Together forever?

We used to spend our whole lives with the same person. Being a couple meant being together forever. In full accordance with the usual wording, we walked through life together in sorrow and in joy. Now it seems that sadness comes to the fore. Life breaks up into small fragments, is divided into parts. We break up, sometimes we meet again, and this happens at any age! Who would have thought that grandparents could be single? Well, let them, but not mine! I never saw my grandfather without my grandmother, although they often irritated each other, sometimes quarreled, but at the same time they could not imagine life apart. I believe that there was a special beauty in the perseverance and endurance of everyday life. And it always seemed strange to my grandmother that someone could get a divorce. People of their generation practically forbade themselves from wondering if they were happy in a relationship.

But life goes on, and customs change. All ages are subject to development. Why not get divorced at 70 if you are not satisfied with your married life? Why put deadlines on love aspirations? Situations immediately arise before my eyes that would have plunged my grandmother into horror: “But she has gone crazy! She leaves her husband, and he can’t even make coffee himself!” This woman really decided to live alone after fifty years of marriage in order to avenge her partner’s flightiness. Revenge is a dish served to the old. Of course, this is not the most common case, but it is enough to surf the Web to recognize that single pensioners are the new reality. On popular sites like Meetic, there are more and more specialized sections of love dating for older people. This is a modern version of dance evenings. An example is the slogan “Everything starts again today!”

I expected to see evidence of older people’s loneliness, but was surprised to find humor in many of the ads on the dating site. When people have reached a certain age and have accumulated life experience, a significant link is excluded from the process of seduction: the need to find a person with whom you will spend your life. A 65-year-old woman writes: “I am looking for a handsome prince and do not lose hope of finding him!” On another site, you can fill out the “number of grandchildren” section. Here’s information you won’t find on Adopteunmec.com! One woman clarifies that she has eight grandchildren, but she is ready to stop doing them if she meets a man! Love always comes first. The ticket remains valid at any age. Finally, it’s nice to imagine men and women going on a first date just like they did when they were younger. I think about how I will be at this age, having met a stranger, with a bouquet in my hands and a beating heart, like a teenager’s.