| | single and forty....Page 1 of 10 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) | ..I was watching this movie and not once, but twice, one of the characters said.."ya know, it's easier to get shot by a terrorist than it is to find love and get married when you are in your 40's"...
What do you think? | |
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| single and forty....
Posted: 12/17/2004 9:11:32 AM | | I totally disagree. I think it is easier to find true love when you are over 40's. "Kids" in their thirties may well still be trying to sort themselves out. In your 40's you have generally been there and done that, learned from your experiences and are more open to love. Well, maybe it isn't easier because the avenues are not so plentiful and more and more of us are spoken for. But, the love that is found in your 40's is stronger, in my opinion. Get out there, be yourself and eventually all will be well. | |
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Posted: 12/17/2004 1:14:57 PM | | I totally agree, and I have had a lot of first and second dates. The men my age or older (47) are looking for someone in their early 30s who can have more chidlren it seems. Although some of the men do not make much money, they want to father more children for some reason. They were married 20 years to a woman who did not like sex but had an affair...same story, different verse again and again, or the men themselves had affairs, and are just looking for "fun" with a different Barbie every week. The fact that I have not been married and am 5 feet tall seems to be a major turn off, plus the facts that I have short dark brown hair, have a Masters degree and am plump. I had a blind date when I was 40, and he looked at me and said that I was plain looking ( I had never been told that before or since), wore glasses, had an advanced degree, had not been married, had manners, morals and a good personality, didnt drink in excess or do drugs, and didn't i know that i was everything all men did not want. I replied in an appropriate manner, but I do think he seems to be right. I noticed when I turned 40 that the fact that I had not been married seemed to weird men out. They have this odd idea that I have never dated or had sex..... strange world we live in. | |
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Posted: 12/20/2004 6:11:29 AM | | I think many people are pretty nervous about starting a new long-term relationship when they are in their 40's. We know that the initial bloom and lust wears off over time. We are a little smarter, more cautious and less impulsive when it comes to commitment. Finances and kids also play a huge role in these decisions. So yeah.. I'd say that there is probably some truth to that statement. | |
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Posted: 12/20/2004 2:06:07 PM | New here, but this being a relevent topic, it liooks like a good place to get my feet wet, so ....
I think I'd have to admit feeling more like bonnie on this.
When I was 20, and life was much simpler, it was much easier to take that leap of faith.
Now, nearing 50, I think about their families / children, financial position, religious position, social habits, drug / alcohol habits, intellect, and morality (or lack of it :>).
When I was younger, although these same issues factored into things, today, my own experiences have shown me various pitfalls in areas where I once would have thought "I could work through that ".
Perhaps in all honesty though, it's only that I've actually narrowed down my truest priorities, leaving fewer fish in the sea that seem worth catching ;>)
Kim | |
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| single and forty....
Posted: 12/20/2004 9:47:36 PM |
..I was watching this movie and not once, but twice, one of the characters said.."ya know, it's easier to get shot by a terrorist than it is to find love and get married when you are in your 40's"...
What do you think?
The demographics change as you get older. On average, men die earlier than women. When women are in the 25 to 29 age range, there are 128 men to every 100 women. In the 35 to 39 age range, 109 men to every 100 women. In the 40 to 44 age range, there are 83 men to every 100 women. In the 65+ year range, there are 30 men for every 100 women.
Women get "used to" an abudance of men chasing them in their 20's and 30's. The decrease in the male population is gradual enough that women don't notice the change until all of a sudden there are no "good men" left.  | |
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Posted: 12/21/2004 7:37:20 PM | | i like that statistical report and hope to live to 100 can see my luck change big time but on a serious note i think that once you reach 40 it may be more difficulte to meet someone thats right because thrue experience of life our standard get higher and were less likely to settle for anything coming are way like when your at a younger age | |
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Posted: 12/21/2004 8:28:15 PM | | Eeek! The population decreases! Aagh, I didn't think of that... I am doomed. | |
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Posted: 12/21/2004 9:57:13 PM |
INDIGOROSE: what....why must you depress me ? BAD DOG !
Why am I a bad dog ... judging from your picture, you can't be a day over 30. You are still in a good demographics range... | |
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Posted: 12/21/2004 10:01:14 PM |
BJCHISPAS: Eeek! The population decreases! Aagh, I didn't think of that... I am doomed.
You are still in a reasonable demographics range. It's just God's way of allowing women to appreciate what men went through in their 20's. | |
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Posted: 12/22/2004 11:43:06 AM | | All I know is that you couldn't pay me to be 18 again. | |
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Posted: 12/22/2004 11:57:11 AM | You couldn't pay me to be 40 again!
(that was the year I broke up with my husband).
I'm happy to be the age I am now. | |
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Posted: 12/23/2004 2:43:57 PM | i think it's very true that we don't accept the things we used to - our "grocery list" of wants/must haves is ever increasing & i suppose that does lead to there being a lot less viable candidates.
it does suck tho, for those of us who are searching for something special, instead of the next available guy. i totally believe that's how so many people go thru marriage after marriage. | |
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Posted: 12/23/2004 4:39:41 PM | puppy kissin up eh...
listen dog your as subtle as a
hand grenade in a bucket of oatmeal....
you know my age...lol. ..ok little kibble ! | |
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Posted: 12/23/2004 4:55:01 PM |
All I know is that you couldn't pay me to be 18 again.
Is there anything I could pay you for?? 
I couldn't resist, sorry! | |
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Posted: 12/23/2004 5:34:27 PM | ^^^really like this girl^^^
I think you and I could cause some havoc !
all in a fun way of course ...he he | |
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| single and forty....
Posted: 12/23/2004 10:14:08 PM | Okay rose, so you are 30, I am 38, and hot on your tail... what do you do?
~~Dragon Rider~~
As the Dragon Spake, Magic Happens
Merry Christmas | |
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| single and forty....
Posted: 12/28/2004 10:06:00 PM |
INDIGOROSE:
listen dog your as subtle as a
hand grenade in a bucket of oatmeal....
you know my age...lol. ..ok little kibble !
Oops, you caught me. | |
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| single and forty....
Posted: 12/29/2004 12:02:57 AM |
I feel old....
Take a vacation to a tropical beach (avoid Tsunami!).
Find a fresh teenager. You will become a teenager! 
Wish you all a VERY PROSPEROUS and HAPPY NEW YEAR | |
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| single and forty....
Posted: 12/29/2004 11:43:24 PM | Who wants to get married when ya can sleep around????? JUST KIDDING......
Kind of...I am not sure I ever want to get married again...but it would be wonderful to have a man in my life who cared about me...and I about him. | |
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| single and forty....
Posted: 12/29/2004 11:52:29 PM | Always nice...
~~Dragon Rider~~
The Dragon awakes, hope rises again
Happy New Year Folks | |
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| single and forty....
Posted: 12/29/2004 11:55:39 PM | Nice...naughty...musta been naughty...Santa didn't bring me much this year..... | |
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