Possibly, people who would
be most drawn to reading this article would be those who have themselves been
married and divorced, gone down the aisle of depression, discovery, and then
recovery, and have no real interest in being married again. But what about
those ones who still believe in love and are very much interested in having a
mate at sixty and upwards? Is falling in love at sixty-five or sixty-nine a
preposterous idea? Should it be dismissed by family members because they find
it ridiculous? To this question, you have an immediate answer; that at sixty
you no longer have to get anyone’s permission.
Five key benefits of
finding love in your sixties
·
In your
sixties the criteria for marriage would be different than when you were in your
twenties. It is less about sex and more about intimacy. It is about sharing and
companionship. It is about enjoying the spoils of all those hard years you had
to provide for a young family. It is about sitting back and saying, here, God, I
tried my best for my family and thank you for this second chance.
·
Because it
is less about sex and more about intimacy, you are more interested in the
quietness of life and living in the moment. Your needs are different, you are
more accepting. You don’t need to bounce off the wall with excitement. A long
leisurely walk will provide the same pleasure as making love because life has
calmed you down and you are interested in different things.
·
Having a
mate keeps you on your toes as far as your hygiene – yes, hygiene – and as far
as keeping yourself healthy, attractive, interested in life, and grateful to
God for getting a chance to try again. Few people have good second chances;
some have none.
·
You can
see and love your grandchildren and do interesting things with them, and then
take them home when you have had enough.
·
You don’t
have to sit on a park bench by yourself feeling lonely and finally have a
sidekick with the same experience and needs, both physical and emotional, as
you. You don’t always agree on everything, but have agreed to be agreeable
about things that are important to both of you.
·
For this
writer, who has signed up three times, she still loves the notion of a momma
and a poppa bear in the house, and happily acknowledges that she can’t be good
at all things. She envies people who get it right the first time.
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