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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was 30 when I married a 50 year old. Today I'm 62 and he is 82 but he has been in very fragile health since he turned 70. I love him dearly but I know I've missed out on so much that other women my age have enjoyed. He encourages me to go out socially and travel but I feel guilty about doing so. We didn't have children so I often feel very alone. [/quote]

Even if you did have children, you'd find something to complain about.[/quote]

DP and that's absurd. Assuming she's in good health and kept in relatively decent shape, a 55/65 year old woman can still lead a very active, vibrant, social and independent life. A 75-85 year old is an old man. Full stop.

Obviously she knew what she was getting into, but this is the price women pay for marrying someone that much older...and it is a steep one.[/quote]

Like I have mentioned,[b] the divorce rate in this country is 50%[/b]. Everyone's casting aspersions about age gap marriages but even if these people didn't have an older/younger partner, they will find something else to complain about. A 62yo man can develop early-onset "Insert-disease-here" and then what would the PP blame it on? Oh my, I married a guy my age and I still ended up playing nursemaid! The reality is that all of us shouldn't be thinking we're superior because we're X years old because we will eventually get older. People do fall sick, get into accidents, so much of life is unpredictable. So to be projecting about people's marital problems based on their ages is just rich.[/quote]

That stat is from the 1980’s- divorce rate is more like 25% today, but highly variable depending upon education level, age you marry, etc.[/quote]

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