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My boyfriends mom is in her 60's, sweet woman,
She is somewhat shy, but is a sweet lady,
She has been on a dating site, trying to meet a gentle man,
She had a date the other day with a gentle man who was around 70. We asked how her date went, she said it went good but the gentle man was not ready to move on. He talked about his late wife thru out the entire date,even showed her pictures of his late wife.
She understood and realized he was still grieving for her, they were married for about 40 years and she had passed away 2 years ago.
It must be hard to be in the dating scene being a elderly person, when all you've ever known was one person, loved just that person.
It must be hard to be in the dating scene being a elderly person, when all you've ever known was one person, loved just that person.
Agreed.
My grandma has lived a long life, and my grandpa passed on about 7 years ago. She's in her late 70s.
She met a man at the local elks club. I think they are keeping things casual and are mostly "friends". They both like to drink and watch nascar. She is def. not the stereotypical nascar fan, but she does like her drinks so I think that's how they connected
I think when you get to that age you have to understand that the person you meet will have most likely lost a loved one they had been with for a good number of years. That might be the situation you are in also. I think the connection could be respecting the past relationship and knowing that that person already had the love of his/her life. The purpose of your relationship with this person would be for companionship and empathy.
She understood and realized he was still grieving for her, they were married for about 40 years and she had passed away 2 years ago.
It must be hard to be in the dating scene being a elderly person, when all you've ever known was one person, loved just that person.
Yeah, it must be hard… On the one hand, these people had good marriages, so they’re not jaded and afraid of commitment and they know how to make a new relationship work. On the other hand, though, competing with ghosts is not fun, particularly since many people tend to idolize the deceased even if they weren’t such angels alive.
My boyfriends mom is in her 60's, sweet woman,
She is somewhat shy, but is a sweet lady,
She has been on a dating site, trying to meet a gentle man,
She had a date the other day with a gentle man who was around 70. We asked how her date went, she said it went good but the gentle man was not ready to move on. He talked about his late wife thru out the entire date,even showed her pictures of his late wife.
She understood and realized he was still grieving for her, they were married for about 40 years and she had passed away 2 years ago.
It must be hard to be in the dating scene being a elderly person, when all you've ever known was one person, loved just that person.
My BF's mother is 82yo and still trying to meet "that someone special". The one that she really liked happened to have dementia so it didn't work. So I agree that dating as a senior must be really hard.
If I am not in a relationship at the time I reach 65 or 70, I doubt I'd be looking for anything to complicate my life further.
I don't plan to make it that far, but on the rare chance that I do, no way! Yeah, what for...?! To cook for him and wash his stinky socks?! If I've gone that far without companionship, I'm sure I can make a few more years. I suppose it might be different for those who have always had companionship, but I'm not spoiled this way.
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If I've gone that far without companionship, I'm sure I can make a few more years. I suppose it might be different for those who have always had companionship, but I'm not spoiled this way.
