Former senator, age 90, marrying man after wife's death

[oberliner]

Former Sen. Harris Wofford, 90, is set to marry a man at the end of this month, 20 years after the death of his wife.

In a column written in The New York Times, the former Pennsylvania senator wrote that after his wife died when he was 70, he didn't expect to fall in love again and remarry.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/277452-former-sen-harris-wofford-marrying-man-after-wifes-death

[RKP5637]

1. K&R !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t

[JI7]

2. the guy is also 50 years younger

[forest444]

4. Oh, myyyy!

Seriously though, all the best to them both. Never too late to make someone happy.

[pansypoo53219]

18. Strom thurman might have gone farther age wise.

[forest444]

19. Strom, good ole boy that he was, liked'em young.

And, hypocrite that he was, he also liked them black.

[840high]

7. yyyuge - best wishes to them.

[oberliner]

9. Would you view the story differently if they were the same age?

Just curious.

[greymouse]

14. 40 year olds were adults the last I knew

[whistler162]

15. But they have acccording to CNN

been together fo0r 25 years or at least known each other.

"Wofford, 75 at the time, wrote of meeting Charlton, then 25, on the beach."

http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/24/politics/harris-wofford-marriage-pennsylvania/index.html

[angstlessk]

20. Happens all the time...in fact there is a name for it...

May-December Romance

[Yupster]

21. Met at the beach when he was 75 and he was 25

It was love at first sight.

They used to call that being a dirty old man, but good luck to them both.

[Skittles]

3. wishing them both happiness

yes INDEED

[Silver_Witch]

5. I think this is wonderful...

I have never fallen in love with the genitals of my companion....yes I have had both men and women as my sweeties...it is the being inside the body that we fall in love with!

How wonderful he has fallen in love!

[BumRushDaShow]

6. Congrats to him!

I so wish we had gotten the turnout up enough to have given him a full elected term. Instead Dems fell asleep at the wheel and we ended up with Frothy instead.

[herding cats]

8. Congratulations to him and his future husband!

I wish them, love and happiness!

[merrily]

10. What a blessing to find love at 90 (or any age)! Best wishes.

This story is a heart warmer. Thank you, oberliner.

[oberliner]

11. Amen

I thought it was quite a story.

[noretreatnosurrender]

12. I'm Happy For Him

that he found someone to love again. I wish both of them the best.

[greymouse]

13. A really nice story

and shame on the commenters in the Times, who were universally nasty as far as I read.

[NurseJackie]

16. How wonderful!!

Wishing them both much happiness!

[DawgHouse]

17. Best wishes to both!