What love means when you are old

 “One is never too old to yearn”

Contrary to popular belief, older people are often happier and more romantically attached than their younger counterparts. Older people are often happier and more satisfied with their lives and their marriages than younger people are. 

Perhaps when we realize that our years are numbered, we change our perspective and focus on present positive experiences, which are more likely to consist of peacefulness and serenity rather than excitement and joy. A common view considers old people to be incapable of experiencing strong love, as their sexual desire and physical abilities are expected to have declined with age. This is a simplistic and distorted idea. It is often the case that love at old age is deeper than that at a young age.

Older individuals often experience their spouses as affectionate, both when disagreeing and when performing joint tasks. Older married couples may have fewer marital conflicts than their younger counterparts do, although they report that erotic bonds are less central in their lives.
Moreover, as older people are more dependent on each other, marital chains tend to turn into helping hands. Despite feeling as much negativity as younger people, older individuals may be more resilient in the face of tensions in their closest relationships. 

Old people are not too old to love