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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My Mom remarried a man who is 15 years older than she is, she was 40, he was 55. He started to go downhill at around 58, and now she is 60, and caring for a very sick, disabled, cranky 75 year old man who resents her, resents her career (she's scared to retire, because her career is the only thing she has left and it keeps her mind fit and social life active), and treats her as a glorified nurse.  [/quote]

Let's say she was 55 when she married the 55 year old man. Now she'd be 75 and dealing with a cranky 75 year old man.

Which is better than being 60 and dealing with a cranky 75 year old man because... why, exactly?[/quote]

Spouses get old, sick and die. If this is unacceptable to you, then don't get married. Are you hoping that your husband dies young so he doesn't trouble you with his decline? What are the alternatives to being married to someone who gets sick and dies? Are you expecting to marry someone "your age" so you can synchronize your senility with your husband so you both can burden your children instead of one of you taking care of the other? There are no easy alternatives.[/quote]

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