Oh, I know full well that my parents are human. No need for us to even have the dialogue advocated in the clip.

I do remember being a little shocked when my grandmother, a year after my grandfather's death, wondered out loud why she hadn't been asked for a date yet. She and my grandfather had been married for 55 years and had gone through many hard times together, including the Great Depression and his debilitating respiratory illness (from age 30 on) which kept them from achieving any kind of financial security. When he lost his eyesight to glaucoma ten years or so before he died she became even more of a caretaker than before. Now I realize that she was probably very lonely for ...

Oh, I know full well that my parents are human. No need for us to even have the dialogue advocated in the clip.

I do remember being a little shocked when my grandmother, a year after my grandfather's death, wondered out loud why she hadn't been asked for a date yet. She and my grandfather had been married for 55 years and had gone through many hard times together, including the Great Depression and his debilitating respiratory illness (from age 30 on) which kept them from achieving any kind of financial security. When he lost his eyesight to glaucoma ten years or so before he died she became even more of a caretaker than before. Now I realize that she was probably very lonely for male companionship long before my grandfather died. She would loved to have had a partner to dance with--someone who would have valued her femininity and passion for life. Much as I loved my grandfather, I'm sorry that my grandmother did not live long enough to have a second chance at a more fulfilling relationship. She died two years after my grandfather did.