Opinion: My wife is 85. She takes my breath away.
Old ladies have a singular beauty, one husband writes.
From The Times
May 3, 2026

Old ladies have a singular beauty, especially my 85-year-old wife, who takes my breath away, Roger Rosenblatt writes.

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