The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Couple proves love knows no age limit
Speed dating event at retirement community has a successful match.
Last October, Renee Weiss and Miles Miller met at a speed dating event at Somerby Sandy Springs, a retirement community, and immediately clicked.
She’s 80. He’s 92.
The event, the first of its kind at Somerby Sandy Springs, brought together 10 men and 10 women ranging in age from 75 to 96. Weiss and Miller, who live nearby independently (she lives in Alpharetta; he lives in east Cobb), heard about the event and were encouraged by friends and family to participate.
At the event, men and women were paired up for only four minutes before the sound of a whistle signaled it was time to move spots and meet another potential love interest.
For Weiss and Miller, four minutes with each other was enough time for a love connection. They have been together ever since, recently returning from a cruise. The AJC recently interviewed these lovebirds, who prove it’s never too late to fall in love. This interview has been edited for length. Last October, Renee Weiss and Miles Miller met at a speed dating event at Somerby Sandy Springs, a retirement community. Tell the story of how you met.
Weiss: I was sitting at Table No. 3 and it was his turn to come to Table 3. We talked. And you had a little piece of paper in front of you, and if you said you sort of liked a guy and he liked you, you put a little mark there. And at the end, we both liked each other. Then he called and we went to dinner. We went to dinner and he kept calling and I kept going out with him. … We just came together so easily and enjoyed each other’s company and we liked the same things.
He loves nice restaurants and I love to go to nice restaurants. We laugh and we kid around. He is a pleasure to be with and he is very smart.
Miller: I left my name and address. I called and she called. … We finally got together and it has been fun ever since. It’s been real nice. She’s the best. We just got back from a cruise, seven days, went to the west Caribbean and had a great time.
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Talk about your relationship. You two seem to kid around a lot. Is this different than other relationships? You two seem like two teenagers in love, and I mean that in the best way possible.
Weiss: I was married for 56 years to one man and he passed away five years ago, and I didn’t date, didn’t have anybody else. The first time I went to this meet and greet thing, it just clicked. It felt like (Miles and I) knew each other forever and everything we do is fun. We go to restaurants, everybody loves us wherever we go. They always say we are an awesome couple.
When I make a reservation, I usually go to Open Table to make the reservation. They have a little spot for a comment and I always put down a little thing saying, “two seniors in love.” That seems to get their attention. We went to one restaurant, this waitress was so great.
Miller: She sat down with us and took photos. And desserts free, coffee free, appetizers, Champagne free.
What does it feel like to find each other right now at this moment in your life?
Miller: The interaction between us, doing things together instead of staying Renee Weiss and Miles Miller are a playful couple and enjoy going to movies, going on walks and going out to dinner. Go to www.myajc.com to see a video of the interview.
home staying sorry for ourselves and so forth. To get out and do something, and plan ahead. If you don’t plan ahead, you are not living.
You get old, and you can sit and die, or you can get out
and do things and if you get to do things and are happy, and you can make other people happy. Making other people happy makes us happy.
Weiss: We can just go and feed ducks, or go to a movie or we go on a walk. … What we do is not crazy. We just have fun and we enjoy each other and we look forward to seeing each other and we talk on the phone at least twice a day.