| | Is 61 the cut-off age for having any luck on POF?Page 3 of 11 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11) | Wanted to thank everyone for the nice comments! I think young, feel young and in fact never think of my age unless I have to. I do think it is your state of mind..I hope I never feel my age!
I do get that comment very often.."look good for my age" but I promptly respond and let men know I don't appreciate the end of the sentence ...hahah.. | |
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| Is 61 the cut-off age for having any luck on POF?
Posted: 2/27/2012 11:52:31 AM |
[Men over 60 are usually broken in the sexual satisfaction area]
That's not always the case!
It's like saying women over 40 are usually as dried up as the Sahara!
Both are kind of dumb insensitive statements!
I think when you start getting towards the 15 year difference range it can be quite dramatic. If I think back on what my general health was like when I was in my early 40's, I can understand someone that much younger not being interested in someone in their mid 50's. | |
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gagn1
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| Is 61 the cut-off age for having any luck on POF?
Posted: 2/27/2012 12:19:00 PM | Age is only a number. We humans do not come with an expiry date, some go young some stay long. To consider age as a factor is only limiting oneself to less possibilities, which to me is stupid.
So is 61 a cut of age? Age should never even be a consideration. | |
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gagn1
| | Joined: 11/24/2008
Msg: 55 | |
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| Is 61 the cut-off age for having any luck on POF?
Posted: 2/27/2012 3:17:04 PM | Imo, if u are beyond loving & caring at any age then yes, u are done here,there & out what ever..........lol
....sorry as those who know but still don't want to know,it's is a....... dead end street......
your life maybe good,but unless u find someone who thinks likewise,its not going to happen ......go for it with them here or out there.....sorry...........................cuz.............
until u find a warm body on the same wave length,then maybe u got a chance with them.....good luck. | |
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| Is 61 the cut-off age for having any luck on POF?
Posted: 2/27/2012 4:42:28 PM | The last I heard, "66 is the new 55" !
Preoccupation with age has a funny effect: More you worry about feeling old at a certain age, the less time you have actually being young. And then...pretty soon you will wonder where did the time go? | |
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| Is 61 the cut-off age for having any luck on POF?
Posted: 2/27/2012 6:22:58 PM | Do yourself a favor mate ,, this is a waste of time ,, I'm 61 and haven't had a date off these sites in years ,, too cynical now , and tired of the bullshit.
Quit while you still have some self-esteem left. | |
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| Is 61 the cut-off age for having any luck on POF?
Posted: 2/27/2012 8:25:41 PM | why do people ask questions like this?
it is all so subjective. there is a different answer possible from every person on the planet.
but, here is my answer. it depends, on the person
we all have our preferences, our perceptions of ourselves, yada, yada
so, my experience is that 60 is not a cut off for a large number of men when it comes to finding a woman.
i also think there are a large number of women who don't consider 60 a cut off point.
but then i could be wrong.
work with what you have, with who you are and what you want. that is the best you can do.
and i agree with someone who said
what makes you think a woman your age or older cannot keep up with you? i would venture to guess that that whole statement is a veil (unconsious or not) over your desire for someone younger to affirm your self with. but then i could be wrong. but then that is just one of the things that figure into our preferences and needs so no faulting you on that. your choice. | |
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| Is 61 the cut-off age for having any luck on POF?
Posted: 2/28/2012 9:45:33 AM | women create own problems throughout the age ranges you only have to look at profiles on this site!.
say a woman of 40 wont date a guy over 39 for example,must be working,car,house,good job,etc etc.
almost like a shopping list well it just isnt going to happen,and your find that those types tend to be on dating sites for a very very long time.
until the coin drops and its too late no one wants you for the very same reasons you had!.
what goes around comes around thats life get over it! | |
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gagn1
| | Joined: 11/24/2008
Msg: 64 | |
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| Is 61 the cut-off age for having any luck on POF?
Posted: 2/28/2012 1:24:05 PM | Hey OP, some whine to go with your cheese. A relatively small, timely adjustment we all make on POF is re-learning to comprehend what others write/want, too. Not doing so only prolongs one's confused experience in the gi-normous sea of sexual fecundity. *pant pant*
Poor guy. You wrote "seems most profiles I ch.(choose?) the woman will have an age bracket that tops out at 60." So what? Well, for all of us, it seems a silly lot of effort to be forced to access a profile in order to discover I'm either within or out of her age bracket. But that's one of POF's dating obstacles at present.
POF matching still does not consider my search age bracket against hers. (Have always thought "what the hell?") Since I'm 61, and my bracket is 56 to 63 (I think), then if she's only looking for 59 and 60 year olds, I would prefer an option for her profile to NOT match. Similarly, a 51 yr old looking upward of 61 could optionally match me in her searches or not. | |
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| Is 61 the cut-off age for having any luck on POF?
Posted: 2/28/2012 5:33:31 PM | Obviously some didn't get the semi-sarcastic nature of my first post,and no I'm not whining!
Just making an observation of what I've run across in my particular small town POF area,
and yes I've tried the dating/POF scene of the closest large metropolitan area (Vegas).
But it's been my experience with a long distance relationship,just too many pitfalls and hoops to jump thru,to make it worth my while.
For some guys, Vegas is a smorgasbord of available(?) POF women,it's just not my cup of tea.
Something I have noticed from reading this one and a few other threads,and it never occurred to me,is the perception that some,maybe many women think that a lot of men over say 50/60 suffer from ED.
I totally understand how this unfortunate situation,can be a major deal breaker for certain/most women.
So I took the liberty to change my goofy little DISCLAIMER:at the bottom of my profile,to maybe let an interested lady know I haven't reached that stage....without being too crass or direct.
I do wanna die sportin' wood though!
I'll let you guys know how it goes....YEAH RIGHT!! | |
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gagn1
| | Joined: 11/24/2008
Msg: 68 | |
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Posted: 2/28/2012 5:59:45 PM | I certainly hope 61 isn't the cutoff age! I'm 62. :)
To offer a slightly more useful answer, I'm sure there are some women in your area who want to date men your age or older. That doesn't mean all of those women will say so in their profiles, for a couple of reasons: 1) they may be hoping to find younger men, even though they will consider dating older ones; and 2) they may have been on POF for a year or more -- perhaps including "time off" during a relationship that didn't work out. but now they're back (or just moved into your area) -- and just didn't update that part of their profiles.
You also have the option of dating women a few years older than you, who may be more interested in you as a "younger man".
Or you could try being a "sugar daddy" to a younger woman; that's probably as close as most men can get to being the equivalent of "cougars". :) | |
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| Is 61 the cut-off age for having any luck on POF?
Posted: 2/28/2012 7:52:51 PM | Halcyon skies (#42) made a perceptive observation about retirement. I will go even further than she did and say that, in my experience and observation, the retired and the still-working differ significantly not only in lifestyle but in worldview. In the past I have run across profiles from women my own age stating they were looking for a man who had "achieved" or "met his career goals" or something similar - with the clear implication that he would be ready to "enjoy life" with her full-time. I'm creeping closer to the end of my working years (just passed another milestone last week), but by no means am I ready to pack it in and hit the golf course or board the cruise ship. I changed careers at age 55 and I still have projects I want to work on and goals I want to strive for before I reach decrepitude . When my profile was active, more than 50% of the "action" (views, "meet me" notices, favorites, initial emails) came from women over 60, and a large percentage of those were retired. The way I now live, and how I want to live for the near future, have nothing in common with what the average retired woman wants.
I don't know if the cutoff age for "POF success" is 61, because I'm not there yet - but I hope when I'm that age that I won't be here to find out.  | |
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Posted: 2/29/2012 2:08:05 AM | i'm 63. my guy is 57. my 63 year old male friend dates a woman 52. my 68 year old female friend dates three guys all around 60--who cannot keep up with her hiking! most of my friends date in a five year range.
no rules, just barriers, interests and hanging out in the same places or sharing interests. so, go for who you are and the rest follows. but, it does help to keep physically attractive.
i never lied about my age in my profiles and typically men did not have me in their search for that reason. knowing that, i'd click on about 100 profiles at a time, w/o reading them! if someone then wrote me, i knew age was not a problem and then evaluated if we were a match.
my guy did not search my age, but he saw my pic on a website that posted daily newcomers and changes. he took it from there :)
personally, i keep away from more than ten years difference and before him, stuck to five years younger. tried older, but no matches to suit me. as i get older, my priorities, concerns change. even now, i feel the older one, but we have such attraction that we work it out. eg. i have lymes and no longer work. he is still plugging away. so our availability is different and his working affects where he lives.
whatever.....
ED? most guys have viagra if needed. better foreplay when they take their time, ha ha. | |
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