99-year-old divorces wife after he discovered 1940s affair

The Telegraph ^ | 12-29-11 | Nick Squires

[Gabz]

Sorry, can’t imagine how I could explain it to you, as your mind has already been made up in regard to this situation.

Enjoy your solitude. I’m happy for you that you are happy.

happy new year.

[doorgunner69]

If the old guy is the introspective type, he may wonder just how often this sort of thing happened. She had no qualms doing it at least once, why not a few more times over the years?

Just because they are now old does not sugar coat treachery..........

[HiTech RedNeck]

Of course; that’s a chief reason why Italian is the classic language of choice for operas and operettas. The other reason is that just about everything ends in a vowel so it can be held on and on for measures without losing the intelligibility. And it’s easier to follow than French, which drops about half its letters in the pronunciation.

[Cvengr]

I always wondered why that 99 yr old couple kept an 89 year old gardener around.

[LivingNet]

This thread is useless without tintypes.

I don't care who ya are...that's funny right there!!

[RavenATB]

The example photo next in the dictionary to the word, “Bitch” should be this woman's picture. It's bad enough that she screwed around on the guy. But letting him go on for seven decades living his life based on her lies is horrible.

Imagine spending your entire life working and sacrificing to raise and nurture a family, and then, just before you die, you discover that one or perhaps more of your children may not be your own. And that had you been told the truth 70 years ago you might have had the opportunity to live a different life, and die a happy man, next to a woman who devoted herself to you...instead of going to your grave knowing your life-long mate was a liar and a cheat.

[GladesGuru]

Galloping senility!

[Jeff Chandler]

Wow, 99 years old and still able to go messing around in his 77-year-old wife’s drawers (old drawers indeed!).

[BradyLS]

??? I said I thought it was a mistake he’s seeking a divorce. I’m just encouraged that anyone 99 years old can live independently.

Maybe he can’t, but he’s carrying on like he can.

[Jeff Chandler]

they have five children, a dozen grandchildren and one great-grand child.

Italian demographics are changing. Eight decades together and they only have a dozen grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Five children only produced a dozen kids. Those dozen kids only produced ONE child. Wow. Italy is dying off.

[Jeff Chandler]

As Freeperettes the world around write:

Note to self: burn the letters.

[Jeff Chandler]

He would just be looking for a nurse or a purse.

J. Geils

[SeaHawkFan]

Like murder there are no statue of limitations on crimes of the heart.

It wasn't that many years ago when there was a statute of limitations on murder.

[SeaHawkFan]

If she starts giving him BJs 3-4 times a week, he won’t care about what happened back then.

[cajungirl]

that was funny!

[dmz]

I was married for many years, have children and grandchildren... yet, today, can’t imagine having to disrupt my life with someone in my home besides the catz.

Single, celibate, sane, and solvent seems to work well for me.

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For the most part,you sound like a pretty well adjusted guy. Well, except for the cats. Cats are for single chix, you need a good dog (and a dog ain’t a dog if it’s under 50 or so pounds).

[Jeff Chandler]

a dog ain’t a dog if it’s under 50 or so pounds

Our dog is 80 pounds. Well actually the three dogs total 80 pounds.

[trisham]

Better: The Contours

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8ioa_7axug

[Jeff Chandler]

Better: The Contours

Good song but the Nicholas Brothers were dancing to Jumpin Jive, which has a swing beat. The Contours song has a rock beat. You can see the dancing just doesn't have the same awesome effect as in the movie.

[trisham]

I just ignored the dancing. I’m not such a fan of J.Geils.