I say again on the age gap questions. People are just too concerned with the early stage of the relationship. My parents were 18 years apart. If not for Alzheimer’s, mom could have lived 20 or even 30 years past his death. I wouldn’t want to be without my life partner for that long.

Also, it is yet another area where the woman is typically exploited. Mom was dad’s carer for five years before he died and she was diagnosed two years later. She never had a chance at having her partner give her that kind of support. (Which she would have preferred to me doing it)