“The hand on my shoulder meant a ton.”

It's a beautiful moment because sometimes we have to know, and they did.

All your observations are poignant and illuminating. You are a creator of fine-crafted mirrors, lovingly offered to aid in self-reflection. They are age-appropriate for everyone, and always include yourself.
I think you've struck ‘gold,’ and I, too, appreciate the show's premise. I haven't watched it, but I respect that it's got the time frame right. Although, integrating the intimacies of 72 and 60 might be far-fetched. At some point, it's unfair to negate what is learned in aging. But that's my perception talking, not theirs.
My perspective on being golden, as of now, is, of course, weird, but it might make sense. Writing is not easy for me, but I'm trying.

Retirement has struck a new chord. One I didn't have correct fingering for because I did not know the sounds that compose its harmony. Isn't that the way of all chords?
I feel gratitude is more than now or mindful; it's hope, too, that I'll stand proud of my being forever. 💖♾️ So, by extension, I hope others join me. Eventually, together, we'll be a chord of unencumbered awareness and inspiration for those who live now and as we once did.💞♾️
When I was employed, I thought retirement would be waking up at eight on weekdays, not knowing or caring if it was morning or night. Medium is a tether, life is a tether, it's funny, and I laugh with a bit more joy now that when I imagine not being tethered even in death to this life, I become a lifeline.
Speaking of ties- I remember how tethers felt when I was five, ten, twenty, forty, fifty, and sixty. At seventy, the gravity on my body makes it unfair to ask anyone without similar gravity to share the intimate tethers found in this life. Like any warm-blooded human, I'm looking for a mate, and I know an age gap matters. Is ten years too many? Is twenty a ludicrous ask? If it were simply a question of time travel, I'd say I don't believe them when they infer that old and young dogs can't learn the same tricks; follow your heart, go for it, Joe. But that is an extremely shallow excuse for vanity. Intimacy is not a trick, but it can be learned with the best possible understanding of where we're tethered in life. Working with the tools we already have as individuals allows us to earn what we hope to build together.

I think this reality show is a fantastic case study. I hope it fosters honesty throughout its production.