[rlmorel]

I saw a response from a Freeper some time back on a thread about men who don't get married with the warning about "dying alone" that makes me laugh every time I re-read it (I had to copy it for posterity)

"Oh, wait, the dreaded "you'll die alone" thing. Got news for you, half of all married people "die alone". Usually chicks when the man dies earlier. An argument can be made that everyone dies alone anyway. It ain't a team sport. And it appears you have never spoken to anyone about older guys in senior centers. It's like 20 to 1. Those old geezers are fighting off waves of old women like a machine gunner in the Pusan Perimeter!"

LOL, the imagery that appears in my brain!

[rdcbn]

This could not be more true.

On reason I would be hesitant to marry a younger woman is because I would not want to kick the bucket and leave her in a position where she is alone for 25+ years

Of course, the obvious solution to that dilemma is to marry a woman so much younger than you that when you kick the bucket she is still young enough to enjoy your money and live the life she chooses with whatever kind of guy she chooses

That’s a problem with its own self solution

[Mr. Jeeves]

I'm reminded of a classic line from Firefly:

Inara: "Mal! You don't have to die alone!"

Malcolm Reynolds: "Everybody dies alone."