[Harmless Teddy Bear]

At seventy-four I would not consider re-marrying or having another cub.

If DH goes before me I plan to be old, decrepit and spend the rest of my days in a cottage with a goldfish for company.

[Jamestown1630]

You can choose. The albatross follows instinct.

[NorthMountain]

At 74, a woman is unlikely able to conceive. Sarah (wife of Abraham) and Elizabeth being famous exceptions.

Albatrosses seem to have a different biological clock.