they had not been together sixty-one years like the steinbergs , but when you think about it in relative terms , when you consider that you barely have any memories of your life before age five , when you figure that she and beck had been inseparable since they were seven , that they could barely unearth any memory that did n't include the other , when you think of the time spent together not just in terms of years but in life percentages , they had more vested in each other than even the steinbergs .