I married the love of my life on April 9, 2016, and I met her in September of 2011 shortly after my wife asked for a divorce. I was 49 and she was 29. I just wanted to have coffee and talk to someone. She was originally from Poland, conservative, Catholic and being raised in a communist country for a large part of her life. So I will touch on and confirm that we experienced 90 percent of what you wrote about your relationship. Our first date was at a nice restaurant and I brought my own bottle of wine which I often do. She had never been to such a nice restaurant and borrowed the dress she was wearing from a friend and told me she would meet me there. What I did see in her was a certain level of appreciation that I never saw in any other woman.

When we started dating women friends would make comments to me within earshot of her, like; ‘she is young enough to be my daughter or I have a daughter her age.”

A few times my now-wife would respond. “you know I can hear you”.

We were recently at a party and my wife said; “Everyone at this party has checked me out from my shoes to the top of my head”. I believe they mostly check her out because she is gorgeous, which she really is but yes it's also because she is now in her mid 30’s and they are in their 50’s.

Our values have not changed but she is working on her 2nd Master's degree and I will be retiring in two years. I joke with her that I look forward to the day when I will be the perfect housewife and have dinner on the table and a drink and a kiss to give her when she opens the door. She said that she is looking forward to that as well and she will find me an appropriate apron to wear.