First Dates Ireland recap: Marie and Denis teach us how to love again after losing someone
Denis and Marie, First Dates Ireland
Something special happens when a more mature couple meets in the First Dates Ireland restaurant and septuagenarians Marie and Denis are no exception. A widow for 11 years, Marie said she took part, not because she needs a man but because she’d like one. “I still don’t really need a person because I’m a survivor, I’ve learned, and I love life. But I’d love a man,” she said.
Across the two-metre-long table, Denis charmed her with tales of music, dancing and love. His wife passed away two years previously and they connected over their shared understanding of loss and grief. Marie, whose husband died of lung cancer, said she felt lonely for so long that she stopped talking about it. “You can’t keep telling people how lonely you are,” she said, heartbreakingly.
