fixed, but working together and relying on a support group of friends and family can you get through anything and show you that it’s really not that bad.”Īnd, when conflicts arise, Coia said, they learn to pick their battles by focusing on what really matters. “It’s about having fun and about enjoying life that’s so important,” she said about the foundation of their relationship. Gildea said the couple’s relationship is grounded in the trust they have for one another and in their strong support system of family and friends, which has helped them face obstacles such as Coia’s diagnosis with MS.
Joseph’s University, is a manager of customer operations and training, while Coia, 50, a former travel agent, is a personal chef and owner of Cook-A-Doodle-Doo. The Delaware County natives and Aston residents met about 25 years ago through the Overbrook Women’s Softball League. Gildea and partner Allison Coia married on the beach July 27, surrounded by about 70 family members and friends. For 30 years, Sue Gildea’s family has spent a week each summer vacationing in Sea Isle City - and this year’s trip offered much more than leisure time on the beach.
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