Many people assume that old people no longer fall in love nor have feelings of passion. They believe that the passage of time cools those feelings, replacing them with more passive interests such as food, television and perhaps some hobbies or travel.
But reality is that for most old people, love and passion burn brightly and are as vital to them as they are for adults of any age.
Anne and I know one couple who were married for over 73 years, before his passing at the age of 96, three years ago. He treated his wife with the ardor of a young man courting a beautiful young woman and she treated him with love, as they had done when they were young. Their love and their passion never grew old or tired.
We know of another man who in his early 80's was very much in demand among older women, and he chose one of those older women to become his bride. They were married until his passing last year at the age of 95.
If you fear that in old age, you will lose your ardor and desire for love, be assured those desires will live within you for all of your days. I recall with a chuckle when Anne and I were first married in 1965 at the ages of 20 and 19, in our apartment building was a 50 ish couple that had recently married.
Compared with us, they seemed old, and Anne asked me, "Do you think they still have sex?" I smiled and with a chuckle replied in effect, "I'm sure they do." And dear reader, I'm just as sure now as I was then.
Dick
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