“I have walked over many bridges, seen countless clouds, and tasted various kinds of wine, but I have only loved one person at the right age.”

Perhaps many people think that meeting the right person at the right age may happen when we are in our prime youth.

In fact, people in different age stages have their own love. Young people have young love, while older people still have their own love.

Love never fades with age, and everyone has the right to pursue their own happiness at every age.

There is an aunt who is 46 years old this year and married a 42-year-old man. They even dated before getting married.

At that time, not many people at home were supportive of this couple. One reason was their relatively older age, and the other reason was that it was a brother-sister romance.

The aunt and her partner had a good relationship. The aunt said, “Perhaps no one believes in us, but the only goal of a man marrying you after 40 is to have a warm home.”

A brother-sister romance can also make you understand that men after 40 just want a warm home, so they choose to marry.

At a Certain Age, Looks Are Not That Important Anymore

In the novel “The Ordinary World,” Sun Shaoping initially liked a girl, Haong Meih, because they were both poor and sympathized with each other, developing feelings for each other.

Later, Haong Meih married someone else, which made Sun Shaoping very sad. However, he eventually moved on from the heartbreak.

Finally, Sun Shaoping met Tian Xiaoxia. She was well-educated and introduced him to many new things. Every day with her opened Sun Shaoping’s eyes.

Their relationship made Sun Shaoping experience the outside world and the vitality of youth, and they had a beautiful love story that many envied.

If Sun Shaoping’s relationship with Tian Xiaoxia was a passionate love, his time with Haong Meih was a romantic period of youth.

Later, Tian Xiaoxia became a volunteer, faced a disaster, and left Sun Shaoping.

After this incident, Sun Shaoping no longer wanted to date anyone else. He felt he could not accommodate anyone else in his heart.

Later, while working in a coal mine, a collapse trapped one of his buddies. Sun Shaoping took care of his buddy’s wife and child as women had a hard time without men in those days.

Despite gossip, Sun Shaoping felt he was honest.

But after hearing more gossip, Sun Shaoping became hesitant.

This was Sun Shaoping, older now and with the mentality of a 45-year-old due to his numerous experiences.

During the New Year, Sun Shaoping voluntarily went to his sister-in-law’s house to take care of her children, and he realized he had developed feelings for her, feeling the warmth of a home.

To many, the sister-in-law might not be considered attractive, and even when a journalist pursued Sun Shaoping, he declined.

As people age, looks become less important, and what matters is the warmth of a home and the feeling of being together.

Although others may not approve of one’s feelings, one knows it is love.

The More Mature a Person Is, the More Empathetic They Become

Mature individuals are more empathetic. Elderly people are usually kind, while youngsters are often impulsive.

As one ages, they learn to tolerate not out of fear but out of choice.

Mature individuals handle relationships in a mature way. They understand the difficulties others face and empathize with them.

Some people get married after 40 and cherish each other because they have matured with age, understanding their own and their partner’s struggles.

One should become wiser with age and learn to appreciate others more.

However, some people fail to learn this as they age. They seek extramarital affairs, betray their partners, and endanger their marriages.

Mature individuals learn to cherish each other more as they know life is not easy, and facing it together makes them stronger as two can handle more than one.

Love Is Not Limited to Young People or Sweetheart Relationships

Love is not exclusive to young people or sweetheart relationships.

Whether it’s a brother-sister romance or marrying late in life, as long as one is willing, love is still possible.

Some people gossip about older individuals dating after a certain age, thinking it’s odd for people over 40 to act young.

Once on a bus, I saw a couple in their 50s sitting together. The man held the woman, and when he looked at her, she smiled.

Some young passengers on the bus looked at them disdainfully. One even said after getting off the bus, “Those two are in their 50s and still doing such things, really embarrassing.”

Love is not reserved for the young. People who date after a certain age often have more sincere feelings than young people.

So, don’t judge older people in relationships. They have their own reasons.

A man may marry after 40 simply to have a warm home. Just like Sun Shaoping in “The Ordinary World,” as he ages, he yearns more for the warmth of a home.

Love does not fade with age; sometimes, it even grows stronger.