Steve and I in Spain
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Rule:Love can come at any age.
Just as I was beginning my relationship with my boyfriend, my stepfather was suddenly becoming a little less "visible"....Easy for me to track his comings and goings because we live next door to one another!....My mother had been deceased for about 7 years at this time and he was still going to bereavement counseling...He also is quite involved in the church, so he used that as a support as well... One evening when Steve was on his way over for dinner, I mentioned to my stepdad (who has been in my life since I was 6) that I met a really great guy and he was on his way over....Well, THAT was when my 71 year old stepdad decided to mention that he ALSO met a special lady and they had been dating for a few months!!!....I had conflicting feelings regarding this...Most of me was thrilled that he was opening up to the possibility of loving again, and another part of me was crushed that he was moving on from my mothers memory....I hid the "crushed" part well and told him how happy I was for him.....He took me out to dinner a few weeks later to meet his new interest and I REALLY liked her...Lovely, interesting, cultured...And a younger woman....61!!!!....a nice match indeed for my "crabby" (this is putting it mildly....my stepbrothers and sister would concur on this decription-ha!) stepdad... He shared with me that they met "online"...Holy "all thats wrong with the world!".... Talk about a surreal parallell...Well, Flash forward...On May 5, 2010 (Cinco de Mayo) they celebrated their one year wedding anniversary!... Proof positive that if you accept love into your life, you will find love, at ANY age.
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What a great story. Love is universal, ageless, and I'm so happy for your stepdad. I'm sure it was hard for you to accept at first and I can empathize; my grandfather found a "friend" 5 years after my grandmother passed away (they'd been married 42 years when she died). Our family, too, had mixed feelings but only expressed our happiness for him. How cool that they met online! I don't think my grandfather even knows how to turn a computer on!
ReplyDeleteAdrienne...I find myself looking forward to your dating tales, and I've got to say, you never disappoint! I love that your stepdad was able to find love again, I can only imagine how hard it would be to find happiness again after losing a mate! I think everything happens for a reason...and when it involves good people, everything always works out! Too funny that he met her on the internet! It's funny to think about our parents surfing the wide open cyber-space, but both my parents are on facebook! Too weird!
ReplyDeleteIf you knew my step-dad, the idea of him finding "cyber" love is even MORE bizarre!!!...He's uber crabby..on the "large" side...but his heart is always in the right place... BTW...Your parents are adorable!
ReplyDeleteI love this story! It seems like between Facebook and all the other E-harmony type search engines, love is in the air! The human heart never stops looking for another heart to reciprocate love!!!
ReplyDeleteMy own two children can relate to his technological proficiency, because once I got the hang of it, our primary form of contact is texting!!! The other day I had to select a shirt for my son to wear and I was at the store sending photos back and forth! A year ago I wouldn't have been that savvy, but I've been "ed-u-ma-cated" by a combination of biological kids and school ones!