Back in the Victorian and Edwardian era, it was rare for a lady to meet a potential husband just walking along the street. Typically, she had to be introduced to suitable young men through her parents, godparents, or family friends, and she usually met the young men at parties and balls and things like that. Move forward to the mid 20th century, and perhaps a lady would meet a gentleman at work, college, or in high school. Also, there were still introductions being made by family and friends. However, now we live in modern times, and we’re just as likely to meet someone through a left or right swipe on our smartphones as we are to be introduced to someone by friends and family. Now before smartphones and the internet, there was the newspaper and personal ads. It was really a popular way to try to meet a potential partner. In the joke below, we can see even 70-year-old widows are looking for love, and I say, why not?
A lonely 70-year-old widow decided that it was time to marry again… She put an ad in the local newspaper that read:
“Husband wanted! Must be in my age group, must not beat me, must not run around on me and must still be good in bed. All applicants please apply in person.”
“You’re not really asking me to consider you, are you?” the widow asked: “Just look at you – you have no legs!”
The old gent smiled: “Therefore, I cannot run around on you!”
“You don’t have any arms either!” she snorted.
Again, the old man smiled: “Therefore, I can never beat you!”
She raised an eyebrow and asked intently: “Are you still good in bed?”
The old man leaned back, beamed a big smile and said: “I rang the doorbell, didn’t I?”
