will you marry an old man?
By acie_21
@acie_21 (5633)
Philippines
August 4, 2009 6:22am CST
what if your in this situation....
an old man took care of you since you were little..he give you love,money,security,hapiness everything...now his 78 years old and your 25 years old...he ask you to marry him.what will you do?as a repay to him will you agree?his your only family you know..your parents died in an early age.and knowing you dont have relatives..and the fact that they dont want to accept you as their family...will take this chance to make the old man happy?to experience love from you...?have a nice day!
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12 responses
@sanjana_aslam (4187)
• Malaysia
5 Aug 09
acie you always give weird stories ..
but i guess i will marry his if the situation is such and i am poor woman .. well i can be a rich widow and can look for younger man later
@mzz663 (2772)
• United States
14 Aug 09
I don't think I could do it unless there was some kind of physical attraction and love. At 25, you're still young and have a whole life to live. You never know how long someone might live and you might end up feeling stuck in this relationship. If he was 78 and I was 25 and he lived til he was 98, that would make me 45, that would be alot of time lost where I could have found my own happiness instead of serving him his. I think being lifetime friends with such a big age difference would be good enough. To me it would be kind of weird getting married to someone that watched me grow up and was a father figure. there would have to be someone else, somewhere that could attend to his 'needs' that would be more his age and have more in common.
@youless (112586)
• Guangzhou, China
5 Aug 09
I won't marry to an old man. Even I had never considered to marry a man who is older than me 10 years. I don't like there will be a big generation gap. We may have many conflicts. Besides, if he is old, we may not go to do some sports or travel together as I have to consider for his health. I think it is wrong that you have to marry him just because he brings you up. This is not couple's love.
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@iskayz (5420)
• Philippines
5 Aug 09
Hi there!
If I am in such situation,I will not marry the man. I know he gave me everything though I didn't ask for it and I will be grateful to him my whole life. But that doesn't mean that to show how much I am grateful means I need to marry him if he asks me to.
If to be able to thank him is to give him love, care, and be his family I can wholeheartedly give all these to him even if he won't ask for it. He has grown old and he's likely a father to me, I will of course take care of him and love him like a real dad. I can be a real loving daughter to him. If he's looking for a family, we can be a family of two, a daughter and father relationship.
I think the old man would want such pure relationship than that of a husband and wife cause I can give more, without pretension for being just a daughter to him.
Ciao!
@acie_21 (5633)
• Philippines
5 Aug 09
very lovely answer iskayz...yap!thats true you can give or show more love not as being being her wife..at least you have given him true love from your heart.being true to yourself about your feelings towards him is a big matter,that shows what you called "LOVE"keep it up!
@babyfiona08 (652)
• Philippines
5 Aug 09
I think I wouldn't. I can't see myself marrying an old man. Even after all the good things he did to me, no matter how much debt of gratitude I have for him, I wouldn't answer him yes if he would ask me to marry him.
Well, If he will be asking me to really marry him and the issue is the repaying of his good works, I think I could still have another option to repay him for all the good things he did. As a sign of repay, I can help him all through out, be with his side in times he needs someone to lean one. I can listen to his problems and thoughts in life. I can be his comforter, a friend and an adviser. I could also love him, care for him and be with him but not as a lover rather a friend. I could be a friend to him but never his wife..
Nice topic. I really can't imagine being in that situation. anyways, Happy Mylotting!
@patofgold23 (5069)
• Philippines
5 Aug 09
honestly, i hate the loose skin........
but if he will die the day after we get married, then i might be able to deal with that LOLZ!
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
5 Aug 09
Haha acie, I hope I were to have the chance to meet such an kind old man It’s so nice to have a rich, caring and kind man to take care of me. I will take good care of him in return as well. I will rather treat him as my dad or grandfather instead of to be his wife.
To me, I think the intimate and good relationship between the two parties is more important than that of the acceptance of his family members. Moreover if he really loves and cares for me I believe he is more than willing to agree with me. Anyway there is a huge aged gap as well! How about the rest of my life would be if he leaves me forever as I'm still very young
Happy posting
@marlena18042 (636)
• United States
4 Aug 09
Well, to be honest, I dont think I personally would be able to do that. First of all, if he took care of me since I was little I would look at him as more of a "father figure" than a partner.
Second, I think that the age difference would be a problem. I have always dated guys younger than myself. My husband is 7 years younger than myself. But, that age gap is a little to much for me. I am not sure that we would have enough in common.
Plus, the physical attraction wouldn't be there and that is important as well.
I suppose everyone is different and I have heard about relationships like that but it's just not for me!
@Ruby722 (796)
• China
5 Aug 09
I think i won't.It's not love just like a parent-child relationship it's wild.
I know maybe you think you owe his something But i don't think marry him it's the best way to return it back.You can take care of him rest life like a family like a daughter .It's my opinion.
@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
4 Aug 09
Hello Acie,
A big NO...i can repay him in many ways but not marrying him.Love is not a thing to pay for his kindness and caring me since childhood.
@beatrice03 (202)
• Philippines
5 Aug 09
I doubt that I will. But i'm not closing any doors. I'm not a fortune teller so I wouldn't know what would happen in the future. True love makes you do craziest things i can attest to that.
@devil_cazama (6)
• Philippines
5 Aug 09
if im a girl i will merry him even he have many money.........who cares to his money if he die??????????????....love have no limit,age,and etc.........but 4 me other people think that marrying a old man is a joke...you marry him because of his money...thats my opinion only.thanks..........