Mr Wayne lost his love.

Love is never a mistake. What is a mistake is that people think it has to last forever. We always hope it does but when it doesn't, it just wasn't meant to be. All you can do is cherish the memories that you did have together. What is the alternative? Living without any love at all? We NEVER can know for sure that a love will last forever. It wasn't a mistake at all. Wayne got a bunch more memories and for that he should be grateful.

Aw, that is the saddest thing ever. I'm sorry, I am not trying to be negative but for me in my opinion I would rather not know what I was missing than to be heart broken. At least if you don't have love you don't miss it when it's not there. But to have it and then it be gone, for me would be much worse. Not trying to be negative, that is just how I see it personally. I feel so sorry for him. =(

I think it was probably good for both of them for the time it lasted. Did she leave on her own or did her family move her somewhere else. I hope he finds someone new to be in love with as we all need companionship. I do remember you writing about them before.

I would like to think that it was nice for them for the time being. But I don't know them or why she left. Dementia? Mistake? Who knows. Hard to say what makes some people do the things they do.

oh my i sometimes think its harder when you are older because you feel it was your last chance for happiness. when did she leave? do you know if her family took her home or if she just got better maybe? how old are they both? any idea. im so sorry for them. living there is like a soap opera. is it not?

wow poor guy. Are you sure she isnt coming back?

Many times, even when things may not go as good as you want, things like this are often worth the wait. To love and loose happens all the time, but worth the effort to try. Maybe this is only a short break away and maybe you'll never know. But if it is having people to help move him thru this is always a good helpful suggestion for sure.

It was just infatuation. They thought they were in love. She should have told him that she was not interested. Maybe just a fling. It could be that he really loved her, but she did not in return. You should not worry unless he plans to do himself some harm. Then you can comfort him.

Poor Mr Wayne, love that came too late in life was only a temporary happiness and now it seems he has to nurse his broken heart but hopefully this won't drive him to senility much faster.

I could not help feeling sorry for your friend Wayne who I guess will never know the reasons for her leaving without a word until the day of reckoning or if conscience serves her well an email. There are other scenarios I can think about but I'd hate it to be that she faded away after arriving at another place. I don't think there's anything wrong to fall in love at a late stage of one's life as long as we all have the heart for it. Life does have its mysterious moments as far as possibilities is concern. I am glad that the both of them had the opportunity to know each other and fell in love too. I hope that she is doing well or that your friend will be able to get in touch with her again soon. Is there any way to get in touch with her family members to know of her whereabouts or if she is alright from the admin office?

Perhaps, her family had to move her into a nursing home, or maybe a spot in an assisted living facility opened up and she moved in. At any rate, I don't really know. In the case of my boyfriend's mother and her boyfriend... Well, I think she really dragged him down while they were together. I think she was with him due to her dementia; he is/was (not certain if he's still around anymore) a nice guy and she liked him, but I don't think that she would have been with someone who was such a practicing Catholic if it weren't for the fact of the dementia. She is Jewish, and, from everything I know of what she was like before the dementia took over, she was never the sort who would have personally been in a romantic relationship with someone who wasn't Jewish. There are some other things that would have made such a match unlikely... I also think that, while he really seemed to like her, his own failing faculties played a role in his selection of girlfriend. If he weren't suffering Alzheimer's, they may have been friends but nothing more. They were happy much of the time while they were together, but it's best in this case that they are apart. If the situation wouldn't have been as it was, we would have figured out a way for her to stay in that area; however, she needs to be near family, and he was in rapidly failing condition. She, hopefully, has several more years left; I don't believe she would if she were in Florida. Perhaps, ultimately, the same is true for the two there--that it is best that the woman go her own way. While Mr. Wayne seems more confused, perhaps the departure of his love is in the best interests of everyone involved--no matter how painful and difficult the split may be right now.

When you say left do you mean she left the facility or just separated from the relationship she had with him. If she left the facility she may not have had any say in the matter. Unfortunately, when we get old others seem to think they can make all our decisions for us. I have had some serious discussions with my daughter about that very subject lately.

How come the lady left without saying good-by and seemed like nothing has happened between them ? Maybe she thought now that nothing would come of their relation,the earlier left Mr. wayne,the better.I feel for Mr.Wayne.He certainly cherishes the memory of days he spent with her and is head over heels in love.

I do not know what to say. It is so painful to lose someone that you loved who also loved you back but it happens all the time. Yet, some believe that it is better to have loved and lost than not to have loved at all. I do not know. None of the choices appeal to me. Reading your last sentence: I do not believe that love, for even a short while can ever be a mistake.

dear Hatley, Oh, this is so sad. Wonder why people who truly love lost the person they loved the most Maybe- it's not true love that happens between them... but still- it's sweet to have fallen in love even for a short time Have a great day ma'm

Hello Hatley, Very sad story but at the same time it was nice that they did love each other for a time at least better that than nothing at all. Hopefully he will get over it in time and perhaps remember the times they had spent together or maybe he will meet someone else. One Door closes another one opens. xxx

People should be able to agree to agree as well as agree to disagree...walking out is not the answer - talking it out, whatever it is - and agreeing to agree or disagree is the answer. What she did was wrong - your friend should forget her and get on with life.

Did she die? or did she just ditch him? It is sad, maybe he is just cpnfused on it.

It is wonderful to see elderly in love. But sorry to hear his lover missing in action. Probably she has gone some where and just hope that she will be back for him.

in fact love is a very big mistake !!