Age Gap: Worry about after my partner passes away.

[MikeW]

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I am dating my boyfriend who is 11 years old older than me. We get along and we've been together for over 6 years now. But, as the title reads, I constantly worry about being alone after my partner passes away.
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I realize this is an old thread and you've already gotten good responses. I'm someone who has outlived two partner's. The first, only three years older than I, died of a brain tumor in 1997. The second, ten years YOUNGER than I, died of a heart attack in 2010. The point being just because someone is older doesn't mean THEY are going to die before you do. As others have said, life doesn't come with ANY guarantees. NONE of us know what tomorrow may bring. For this reason it is a good idea to truly value what you DO have while you have it. Nothing lasts. All things pass away, including ourselves.