{"id":1799,"date":"2017-11-13T07:20:17","date_gmt":"2017-11-13T12:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/robinbotie.com\/blog\/?p=1799"},"modified":"2017-11-13T13:45:06","modified_gmt":"2017-11-13T18:45:06","slug":"ninety-years-young","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robinbotie.com\/blog\/ninety-years-young\/","title":{"rendered":"Ninety Years Young"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Robin<\/a>\u201cI may be 90 but I\u2019m not dead,\u201d my friend Juliette said. It was her birthday. To celebrate, I\u2019d brought over the requested tuna-on-rye with onion and lettuce, a tiny cheesecake, and my camera.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOh good,\u201d she said, eyeing the camera. \u201cI\u2019m considering going back to online dating and I need some photos.\u201d I looked at her in awe, never having gathered enough courage to go through with online dating myself. She had over five years of experience.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBut you already have a boyfriend,\u201d I said, trying to hide my jealousy. \u201cAre there really guys online, looking for women in their 80s and 90s?\u201d<\/span>
\n\u201cOh, yes,\u201d she assured me. But there were problems about dating in one\u2019s Sunset Years. \u201cMostly related to geography,\u201d she said. She mentioned health issues and scammers as well, but decided the biggest obstacle was the physical distance between herself and her admirers. If you no longer drive and your sweetheart lives hours away, there is never enough time together and each meet-up requires the aid of family or friends to transport one to be with the other. \u201cThat\u2019s why I\u2019m going back to shopping online to find a congenial companion who lives within 10 to 20 miles.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSo, what\u2019s your ideal man like?\u201d I asked. She responded with her list: Gentle. Affectionate. Good command of the English language. Someone to go to ethnic restaurants with, who likes to play word games and cards, enjoys listening to classical music, … happy to share coffee in the morning. I wondered, how early in the morning? And if that implied they would spend the night together? Not wanting to pry, I didn\u2019t say anything at first. But finally, because these days I\u2019m trying to be more forthright in my communications, I asked, \u201cIs there sex at 90?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

From her shiny red motorized wheel chair, Juliette looked up at me through knitted brows, and lowered her voice, \u201cWell, you\u2019re not supposed to advertise that fact.\u201d That\u2019s when she said, \u201cI may be 90 but I\u2019m not dead.\u201d Right then, I knew I\u2019d found my story of the week.<\/span><\/p>\n

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