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| OVER 50 And Alone....again.
Posted: 5/13/2008 4:22:05 PM | | I'm 51 now with 2 adult children. I try to look at this as the best chapter of my life. I've done the "kid thing" and now it's all about me (just as my profile reads). The longer I'm single (4 years now), the more I feel that what I want and need is male companionship. Nice quiet dinners, pillow talk - just having the company of someone you enjoy. | |
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| OVER 50 And Alone....again.
Posted: 5/14/2008 11:13:02 AM | | Sounds like the men you are talking about are easy to date but hard to tie down. So do you mean hard to date or do you mean hard to tie down? | |
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| OVER 50 And Alone....again.
Posted: 5/14/2008 11:24:41 AM | I didn't read all the posts here. too many. But, the OP was generalizing as far as I am concerned. I see it a lot in the personals. there might be some truth to generalizing, but we must guard against creating self-fulling propheseys.
I think if we (any of us) are looking for excuses... we will find one...(or many!). The 'excuse' tree is always filled with fruit.
Certainly its hard being single over 50 (try over 60!) Much harder than the 20s , 30s and 40's . Its like landing on a strange planet. I have this theorey that we wern't designed to be single at this stage of life. But, in this culture...so many of us have wound up that way. We have to work harder, have more faith and persaverance than ever before. But, I believe its all over when you give up. for me.... I'm not ready for that tag yet. (all over). | |
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| OVER 50 And Alone....again.
Posted: 5/14/2008 1:51:10 PM | Its like landing on a strange planet
Indeed it is, but why not open our eyes to see and enjoy the sights while we seek to find our way back to our home planet?
Cindy O | |
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| OVER 50 And Alone....again.
Posted: 5/14/2008 7:54:12 PM | > (OP) It seems there are only two types of men out there.
> 1) Newly divorced men;
> 2) the guys that have been divorced for 10 yrs or so.
I don't know about age 50 and over, but there are more never-married men age 40 and over than the entire population of New Zealand. Their numbers are greater than those behind Door #1; -probably Door #2 also if you take the "divorced for 10 yrs (+/-)" literally. | |
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| OVER 50 And Alone....again.
Posted: 8/9/2008 3:52:56 AM | The more I think about this, the more I agree with Indiana Jones: “It’s not the years, it’s the mileage.” To me, it’s not a question of how chronologically old someone is, it’s the quality they have experienced in their years – and, yes, the quality they have taken care of themselves. I also agree with Mr PineBreeze… I’m not ready to throw in the towel either… many, many good years are left! And, yes, I believe that the older we get, the more difficult it is to find someone because a) we’ve become too selective/too non-compromising and b) the pond is shallower – kinda suggests that either we have to make some changes in ourselves or get used to finding/meeting a lot less potential mates!
P.S. Okay, for the record, I may be overly selective, but I’m not willing to settle for anyone in my life who isn’t fully committed to many of my ideals, beliefs, and desires for a great future together. (And I would hope vice versa!)  | |
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