AGE is irrelevant when Cupid chooses to shoot his arrow.

Joan Wright never expected to fall in love again after her husband of 30 years died from a heart condition.

Neither did Simon Molenaar after his wife died suddenly from an aneurysm.

Three years after they both lost their partners, fate brought these two together.

“We'd always known each other as we worked together at Telecom (now Telstra),” Joan said.

“We went together to the Expo one year as he said he wouldn't go on his own.”

Five months after that first date and the couple were married.

That was 22 years ago and Mr and Mrs Molenaar are still little lovebirds.

So much so that when Joan joined a creative writing class, one of her first poems was about the sweet bliss of second romance.

“It's an interesting concept falling in love the second time,” Joan said.

“The first time you're so busy with family and children.”

The couple, who now live at Edgewater retirement village in Bli Bli, have nine children, 21 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.

“I never expected to fall in love again. It took me 12 months after my husband died to come to terms with it ... then I quite enjoyed being on my own. But it's far better being together.”