Love when you’re old
I was twice married and twice divorced. I then decided that two was enough. And lived happily on my own for 20 years. I swore that I would never have anyone move in with me, and I would never go and live with someone else. As for marriage – definitely not. Last year, I married someone I had known for 37 years.
I am literally gobsmacked. The little things he does for me that tell me he loves me. I have given him my favourite armchair to sit in. He brings me tea in bed in the morning. I cook meals for him that I know he likes, even though I know it will make me put on weight.
I will watch (or ignore) something he wants to see on TV, and he will quite happily sit through all the medical programmes I like. We tell each other “I love you” every day and mean it. I will be driving somewhere and thinking about him, and find myself smiling. Love for me at the age of 75 is wonderful. I have found a security that I never knew I needed. Life is good.
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Love, true love, is a rare and beautiful thing that should be treasured and must be nurtured. You absolutely can find love in old age, but a lot of people don’t because they put limitations on themselves and others.
I have heard men say that they are too old to fall in love. I’m sure there are women who say the same. Well, as we sometimes say where I come from, that’s hogwash. You are never too old to fall in love. You may be too stubborn but not too old.
Love at any age follows the same general formula. There is the initial stage of attraction and curiosity, there is burning passion, there is steady commitment, and there is deep respect. And sometimes, if you’re immensely lucky, all of those things happen at once. This is what love should be and age has nothing to do with it.