Nobody thinks twice when men marry women that much younger (my ex did). But we are shocked when women marry men that much younger. I've known a number of successful marriages with the wife that much (or more) older. There may have been financial reasons, or a desire to have someone to take care of her in old age, among others. Or they might even have cared for each other! Doris ---------- Original Message ---------- From: "Firth Fabend" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: [DUTCH-COLONIES] Cozine, Grietje's third marriage Date: Sun, 05 Jun 2011 17:14:56 -0400 Sorry, I mispoke just now, mixing fiction with fact. Grietje was 44 in 1685 when she married Daniel De Clark. De Clark was thirteen years her junior, not seven. He was about thirty-one in 1685. Thirteen years! ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ____________________________________________________________ Groupon™ Official Site 1 ridiculously huge coupon a day. Get 50-90% off your city's best! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4dec16be2df89a2f60st05vuc