Elderly people getting married

If my mother-in-law had remarried at 80 she would still have had a twenty year plus marriage!

Who knows how long this one may last.

A friend of mine who had been widowed over 30 years before remarried at 82 to a guy 10 years younger, who had never been married before. Seven years on he still looks shell shocked.

At that age I think getting married for companionship and friendship is a lovely idea. I personally wouldn't want to do it as I have been on my own for so long (1988).

A couple I know were married last year. Both are in their 80s. It's her 3rd marriage, his first. They appear blissfully happy. I often see them out and about together.

I agree, Luckygirl, but you can be happy as a couple without getting married so I can understand why others might question motive.

I haven't seen the discussion so I don't know any more detail, if indeed it was given.

I can't believe that offspring have ever been afforded such perceived control of their parents lives.

I find it shocking, and disgusting, frankly.

I do not think inheritance is what matters here. It is the happiness of the person involved (who has been widowed for 10 years) and her right to choose what she does with her life ... what is left of it.

Well, I have to be honest, and this will probably go completely against the grain, but if my own mum had decided to remarry in her 80s, after my dad's death, i too would have been horrified.

It's not that I have anything against people of any age starting new relationships, but I feel that remarrying at that age if you have a close family is extremely likely to cause upset.

It's a personal thing, but in my case would have nothing to do with any potential inheritance.

Maybe it's for reasons to do with tax and pension inheritance.

blog.moneysavingexpert.com/2025/01/martin-lewis--the-nine-big-financial-benefits-of-being-married/

Married, in the "full sense of the word" (said in a Les Dawson-esque manner)

Interestingly I posted the opinion that she has the right to make her own choices and it has received 10 "likes" so it is good to know that ageism is not the default position.

MissAdventure

I'd be hoping for all the trimmings!!!

My uncle after my aunty died went into a care home. He met a lady there who was widowed and a year later they got married. They had a couple of happy years together before one of them died. I would have been very happy if my mother had remarried. My sisters law has just got engaged to a lovely man and she is 77. People get lonely at any age and crave companionship.

I'd be hoping for all the trimmings!!!

Marrying at that age would only be for some sort of financial advantage wouldnt it?

They're worried about the inheritance!!