The Live-in Mela for Senior citizens was conducted in Ahmedabad,India in 2010 and the response was so huge that people had to be sent back from the Hall!
Four months later,out of 200 people who had decided to Live-in, only two were found to be together!
In one case, the man had to enter into an agreement that he will pay the woman Rs.8000/month.
In yet another case, a man travelled with a woman once and the woman went out.
He left her saying she was fat.
Seniors of this kind can not be called seniors,excepting by Age,must know that if they can not live with whom he /she has lived for years together, they can not hope to live with a stranger whom they had met for a few hours and who have the same problems.
Relation ship consists in adjusting with one another and it does not grow if one were to look for beauty and perfection in the partner.
Those who have lost their spouse must realize,at least in the autumn of their Life, that we are born alone and shall go alone.
One has to accept that.
The alternative is that one has to shoulder the responsibility that comes in with a relationship.
You can not remain irresponsible.
What do these people expect?
Money,emotional security,servant maid,sex?
Sad aspect is that women, even at this age, are more focussed on money!
Live-in for Seniors, seems to m a garb for prostitution.
Younger generation seems to like this concept.
They shall know that it does not lead to emotional security, probably could give them sex with out Familial commitment.
PS. Another mela for senior citizens was at Nagpur on on Jan 2012 .
“Live-in is in with the seniors, but only as an aspiration! The live-in mela for senior citizens that was held in Ahmedabad on November 20, 2011 had created a lot of buzz with nearly 400 grandpas and grandmas looking for a partner in the dusk of their lives. Over 400 silvers – 300 men and 100 women over 50 year of agehad descended upon the city from all over the country to take part in the first-ever public function held to help seniors find live in partners. Nearly 200 men had to be turned away from the venue as the hall was choc-a-bloc and there was no further room. Seven couples committed on the spot.
Four-odd months later, only two of the couples have actually started living together. Ironically, after finding each other on a public platform, both want to remain anonymous. The couples cite social reasons not to disclose the fact that there are staying together without getting into the complications of marriage!
A 55-year old woman and 62-year old Patel man have started staying together in Himmatnagar. They entered into a pre-live-in agreement where the woman would get a monthly cheque of Rs 8,000. Meanwhile, a 48-year old Punjabi woman has signed live-in agreement with 65-year old Vadodara based man.
“The rest backed out for different reasons. One gentleman went out with the lady to watch movies, eat and later when she dropped him at the airport, he called me saying the woman was fat.”
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Only a percent managed to stay together. I always thought relationships get easier as you get older. Probably not.
You raise the right question when you ask “What do these people expect?”
It’s a bit sad. Isn’t it?