Yesterday I saw the sweetest thing. Two elderly people - walking holding hands.

@mommaj (23112)
United States
February 23, 2010 8:40am CST
I was sitting in the car loop at school waiting to pick up my daughter. An elderly couple walked through holding hands. It was the sweetest thing. Do you still hold hands with your husband or was that a phase that is over?
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• Boston, Massachusetts
24 Feb 10
Hi Mommaj, Nice seeing you again here. That’s really sweet. I also enjoy watching elderly holding hands, dining out and just being together shopping, malling and hearing mass. I always picture me and my husband reaching that phase in our lives when we will still be there for each other. Realizing my vision of wanting to grow old with him. We always hold hands together friend!
@mommaj (23112)
• United States
24 Feb 10
Hi! Msf. I think that is so nice to see people in love. It is great you and your husband hold hands. We do too. Take care!
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• Boston, Massachusetts
28 Feb 10
we are lucky enough for making a wonderful relationship with our spouse. let's be one in praying for more years of TWO-getherness and time for holding hands!
@Canellita (12029)
• United States
23 Feb 10
I think every woman on the planet would say yes if she could, but we all know that it is the MEN who dictate whether we will do it or not! Hmph!
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@mommaj (23112)
• United States
23 Feb 10
LOL. It's funny how they lose that closeness as time goes by. I thought it was so sweet to see this couple holding hands.
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@Canellita (12029)
• United States
28 Mar 10
I think that if you really have it to begin with it never goes away.
23 Feb 10
My partner and I hold hands when we are out walking and he often puts his arm around me too. He is an incurable romantic and I love the fact that we can still hold hands and show our affection to the world.
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@mommaj (23112)
• United States
23 Feb 10
That is really sweet. I think it is great when you can still display affection in public. Sometimes couples lose that.
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@Wizzywig (7847)
23 Feb 10
No, I dont and I dont want much to. Its all very sweet and everything and i love to see older couples still so close but its not for me. My husbands more of a holdy-hands person than me.
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@mommaj (23112)
• United States
23 Feb 10
It's true that it is a personal moment, but I think it was just so sweet to watch this couple walk hand in hand. Hopefully I can grow old like that too.
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• Philippines
23 Feb 10
I wish when I and my husband reached that age we are still sweet and walking holding hands together wherever we are... I definitely agree with you mommaj! That is the most sweetest view... It is always nice to see oldies still sweet... even if their hair are all gray and skin full of wrinkles... Oh! That is so sweet! We cannot deny the fact that most couples, after several years and after all the trials and hardship... their love somehow fades... I really envy them.
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@mommaj (23112)
• United States
23 Feb 10
That is so true that somehow love fades. I like to see older couples still holding hands because that means love lasts and it's a symbol of love enduring. Hopefully, you will still walk hand in hand together when you are that age. I know I want to too.
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@freeboy90 (456)
• Italy
24 Feb 10
awww that is cute, I think , if I remember well, I have seen it too once, but I'm sure I ve heard from friends that they have seen other elderly couples holding hands. How nice. One more proof that if love is real and pure it will last forever. who would not find himself holding the hand of his/her beloved also when both over 70 or over 80?? Lucky them and a good long life togheter. :)
@mommaj (23112)
• United States
25 Feb 10
I would still like to be holding hands with my beloved if I don't push him off the porch in a wheelchair if he has one in elder years. It's nice to see love so strong at that age.
• Italy
25 Feb 10
Yes indeed. I guess that is something that many people would like to have. Only a few are the lucky ones that can enjoy sucha thing, lucky them.
• Philippines
23 Feb 10
still n love - sweet moments together!
Ohhh, that's really sweet! Not all married couples are blessed to grow old stay in love together. yeah,we still do ( we're still at our early stage ofour marriage).And hopefully we'll stay this way forever. It's always been my dream growing old with my husband and still madly in love with each other.
@mommaj (23112)
• United States
23 Feb 10
That's great and I hope you never lose the affection you share. I thought it was so nice to see a display of affection between an older couple.
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• Philippines
24 Feb 10
yeah, thanks mommaj. it's indeed great to see couples staying in love and showing their affection for each other.
@Downwindz (2537)
• Netherlands
24 Feb 10
Actually i dont hold hand with my boyfriend that often anymore, but we havent had a walk for a long time either. If the weather is good this weekend we will take a walk next to the river in the area.
@mommaj (23112)
• United States
24 Feb 10
That's too bad, but at least you still go for walks together. We could all use a little sun this weekend, so here's wishing us luck.
@Downwindz (2537)
• Netherlands
24 Feb 10
A bit of sun and a walk. We havent done to many things lately together we have both been insanely busy with out own things. Sometimes it is more like a roommate and not a boyfriend im living with. Like we share bed and eat together, but we both agree we need to take some time off for each other. This evening we saw a movie together, that was nice. You always need to nurse your relationship if there is the posibility for doing so.
@besthope44 (12123)
• India
28 Mar 10
Wow, thats a real beautiful and lovely thing. Infact thats a standup meaning of true love. When we see them, we will start loving the love and feel that it doesnot fades even when its old. Love is always the same, never get go differ by ages, even 80's its still a young fresh love.
@mommaj (23112)
• United States
28 Mar 10
I think it is very young love to be older and still hold hands. I guess love keeps us young.