[jyl]

When you are 30, she will be 50 and menopausal. When you are 40, she will be 60 and easing into her golden years. When you are 50, she will be 70 and more or less getting elderly. When you are 60 she will be 80 and likely infirm to some degree. When you are 70, you will likely be alone. None of this feels like it matters, since you are both still in the prime of life. But it will.

Regardless of how wonderful a person she is.

Obviously there can be exceptions. I know a 70 y/o woman who is hot as a pistol, looks like Candice Bergen (as she was 15 years ago) I would admit to having carnal fantasies about her if I were one to admit to such things, which I'm not. But that is like betting your life's course on the lottery. Very bad odds.