If you were 80+, would you get married?

Im 75 so I still have a few years left before I turn 80. But in answer to the question. No.

I might consider a compatible suitor for once a week outings . But they cant stay here.
I dont think its something I need to worry about anyways. I dont fit the happy homemaker profile.
And Im too tall. I have major Catitude. And an intense dislike for football, John Wayne , and the Three Stooges. :D
 
No - As times passes, the habits of familiarity become such to the single person, that the thought of having a second person to become tied to is unlikely to be one that appeals ("the ties that bind") .
I can understand those who so, either because of love or to provide a stronger case of/for security when 'long-term' (un-married) relationships reach a particular age.
 
When young people are starting out, they learn to accept each other's ways and grow into them, or they learn they aren't compatible, and don't get married.

When people are 80, that is not so easy. Also, even if they are in good health, the time isn't far off when health is likely to change, and one of them may become a caretaker for the other. Then there is the complication of separate properties, separate bank accouts, wills, children and grandchildren that may not get along. All of those things won't be factors in every case, but at least in some.
 
Veronica said:
Im 75 so I still have a few years left before I turn 80. But in answer to the question. No.

I might consider a compatible suitor for once a week outings . But they cant stay here.
I dont think its something I need to worry about anyways. I dont fit the happy homemaker profile.
And Im too tall. I have major Catitude. And an intense dislike for football, John Wayne , and the Three Stooges. :D
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LOL!
 
I married and divorced the same woman twice. The second time I said goodbye I gave her our paid for property and hit the road. Now five years later I'm living there again helping her with medical issues and giving some financial support. Not living with her, I converted one of the sheds on the property to a cabin and I don't use the main house.

Don't want to stay here forever and I have mixed feelings about ever marrying again. I'm still a little ways from 80, but as time passes I am more inclined to stay single. It's just so much easier, less stressful and simpler. However being a romantic at heart, there is a small chance that I could become smitten if I come across that special person. Pretty unlikely though, and I kinda hope that doesn't happen.

Reading everyone's opinion on the matter is absolutely fascinating :)
 

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