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| The most important virtue over 60...for women and men.
Posted: 9/14/2009 9:58:50 PM | virtuous...
it's such a "holier than thou" term to describe people of our age...to me it evokes thoughts of a prim, proper lifestyle...
booooring!
this in no way describe's me...
although upon reflection i have nearly another year to kowtow and conform to the expectations of the lifeless over 60s... | |
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| The most important virtue over 60...for women and men.
Posted: 9/15/2009 12:04:00 PM | | opness stories yes i agree theres to many lies and not being who thy r u can tell loads of lies but if u meet some one u forget wat u have said leeds to trouble so i believe in telling the truth | |
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| The most important virtue over 60...for women and men.
Posted: 9/15/2009 6:34:29 PM | | ladyroseella, I can't be the only person wondering why you're married and looking for long term and have 0 roses left to send... I just don't GET profiles like yours, not to mention, I can't understand your post answer to this thread, whether it's a cultural thing or not, I hear you saying "too many lies" and you believe in honesty but that doesn't answer the OP, unless of course you're answer is honesty, why are you married and looking on a dating site for a long-term partner? Never mind, maybe it's too personal, however, it really boggles the mind, it begs people to ask you in private, as in WTF? | |
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| The most important virtue over 60...for women and men.
Posted: 9/15/2009 7:18:45 PM | Can't choose just one. The content of one's character is the totality of the
breadth and depth of many virtues.
I looked for and found important virtues when I was dating my ex-husband at 19.
I may not be 60, but I look for the same virtues now that I did then. | |
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| The most important virtue over 60...for women and men.
Posted: 9/16/2009 4:49:42 PM | Not being 60 yet, I may change my opinion of this in a few years. But observing the over 60 set, I suspect patience might be one virtue that is likely to slip away from us, perhaps because we see time as running short.
I must agree that one virtue in isolation is not very valuable, but in conjunction with others, patience would seem to help the individual the most in relieving the stress of the everyday misfortunes of life. The good fortunes of life need no adjustment. | |
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| The most important virtue over 60...for women and men.
Posted: 9/16/2009 5:07:47 PM |
That's a tough one OP....I think virtue should be it's own reward
I like that a lot... but virtue then is determined by whom, one's self?
I suspect patience might be one virtue that is likely to slip away from us, perhaps because we see time as running short.
I was going to say earlier, when I was growing up, one of the sayings my mother always said was "patience is the greatest virtue" and that is no doubt ingrained in my memory forever. Some may not have it "slip away" as it may be a virtue learned with practice... and patience, and therefore more abundant as one ages. Guess it could go both ways...
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| The most important virtue over 60...for women and men.
Posted: 9/20/2009 12:01:01 AM | Oldfolkie said it best:
It is a tough question! I think that I would have to say "humor". If you can laugh at your quirks and foibles, and smile at those of your partner, then life is much better. Humor includes the concept of tolerance, acceptance and even wisdom, at least to me.
A smile can go a very long ways in smoothing the rough patches inevitable in any relationship.
If you've got this.... it means all the other bases have been covered  .
But it always amazes me how little of it there is around and how full of themselves a lot of folks are, some really don't live and learn  . | |
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| The most important virtue over 60...for women and men.
Posted: 10/13/2009 10:08:48 AM | | I have no idea. You would think that honest , faithfulness, fun , the ability to not want to change someone would all be virtues ladies of 60 would be looking for . I see many who list the above and more. Are ladies in there late 50's and up resigned to living alone? Steve | |
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| The most important virtue over 60...for women and men.
Posted: 10/13/2009 10:59:27 AM | where's passion? hadn't thought of that the last time i posted here. passion for living life, others, good deeds, achieving one's goals with a zest--or as an energy to recoup or ride out of the downslope of a wave. then, of course, there is the more personal kind of passion. it is all a form of energy. i think all energy of this sort would be positive. i wonder what the opposite of passion would conjure up. i doubt it would have any virtue in it. as to applying to our age group, it would be the ablity to "sustain" passion and not give up.  | |
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| The most important virtue over 60...for women and men.
Posted: 10/13/2009 11:49:59 AM |
what is the most important virtue for people over 60...for men and women?Responsibility?Wisdom?Tolerance?Humor?Something else?
Should have all, live a healthy and happy life, and don't get retarded! There are some retarded people who are over 60 but tell they are young like 40s...
...Smiling through my arthiritist,cholesterol,high blood pressure
You know what food is good for you. I read some study from my native language, eating onions may be good for lowering one's high cholesterol. | |
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| The most important virtue over 60...for women and men.
Posted: 10/13/2009 2:47:32 PM | SUCH A 'HEAVY' QUESTION. i WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT COMMUNICATIONS , UNDERSTANDING , AND RESPECT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT TO ME.
i WISH WE WOULD RECEIVE SOPHISTICATED QUESTIONS, LIKE THIS, MORE OFTEN. | |
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| The most important virtue over 60...for women and men.
Posted: 10/13/2009 7:19:28 PM | | I'm not sure that virtues for 'over sixty' people should be any different than virtues for anyone of any age. To see and understand from the broadest perspective possible is the greatest strength anyone can have. When one has this ability, so much else follows. Such people, with this capacity, are people I greatly admire. (They are often people we call 'old souls.') | |
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