You don't know how old the GP is. He did say, "...at my age..." He could be 60+, in which case the likelihood of him finding a really great partner really isn

You don't know how old the GP is. He did say, "...at my age..." He could be 60+, in which case the likelihood of him finding a really great partner really isn't very high, unfortunately. Also he doesn't say, but kinda implies that he's always been single. Usually, people like that never get married. It's sad, but true. Remember, as you get older, you get more set in your ways usually, so it's harder to find compatible people. It's easier when you're in your early 20s and your personalities are still developing: you can "mold into" each other. Obviously, when you "gave up" you must have been rather young for that to have been over 30 years ago, and for kids to have resulted from it. Either that, or you're in your 90s (and your wife is several decades younger than you), or you're a vampire or something.