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Old 02-17-2010, 06:20 AM
 
Location: Incognito
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Is it true that old people smell like wood?
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Old 02-17-2010, 06:25 AM
 
Location: Northside Of Jacksonville
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I hope to be able to do that with my misses someday. Except my idea of romance is taking my lady down the St.John's River on a boat ride.
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Old 02-17-2010, 07:46 AM
 
Location: DC
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...many times we have been asked by friends how we stay so happy and I say it is easy when you have actually found the one you are meant to be with.
The old couple sounds like my parents, and they always say that they found their relationship to be "easy". My mother doesn't even understand what people mean when they say that marriage is hard. It's a rare thing, but wonderful to see.
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Old 02-17-2010, 08:45 AM
 
Location: In my skin
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I hope I can find that kind of happiness. Sitting with my old man at our home by a lake somewhere in our Adirondack chairs, holding our teeth in our hands, totally and completely in love till death do us part.

*sigh*
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Old 02-17-2010, 09:17 AM
 
Location: At the Lake (in Texas)
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I admire that kind of closeness and intimacy, the kind it takes years and years to build...when you get down to it, at the end of one's life what's important is not what job you had, or how much money you had, but how much you loved and were loved...Thanks for sharing such a sweet sight.
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Old 02-17-2010, 09:21 AM
 
Location: Tucson
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I hope I can find that kind of happiness. Sitting with my old man at our home by a lake somewhere in our Adirondack chairs, holding our teeth in our hands, totally and completely in love till death do us part.

*sigh*
Couldn't have made it sound more appealing, PTC!

All jokes aside, I also have illusions of the sort, but I don't believe they'd come true. It's been late for a long time for such things... They rarely happen on the umpteen marriage.
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Old 02-17-2010, 02:50 PM
 
Location: Tennessee
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I see couples who have been married for fifty years or longer through my job, and I can just see how they look into each others eyes, that they have been through so much together, and there is this...tough love!
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Old 02-17-2010, 02:56 PM
 
Location: Brooklyn, New York
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Old couple sitting on a bench at a park I was walking through. They weren't talking, they just sat there taking in the crisp air it seemed, she had her head on his shoulder and he had his arm around her. They looked so peaceful and content. Made me wonder what their story is.

It really put a smile on my face. Awesome.
I have a great story also. Had dinner at a pretty amazing Italian restaurant with friends and the boyfriend. They always have live music and a dance floor. Great Italian food, people, setting very family oriented. Classy place anyway.........

The cutest couple ever they must of been in their 70's or 80's dancing up a storm right in the center of the dining hall It was soooo beautiful. They were living, happy, they were here, they were smiling, dancing holding hugging each other then she would rest her head on his shoulder and he would take her by her little fragile hips and turn her around to waltz with him......They were having a blast and LIVING not miserable,sad,upset just LIVING AND HAPPY

They were absolutley amazing, stunning, elegant you should of saw his suit.........whoa!!! and her beautiful blouse and slacks with her little heels just elegant

I loved them and felt soooo happy having them around.
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Old 02-17-2010, 03:03 PM
 
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All jokes aside, I also have illusions of the sort, but I don't believe they'd come true. It's been late for a long time for such things... They rarely happen on the umpteen marriage.
Not true at all, Sierra! Most of the happiest old folks you see were married very late in life, even some after their spouces died.

Makes me wonder how many people are miserable in their marriages and will remain that way until one of the two die!
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Old 02-17-2010, 03:09 PM
 
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Not true at all, Sierra! Most of the happiest old folks you see were married very late in life, even some after their spouces died.

Makes me wonder how many people are miserable in their marriages and will remain that way until one of the two die!
My whole life, my grandfather has never really bothered to talk much. Why bother. Everytime he talks my grandma will just call him a stupid farm hick and talk over him. He's endured this brutal verbal beating for 65 years now. I don't know if he's brave or really patient.

However, he keeps having strokes over and over and they keep keeping him alive. Last time I visited him he'd just had a rough bout with a physical therapist, and he said to me, "Why can't they let me die already?" I pretty much got incredibly choked up.
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