The intuition of love had told him. It could never be deceived. Tears came into her eyes. But I am glad that I will be the one to go first, she thought. You are strong, but I am weak. You will bear this as you have borne other tragedies, but I could not have borne your dying. For that, if nothing else, I thank God. All our lives are a giving up, one by one, of the things we love and enjoy, and finally there is the last abandonment and we are empty.
But the memory of our love which I will take with me, if I may, for you are the only joy I have ever known, the only contentment and delight. And so, I am rich after all, richer than most. Others live lives of no color or vitality, and their existence is like nursery porridge, and as bland.
But I have known all the heights that can be possible for a woman, all the raptures and the faith and the trust, all the excitements and the wonders, and even grief was bearable in your presence, my darling. I must not be greedy and try to cling to what I have had--for it is all fulfilled, full and overflowing. Nothing can be added. Nothing taken away.
From: "Captains and the Kings" by Taylor Caldwell (Doubleday & Company, Inc) 1972
Valentine's Day is a big day for Baby Boomers.
Any other day of the year, an ugly sweater or a cheap-looking pair of earrings is just further evidence of your poor shopping skills. On Valentine's Day, it becomes a "symbol of our relationship." Get it wrong, and it may be your last.
After changing social attitudes to sex, the post-war generation is still enjoying the benefits of the sexual revolution. Respondents in long-term relations have reported having the best sex ever, but Baby Boomers who changed their partners in their forties are the most sexually active.
As the oldest boomers turned 60, more of them are single than any previous cohort of forty-to-sixty-somethings. More than a third of all online daters are over 45 and 19% make more than $100,000 a year, says Hitwise. Industry pioneer Match.com reports that 7% of its 8 million members call themselves executives (while the government classifies 4% of the workforce as managers).
They're more likely to be divorced (36%), have dogs (30%), and enjoy wine tastings (20%) than other singles. They tend to list their eyes as their best feature. As expected, Manhattan has the highest percentage of execs (29%) who find power a turn-on; Las Vegas has the biggest share (22%) who say money is.
And yes, older men want younger women (even though younger women just aren't into them). Match.com says male execs in L. A. typically seek women 13 years younger. About 25% of eHarmony.com's men over 55 are interested in women 40 or younger.
Aging Boomers are facing the ‘use it or lose it’ proposition when it comes to their sexual health. So they’re getting pumped up to re-invent their sexuality...and...Valentine's Day is the most pumped up day of the year for Boomers to show their stuff.
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