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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have been married 30 years. many ups and downs. Financially, divorce would be a killer for us, so we stay together. We could live separate lives if we wanted to, but as the kids got older, we grew closer. Don't underestimate the financial impact. For a man, it is relatively easy to find another woman, however you might find the new one very expensive, especially if she is younger.[b] For the woman, over 50, pretty tough going for the average woman.[/b][/quote]

I don't know...my mom is in her 70's and she still gets hit on every now and then.  She has said that she suspects that the gentlemen are looking for a caretaker more than a romantic interest.[/quote]

That would not work for me, but if that is what your mom wants to do...[/quote]

No, I don't think that's what she's after...or what she "wants to do", lol.  [/quote]

I think it is harder to find the right one when you get older.  If you're fortunate to have been happily married for a while you probably have many years of health and happiness, children to look back on, the shared joy of grandchildren to look forward to.  Whereas, if you are meeting someone for the first time at an older age, there are more likely to be health issues, maybe financial and family issues to contend with, it just seems as though it would be more complicated in some ways.  Yet, the hard work and perhaps conflict of raising children and growing a career are behind you, so maybe in some ways those golden year match ups are less involved, less stressful, more rewarding.  I guess it depends on the people involved.[/quote]

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