I’ve been reading a thread about “age gaps – what happens in later life” and even though there’s only 8 years between DH and I, if you look at average life expectancy, I could be looking at a decade as an elderly widow. However if you look at DH’s relatives, they all seem to live into their late 80/early 90s, whereas none of my relatives have got past 75, so who knows.
I know we’re an aging population, so I expect there will be lots of people in the same boat as me by the time I’m elderly, but it still worries me. When the time comes, I’d probably like to live in a ’retirement village’ set-up, where you’ve got privacy if you want it, but the option of company/assistance too.
But I worry about silly things, like how would I move house on my own if I’m 80? Would I spend every Christmas alone? What if I’m too old to drive etc etc? I suspect McCarthy Stone Retirement Villages could be the answer to my prayers and I've even thought about buying an apartment in one of their developments (and renting it out til we're older).
I’m fully aware that I shouldn’t spend my 40s worrying about what may never happen in my 80s, but it does pray on my mind.
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Does anyone else worry about coping in old age when you don't have children?
Friday999 · 05/08/2015 08:59
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