This beautiful portrait of an elderly naked couple embracing each other has recently gone viral as people around the world share their heartwarming testament to love.
The models in the picture – Gerry, 75, and Darwin, 70 – have been in love with each other for over twenty years, and as you can see, their love looks as strong as ever. The shots were taken by Jade Beall, a photographer from Arizona, and since she uploaded them to her Facebook page they’ve been liked over 34,000 times and shared by more than 18,000 people. “I refuse to accept the wide spread (mostly western) human belief system in regards to what is beautiful,” wrote the photographer on Instagram. “Why do we accept to believe that one thing must be more beautiful than another? Why cannot we embrace a million-billion definitions of beautiful?”
After the pictures went viral, Gerry wrote Jade a beautiful letter. “We wanted to show that wrinkles and aging, sagging body parts are NOT barriers to love unless you let them be,” he wrote. “Like fine wine or good cheese, we are more fully ourselves and more full of Love in our 70’s than we ever were in our 30’s and 40’s.”
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Share on FacebookGerry and Darwin, you'll probably never read this comment but who knows, internet can sometimes be a very small world. So here it is: You look absolutely beautiful together. The love in your eyes? Priceless. Romeo and Juliet would probably have looked like this if they had a chance to age.
I agree, Gerry and Darwin found each other, and if they got married to someone else the love wouldn't be the same. You guys made an unbreakable bond of true love that nothing will be able to break!
Load More Replies...what i liked the most is that they both got different skin color..truly love has no age, religion, ethnicity..
Yeah, me too. I don't know why people are disliking your comment
Load More Replies...The love and care I can sense in this photo is amazing. I wish you all the best, always. This is why I still look at internet despite of all negativity. Sometimes I find treasures, like you two. <3
really, this is a lovely and heartwarming photoshoot. the thing i like the best though? the look in gerry's eyes in the last featured picture. fierce... it says, this is where i belong.
If more people got along like this, our world would be a better, happier, nicer place to be.
Well, I think these photos are beautiful, a true testament to unconditional love. Bravo!
Just beautiful! Gorgeous photography! Amazing portrait of deep, unconditional love. And, definitely gorgeous people.
Beautiful, just beautiful. I hope someday I find someone who loves me that much. Blessings to you bith!
To have someone look at you like that - full of love and joy. True life goals.
You can feel their love. You two are beautiful. Many blessings for years to come.Thank you for sharing!
"Romeo and Juliet would probably have looked like this if they had a chance to age." this comment is so beautiful.
That's just beautiful people making beautiful pictures!!! There is so much love that overflows from these photographs..! What i don't understand is why Bored Panda put blur effect on her nipple, since the theme of the article is about the beauty of the aging bodies! Are the nipples of the female body raunchy?
Gerry and Darwin, you might not get to read this but let me tell you two something. You both are beautiful and the love you both feel for each other can be seen and felt. I hope my husband and I can be like you two, full of love and joy. I wish you both many happy loving years together
Phew! So glad her nipples were blurred out! Who knows what would have happened to my poor soul, if I were to have seen those...
I know, right? It would be sooo shocking for us!!
Load More Replies...These photos are beautiful. What a lovely pair of subjects. We should all have this kind of love.
What God united together can no man destroy. The love that they share is phenomenal, eyes don't lie.
This is true love. Something you dont see much of today. Wishing a long, long live together and your love for each other will always be true.
These two look like a yummy black and white cookie! There is no racism in my statement - it's just the black and white photo accentuates the color difference, and it is so pretty and it makes me think of those delicious cookies.... I can tell these two are just that sweet too!
AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When love resides inside a soul, there is no room for distinction of color, of race....the power of this couple's love, proves that. I hate to equate this beautiful couple to what's going on in this angry country, yet they are a force to be reckoned with the powerful statement their photo makes. Love brings about joy, happiness and acceptance. I hope to look this happy when I am their age.
Beautiful, absolutely beautiful! Young, old, black, white, rich or poor, this is a perfect picture of what love looks like. What a beautiful couple.
Sorry, I see nothing attractive about the body of seniors, including mine.
"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder", true, but I think we need to challenge the popular concept of corporal beauty, which is what this series of photos does.
Load More Replies...Their love and joy in each other is beautifully obvious in their blissful facial expressions, but, I don't think exposing your naked bodies is at all necessary, or in any way necessary. Doesn't offend me, but think your nakedness distracts.
I still think we need to challenge the stale philosophy that we've cultivated around our bodies.
Load More Replies...Funny how his nipple looks exactly like a female's but SHE's the one that gets her boob censored
I think it was, since it also challenges our perception of physical beauty. The love between them completely overshadows their nudity and makes their bodies irrelevant.
Load More Replies...Gerry and Darwin, you'll probably never read this comment but who knows, internet can sometimes be a very small world. So here it is: You look absolutely beautiful together. The love in your eyes? Priceless. Romeo and Juliet would probably have looked like this if they had a chance to age.
I agree, Gerry and Darwin found each other, and if they got married to someone else the love wouldn't be the same. You guys made an unbreakable bond of true love that nothing will be able to break!
Load More Replies...what i liked the most is that they both got different skin color..truly love has no age, religion, ethnicity..
Yeah, me too. I don't know why people are disliking your comment
Load More Replies...The love and care I can sense in this photo is amazing. I wish you all the best, always. This is why I still look at internet despite of all negativity. Sometimes I find treasures, like you two. <3
really, this is a lovely and heartwarming photoshoot. the thing i like the best though? the look in gerry's eyes in the last featured picture. fierce... it says, this is where i belong.
If more people got along like this, our world would be a better, happier, nicer place to be.
Well, I think these photos are beautiful, a true testament to unconditional love. Bravo!
Just beautiful! Gorgeous photography! Amazing portrait of deep, unconditional love. And, definitely gorgeous people.
Beautiful, just beautiful. I hope someday I find someone who loves me that much. Blessings to you bith!
To have someone look at you like that - full of love and joy. True life goals.
You can feel their love. You two are beautiful. Many blessings for years to come.Thank you for sharing!
"Romeo and Juliet would probably have looked like this if they had a chance to age." this comment is so beautiful.
That's just beautiful people making beautiful pictures!!! There is so much love that overflows from these photographs..! What i don't understand is why Bored Panda put blur effect on her nipple, since the theme of the article is about the beauty of the aging bodies! Are the nipples of the female body raunchy?
Gerry and Darwin, you might not get to read this but let me tell you two something. You both are beautiful and the love you both feel for each other can be seen and felt. I hope my husband and I can be like you two, full of love and joy. I wish you both many happy loving years together
Phew! So glad her nipples were blurred out! Who knows what would have happened to my poor soul, if I were to have seen those...
I know, right? It would be sooo shocking for us!!
Load More Replies...These photos are beautiful. What a lovely pair of subjects. We should all have this kind of love.
What God united together can no man destroy. The love that they share is phenomenal, eyes don't lie.
This is true love. Something you dont see much of today. Wishing a long, long live together and your love for each other will always be true.
These two look like a yummy black and white cookie! There is no racism in my statement - it's just the black and white photo accentuates the color difference, and it is so pretty and it makes me think of those delicious cookies.... I can tell these two are just that sweet too!
AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When love resides inside a soul, there is no room for distinction of color, of race....the power of this couple's love, proves that. I hate to equate this beautiful couple to what's going on in this angry country, yet they are a force to be reckoned with the powerful statement their photo makes. Love brings about joy, happiness and acceptance. I hope to look this happy when I am their age.
Beautiful, absolutely beautiful! Young, old, black, white, rich or poor, this is a perfect picture of what love looks like. What a beautiful couple.
Sorry, I see nothing attractive about the body of seniors, including mine.
"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder", true, but I think we need to challenge the popular concept of corporal beauty, which is what this series of photos does.
Load More Replies...Their love and joy in each other is beautifully obvious in their blissful facial expressions, but, I don't think exposing your naked bodies is at all necessary, or in any way necessary. Doesn't offend me, but think your nakedness distracts.
I still think we need to challenge the stale philosophy that we've cultivated around our bodies.
Load More Replies...Funny how his nipple looks exactly like a female's but SHE's the one that gets her boob censored
I think it was, since it also challenges our perception of physical beauty. The love between them completely overshadows their nudity and makes their bodies irrelevant.
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