my mom always taught me the "rule of 7" when deciding on a mate (still single). You can go 4 years older, 3 years younger than you.
She has a friend that just lost her husband of 30 years. She's in her late 50s, and he passed away in December at 82. After the death, she is still feuding with children from his previous marriage (in her age range), and they have a son about my age.
I don't know the financial details, but women also live longer than men do, so she may be a widow 20 years earlier.
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