A woman who thought she would spend the rest of her life single has shared how she met her soulmate at 75.
Pamela DeNeuve is proof that you’re never too old to find true love.
The lawyer coach spent 43 years single before meeting Mr Right.
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In a last-ditch effort to find love, she tried online dating and met Greg, 73, her soulmate.
She shares their whirlwind romance on TikTok, with the hopes of inspiring other people of a similar age to get back onto the dating scene.
“I’m proof that love can come when you least expect it – even when you’re an OAP,” Pamela, who has 15,000 followers on TikTok, told What’s The Jam.
“He was everything I wasn’t looking for but turned out to be my soulmate.
“Greg made me laugh and I got a few chuckles out of him, too.
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“After a few dates, I realised he was willing to show up for me in more ways than any man had done before.
“Though finding love hasn’t been an easy task.”
Pamela, from Florida, US, got divorced when she was just 28 and was left a single mum of two children under five.
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As money was tight, she juggled a full-time job and a side gig on the weekends and evenings – and so had no time to look for love.
Suddenly, she was 50 years old and “fed up” of being alone.
While she dabbled in dating, none of her endeavours worked out – and more often than not, the experiences put her off romantic connections entirely.
She said: “I thought there weren’t any good men left.
“And so I decided to become celibate.
“My friends kept telling me not to give up but I couldn’t be persuaded.”
In a bid to live out her final years with a companion, she visited a life coach for some advice and joined a dating site in March 2024.
Though most of her dates ended in disaster, she didn’t give up.
And then Greg came along.
Pamela said: “I noticed someone had checked out my profile and when I clicked on his page, I was blown away.
“He had a lovely face and a great sense of humour.
“But he was looking for a petite woman, while I wanted a rugged man – neither of which we were.
“Though we had nothing to lose.
“He drove for three hours just to have some ice cream and I knew at that moment he was the person I wanted to spend the rest of my life with.”
The pair didn’t waste any time and on their second date, went on a week-long trip together and revealed all their secrets.
Now, Pamela and Greg feel “young again” and have recently got engaged, with plans to tie the knot this year.
And she has a strong message for those finding themselves unlucky in love.
Pamela, who also runs a dating coaching business, added: “Run from the wrong men, so you can open yourself up to the right one.
“I never saw this coming.
“Now, we’re getting to plan our future together and I couldn’t be happier.
“If you feel too old to look for love, stop listening to yourself.
“There’s someone out there for everyone; and like me, you will find your soulmate.
“It just might be when you’re old and grey.”
