By [Author Name] | [News Outlet] | May 21, 2025
After more than two decades of marriage, Dana Perino is opening up about what really kept her relationship with husband Peter McMahon strong — even through the toughest moments. And surprisingly, it all comes down to one remarkably simple habit.
“He writes me a note every Sunday,” Perino revealed in a recent interview. “Just one page. Sometimes it’s funny, sometimes it’s serious. But he’s never missed a week in 25 years.”
That’s right — no grand gestures, no over-the-top surprises. Just a handwritten note, slipped under her coffee mug, inside her purse, or on the bathroom mirror — quietly reminding her they’re in this together.
Perino admitted that during moments of stress, long-distance work trips, political pressure, and even periods of emotional distance, it was those letters that pulled them back from the edge.
“There were weeks when I was exhausted, disconnected, even frustrated,” she said. “But then I’d read his words — and I’d remember why we started.”
She describes them as “tiny anchors” in a fast-moving world.
And no, he doesn’t text them. He writes them in ink. On paper. By hand.
Social media users immediately resonated with the story, praising Peter’s practice as “old school romance done right” and “a lost art that more marriages need.”
“It’s not about the length of the note,” Perino said. “It’s the fact that he chooses me — every single Sunday.”
As for what the latest letter said? Dana smiled, folded it back into her purse, and said:
“That one’s just for me.”