My husband took me for a joyride on his plane during our first date. I was a widow and scared to love again, but we got married within the year.

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My husband took me for a joyride on his plane during our first date. I was a widow and scared to love again, but we got married within the year.

Ted Gray took Joy for a flight on his plane on their first date.Courtesy Joy GrayWhen Joy Gray's late husband Allan died, she didn't date anyone seriously for 21 years. Then, in 2010, her sons and daughter-in-law created a profile for her on a dating website.She met Ted Gray, and on their first date, he took her on his plane.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Joy Gray, an 80-year-old woman from Porepunkah, Australia. It has be…