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Don't let age stop you from finding true love...an inspiring true story
After Beating Cancer Twice, Louisiana Woman Marries for the First Time at 73 — and She Has No Regrets.
Don't let age stop you from finding true love, 74-year-old Audrey Parker Green and 75-year-old Allen Green tell PEOPLE. After experiencing many of life's ups and downs together, the duo got married in July 2021 — and now they want to encourage other older couples to follow suit when the timing feels right.
"We just want to be voices for the people in their 60s, 70s," says Allen. "Just go for it, because you don't have to live alone in the last part of our years."
Audrey always meant to get married and have children — she wanted four! — but for most of her life, it wasn't in the cards. "I never wanted to marry very young," she says, "but I didn't anticipate marrying this old either." Then, right before her 73rd birthday, she told her boyfriend, "Wow me." He proposed.
Their road to marriage began more than 25 years ago, when Allen decided to call Audrey — who was in a grade behind him in high school — out of the blue. Divorced and reminiscing about the past, Allen had gathered the gumption to randomly ask out a woman he remembered as a very beautiful, good person. "I said, 'Let me take this chance,'" says Allen, a blackjack dealer at Harrah's in New Orleans.
Audrey shot him down: "She gave me such a rough time," he remembers. But he got another chance about a year and a half later, in November 1997, as they ran into each other at an event for alumni of Scottville High School.
"When I saw him, I said, 'Oh my God. Here he comes,'" Audrey remembers. "If he didn't speak to me, it would only be and God that knew that he had ever tried to call me. That's when he approached me and said, 'Ms. Parker, I'm not letting you get away from me this easy this time.'"
On that following Monday, he called her while she was working at a local TV station. "We really had a very good conversation, laughing and talking," she says. "I enjoyed talking to him." They began speaking regularly, or, as Allen puts it, "I romanced her on the phone."
Audrey and Allen would spend the next 20 years dating, but she says "there were a lot of challenges" along the way that tested their commitment to each other, including her diagnosis with colon cancer in November 2002. "I told him that if he couldn't handle it, he could leave, and I wouldn't hold it against him," says Audrey, whose cancer battle prompted her to move in with one of her sisters. "He said that, no, he was going to be there with me."
Allen kept his word. "He was there with me when I was going through some tough times," says Audrey. "When one person is sick, and another person is healthy, that's hard on both parties." They faced another blow in October 2008, when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Audrey, whose mother died of breast cancer, underwent a double mastectomy, and found Allen by her side yet again. "We were always there for each other," she says.
There have been great times, too. "What I love about him is that, number one, I'm comfortable. I'm me. We laugh. We have fun together," she says. "We really enjoy each other," Allen adds. "We love each other, and we try to do the best for each other."
So when she told him to "wow me" before her birthday last year, "I just said, 'Well, the time is now,'" Allen recalls. On March 27, 2021, Audrey's 73rd birthday, he got down on one knee and pulled out a ring. "There was screaming and hollering," Allen remembers. "I said, 'Now, would you accept me to be your husband?'" And he had to ask her, "Are you wowed now?" The answer to both questions was a resounding yes.
When they finally married on July 16, 2021, "I felt like the queen," says Audrey. Though she has no regrets about their delayed nuptials, her husband wishes they'd said "I do" sooner. "I think it would've worked out good, even if we was married earlier," says Allen.
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Don't let age stop you from finding true love, 74-year-old Audrey Parker Green and 75-year-old Allen Green tell PEOPLE. After experiencing many of life's ups and downs together, the duo got married in July 2021 — and now they want to encourage other older couples to follow suit when the timing feels right.
"We just want to be voices for the people in their 60s, 70s," says Allen. "Just go for it, because you don't have to live alone in the last part of our years."
Audrey always meant to get married and have children — she wanted four! — but for most of her life, it wasn't in the cards. "I never wanted to marry very young," she says, "but I didn't anticipate marrying this old either." Then, right before her 73rd birthday, she told her boyfriend, "Wow me." He proposed.
Their road to marriage began more than 25 years ago, when Allen decided to call Audrey — who was in a grade behind him in high school — out of the blue. Divorced and reminiscing about the past, Allen had gathered the gumption to randomly ask out a woman he remembered as a very beautiful, good person. "I said, 'Let me take this chance,'" says Allen, a blackjack dealer at Harrah's in New Orleans.
Audrey shot him down: "She gave me such a rough time," he remembers. But he got another chance about a year and a half later, in November 1997, as they ran into each other at an event for alumni of Scottville High School.
"When I saw him, I said, 'Oh my God. Here he comes,'" Audrey remembers. "If he didn't speak to me, it would only be and God that knew that he had ever tried to call me. That's when he approached me and said, 'Ms. Parker, I'm not letting you get away from me this easy this time.'"
On that following Monday, he called her while she was working at a local TV station. "We really had a very good conversation, laughing and talking," she says. "I enjoyed talking to him." They began speaking regularly, or, as Allen puts it, "I romanced her on the phone."
Audrey and Allen would spend the next 20 years dating, but she says "there were a lot of challenges" along the way that tested their commitment to each other, including her diagnosis with colon cancer in November 2002. "I told him that if he couldn't handle it, he could leave, and I wouldn't hold it against him," says Audrey, whose cancer battle prompted her to move in with one of her sisters. "He said that, no, he was going to be there with me."
Allen kept his word. "He was there with me when I was going through some tough times," says Audrey. "When one person is sick, and another person is healthy, that's hard on both parties." They faced another blow in October 2008, when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Audrey, whose mother died of breast cancer, underwent a double mastectomy, and found Allen by her side yet again. "We were always there for each other," she says.
There have been great times, too. "What I love about him is that, number one, I'm comfortable. I'm me. We laugh. We have fun together," she says. "We really enjoy each other," Allen adds. "We love each other, and we try to do the best for each other."
So when she told him to "wow me" before her birthday last year, "I just said, 'Well, the time is now,'" Allen recalls. On March 27, 2021, Audrey's 73rd birthday, he got down on one knee and pulled out a ring. "There was screaming and hollering," Allen remembers. "I said, 'Now, would you accept me to be your husband?'" And he had to ask her, "Are you wowed now?" The answer to both questions was a resounding yes.
When they finally married on July 16, 2021, "I felt like the queen," says Audrey. Though she has no regrets about their delayed nuptials, her husband wishes they'd said "I do" sooner. "I think it would've worked out good, even if we was married earlier," says Allen.
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Distractions to the business of Dating
Whilst I appreciate, enjoy, and often participate in, most of what this CS site offers, I’ve just recently realized that I haven’t been focussing on/getting involved in any ‘dating’. After all, this is a dating site, and most of us on here are ‘looking’ to date,… right?
How did I get so distracted? Or did I? Perhaps it’s a case of not finding the right candidate. Perhaps it’s a case of not being able to ‘meet’ those that seem ‘dateable’. Perhaps it’s a case of not having an ‘enticing’ profile…Wait a minute! That may be it. Perhaps my preference to ‘talk/email/pen pal’ is a distraction (lol!).
But really, though, maybe I’ve allowed myself to become distracted due to what I perceive as “slim pickings”, and would much rather focus on the forums, blogs, polls, etc for interesting conversation from/amongst the collective.
And, perhaps, I need to find another dating site with less distractions (no, I’m not leaving CS yet) so as to get back to the business of Dating. That’s it! Problem solved….I think?
How did I get so distracted? Or did I? Perhaps it’s a case of not finding the right candidate. Perhaps it’s a case of not being able to ‘meet’ those that seem ‘dateable’. Perhaps it’s a case of not having an ‘enticing’ profile…Wait a minute! That may be it. Perhaps my preference to ‘talk/email/pen pal’ is a distraction (lol!).
But really, though, maybe I’ve allowed myself to become distracted due to what I perceive as “slim pickings”, and would much rather focus on the forums, blogs, polls, etc for interesting conversation from/amongst the collective.
And, perhaps, I need to find another dating site with less distractions (no, I’m not leaving CS yet) so as to get back to the business of Dating. That’s it! Problem solved….I think?
The way things are...
Oh so you miss me now...
Not too long ago you thought I was too "ordinary", that you could find a better version of me in every corner..
You couldn't look me in the eye anymore... "You needed to be without me", that's what you said...
And now you say you were wrong .
Well, yes you were.
Now please grow up and accept the consequences and the fact that there is indeed a better version of YOU in every corner
Not too long ago you thought I was too "ordinary", that you could find a better version of me in every corner..
You couldn't look me in the eye anymore... "You needed to be without me", that's what you said...
And now you say you were wrong .
Well, yes you were.
Now please grow up and accept the consequences and the fact that there is indeed a better version of YOU in every corner
Has kids: Yes, they are far away
I've read lots of profiles of 35ish women to see stated: her kids are far away.
I usually ask myself: Why and who has her kids? What are the circumstances they would be in a dating site, some divorced and many never married.
It's known many young Philippine women take jobs in other countries for financial support of their families back home while the grandparents raise the children. Personal sacrifice.
On the other end of the spectrum is the question what happens if the mother is unfit and the court awards custody to the father...
Doing the math, lets say having a child at 25, she's now 35 and the child is 10.
Getting into a relationship with a woman who has a distant child (or children) doesn't always sound like the best choice to get started on a relationship.
Red Flags should be going up!
That's my thought on the subject.
I usually ask myself: Why and who has her kids? What are the circumstances they would be in a dating site, some divorced and many never married.
It's known many young Philippine women take jobs in other countries for financial support of their families back home while the grandparents raise the children. Personal sacrifice.
On the other end of the spectrum is the question what happens if the mother is unfit and the court awards custody to the father...
Doing the math, lets say having a child at 25, she's now 35 and the child is 10.
Getting into a relationship with a woman who has a distant child (or children) doesn't always sound like the best choice to get started on a relationship.
Red Flags should be going up!
That's my thought on the subject.
I love happy love stories
I just saw Mimi blog. She doesn't allow comments but I wanted to say I'm so happy to see how she is.
Seems CS works. Lovely love story happened and is still going. I have always loved her frankness.
Hugs and kisses Mimi and Art.
P.s Art hope you enjoyed the cake, I consider you a very brave man.
Seems CS works. Lovely love story happened and is still going. I have always loved her frankness.
Hugs and kisses Mimi and Art.
P.s Art hope you enjoyed the cake, I consider you a very brave man.
The problem of fake profiles and copied photos and how to test them
Its so easy for people to download an image from the net and post it as their own. All dating sites seem to be vulnerable to this. Basically if its a profession looking photo and the woman is good looking the chances are extremely high its fake. Check by going to (better than Yahoo, Bing or Google I found but you can try them as well) after saving the image on your device. Then you upload the image to Yandex/Google and the search engine will look for the same image online. Takes just a couple of seconds. Get ready to be disappointed and hopefully you haven't wasted too much time talking to Miss Wonderful who mysteriously never is available to voice chat (no privacy, no mic, no internet, and on and on). Probably a 300 lb Nigerian guy!
First determine is she's female. Voice chat is the only way for that (hopefully software voice modification hasn't gotten popular with the scammers yet). Next is video chat so you can see the person talking. Does it match the photo on the profile
Second determine her financial needs. Does she bring up her money woes all the time? if she does she's probably doing exactly the same to 10-20 other guys. Even if they only send $50 a month (nothing for a developed country worker), multiply that by 20 and its a sizable sum for someone making a few dollars a day doing maid work. Enough they would never consider mopping another floor again. The financial motivation is enormous for poor people acting "friendly" on the phone. She may even rationalize it by convincing herself this is the best way to screen all her suitors. Or her children need it. We're all very skilled at rationalization.
Third determine her dependents. Many rationalize gold digging because their family is out of work and is destitute. Marry her and you have to support the whole family.
Fourth determine how open she is to you visiting. If you hang out with her a lot she won't be able to hide her many contacts online who want to talk to her, who she risks losing if she's not available as before. A con artist doesn't like to be observed closely.
What other ways do you guys use for screening golddiggers?
First determine is she's female. Voice chat is the only way for that (hopefully software voice modification hasn't gotten popular with the scammers yet). Next is video chat so you can see the person talking. Does it match the photo on the profile
Second determine her financial needs. Does she bring up her money woes all the time? if she does she's probably doing exactly the same to 10-20 other guys. Even if they only send $50 a month (nothing for a developed country worker), multiply that by 20 and its a sizable sum for someone making a few dollars a day doing maid work. Enough they would never consider mopping another floor again. The financial motivation is enormous for poor people acting "friendly" on the phone. She may even rationalize it by convincing herself this is the best way to screen all her suitors. Or her children need it. We're all very skilled at rationalization.
Third determine her dependents. Many rationalize gold digging because their family is out of work and is destitute. Marry her and you have to support the whole family.
Fourth determine how open she is to you visiting. If you hang out with her a lot she won't be able to hide her many contacts online who want to talk to her, who she risks losing if she's not available as before. A con artist doesn't like to be observed closely.
What other ways do you guys use for screening golddiggers?
online now!
I hope this blog will be read by the men on this site, even though they NEVER try to read my profile
DEAR GENTLEMEN FROM THE PRESENT SITE,
I HAVE BEEN ON THIS SITE FOR A LONG TIME BUT I GET CONSTANT SMILES AND MESSAGES FROM MALES, WHO HAVEN'T MADE THE EFFORT TO READ A SINGLE WORD FROM MY PROFILE. THEREFORE I WANT TO WARN YOU:
-I DON'T READ THE MESSAGES OF ALL THE MEN WHO HAVEN'T READ MY PROFILE AND EVEN THEY DON'T MEET MY REQUIREMENTS IN THE PROFILE, THEY DARE TO DISTURB ME WITH VERY NAIVE AND WEIRD MESSAGES. AS SOON AS I SEE IN THE MAIL BOX THERE IS A MESSAGE FROM AN INADEQUATE AND INAPPROPRIATE MAN, I IMMEDIATELY DELETE AND BLOCK IT.
I am asking these men NOT to bother me. I have more important life priorities than enough.
I HAVE BEEN ON THIS SITE FOR A LONG TIME BUT I GET CONSTANT SMILES AND MESSAGES FROM MALES, WHO HAVEN'T MADE THE EFFORT TO READ A SINGLE WORD FROM MY PROFILE. THEREFORE I WANT TO WARN YOU:
-I DON'T READ THE MESSAGES OF ALL THE MEN WHO HAVEN'T READ MY PROFILE AND EVEN THEY DON'T MEET MY REQUIREMENTS IN THE PROFILE, THEY DARE TO DISTURB ME WITH VERY NAIVE AND WEIRD MESSAGES. AS SOON AS I SEE IN THE MAIL BOX THERE IS A MESSAGE FROM AN INADEQUATE AND INAPPROPRIATE MAN, I IMMEDIATELY DELETE AND BLOCK IT.
I am asking these men NOT to bother me. I have more important life priorities than enough.
Buy love Jamaica
My friend have a woman from this site who come from England .
She visited him in ja often,she gave him money .and that's what he need.
Just tell me why you people on dating app buying Jamaican love .
They only need you women for your money
Tell me.if no body don't want you in your area.
You women are crazy::rolleyes:
Especially the fat women,they buy Jamaican men love ..
She visited him in ja often,she gave him money .and that's what he need.
Just tell me why you people on dating app buying Jamaican love .
They only need you women for your money
Tell me.if no body don't want you in your area.
You women are crazy::rolleyes:
Especially the fat women,they buy Jamaican men love ..
Speed dating
So I found out about a speed-dating thing about a half hour drive away and for all nationalities, not just Spanish (the organiser is Dutch) and the first had about a dozen pitch up and the second had twenty and the third is coming up. All are 'mature singles' and numbers are kept approximately even.
I should go, right? Time and petrol and a small fee ... and the theory is we all know within minutes of meeting someone whether there's a spark or not, that's got to be better than facing a whole date and planning how to escape as quickly and politely as possible.
Has anyone done it, pros and cons?
I should go, right? Time and petrol and a small fee ... and the theory is we all know within minutes of meeting someone whether there's a spark or not, that's got to be better than facing a whole date and planning how to escape as quickly and politely as possible.
Has anyone done it, pros and cons?
How carefully do you read a profile before writing or answering?
How carefully do you read a profile before writing or answering?
Just wondered, I think you just look at the photo, recall the age and maybe the town,
Tell me what else do you look at?
Just wondered, I think you just look at the photo, recall the age and maybe the town,
Tell me what else do you look at?
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