Septuagenarian Courtship

My Mom, who is a 70-year old "hot lola", is being courted by this 82-year old man. His name is Tom. My Mom was walking home from her daily morning exercise with the senior citizens of Makati at the plaza when Tom's daughter asked her if her father can introduce himself. Apparently, he's been seeing her pass in the mornings and wanted to meet her. So she graciously agreed. He told her he's an American citizen who is retired (duh) and lives here. He has 4 grown (duh) children who are all in the USA except for one who is a dentist. His relatives still live in Makati as they used to own what is now the Sta. Ana race track but he, himself, lives in Pasig.

Anyhooo... my Mom changed her route last week and had not passed in front of his daughter's dental clinic since then. He missed seeing her... so he sent his niece to search for our house to ask for her telephone number. The niece searched and found our house and got our home number. He visited this afternoon. He looks like Eduardo Ermita and hardly looks his age. He was chaperoned by his daughter and driver who held his cane as if it were a weapon. They chatted as the younger family hovered. We hovered as if they were teenagers who might plan to elope. Duh. He'd like to show her his house in Pasig. He invited us over when we are free.

It was kinda cute. Of course, I'm not really anticipating this to develop into something serious. God knows my Mom needs an elderly man to be her companion like a hole in her head. But it is a nice thing... a cute thing, like I said. Though my Mom is happy with her routine of exercise, mahjong and ballroom dancing, she might also like some sort of partnership in her old days.