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JoAnn and Greg met online more than two years ago. She was a widow who had been married 34 years when her husband died in 2005. Greg is divorced. Both have grown children. While they see each other nearly every day, like this sunny Sunday at Benson's Park in Hudson, N.H. when they enjoyed a picnic, the two live in different houses in different states and like it that way.
Q. How is love different now than when you were young? A. When you're young, you think you're in love, but you're really in lust and then it turns into love. In your 60s it's the same thing really. Just the other day Greg asked me if I thought I'd ever feel like this again. You know - like a teenager. Our kids are kind of disgusted by that - you know - the sexual stuff. So in that way, love is the same. But what's different is that we have a whole life behind us. We look at things differently. If I haven't seen him in a while, I can't wait to see him again, but I'm okay if I don't. I like my independence. I like my me time. I got used to that after my husband died. That's different than when you're young and you feel like you're going to die if you don't see each other every minute. I know in my heart I love Greg, but I also know I could live without him if I had to. But I don't want to. He's it for me. I know that. Hudson, N.H. |
