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In reply to the discussion: Well I just got dumped. [View all]mythology
(9,527 posts)To a woman who (no offense intended to my grandmother) loved him more deeply than even my grandmother did. She had enough money (and was more than happy to spend it) to be able to provide 24/7 care for him even as his Alzheimer's grew ever worse.
When they got married, the grocery store where they met put up a banner announcing the marriage over the same pet food aisle where they first met. He was buying dog food and she was smitten by his whistling. We had thought he wouldn't remarry or even live very long after my grandmother died, but they were married for close to 10 years.
Granted this marriage did lead to the somewhat awkward conversation where he asked my mom if it might be okay if they (my grandfather and his wife) slept in the same bed. But other than that,