lks42
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Joined: 8/21/2006
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| DO WE OVER 60'S GET LEFT BEHIND?
Posted: 8/26/2006 7:36:05 AM | I'm 5 years from joining you in the age bracket, and I have admitted that I have maybe 15 years left and prefer to not be involved. Too many things I want to do with my last years and a woman in my life would complicate things.
I see that eHarmony commercial where that couple probably nearing 70 talks about their first kiss and I almost want to puke. | |
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lks42
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Joined: 8/21/2006
Msg: 3 | |
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| DO WE OVER 60'S GET LEFT BEHIND?
Posted: 8/26/2006 8:00:27 AM | | Forums. My profile is hidden and all I do is read forums. They are cathartic for me. To see all these 19 year old CHILDREN who think the world is collapsing on them because they say Jason kissing Carrie at the malt shop..... love it!! | |
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| DO WE OVER 60'S GET LEFT BEHIND?
Posted: 8/26/2006 8:14:41 AM | lks42, I feel much like EastSideEddie does, only because I don't believe in love and romance any more. People aggravate the daylights outta me.
That being said, I keep coming here for that very same reason. Most of the people surrounding me in real life, bug the crap outta me. As I've got older, my patience for the "foibles" of others has evaporated. I don't want to get close to any of them because I don't want someone who can just "drop by" if they're in the neighbourhood or someone who might become a clinging vine. I'm used to living alone, and I'm not sure I could tolerate being around ANYONE 24/7 and I certainly don't want someone taking up every weekend either.
Here is safe. You can flirt and chat and maybe even talk on the phone... or meet....or NOT. But here you play by YOUR rules, and you need to make them clear before you ever go on to the next step. When you meet someone in person through your job, or at the laundromat, or wherever, it's difficult for me to just blatantly say to them "these are the rules", and the opportunity is lost. What can I say, I'm a wimp in person. lol
Now.... back to the topic. Although I'm not in my 60's yet, it's fast approaching. And whatever the age, you have to make up your mind to NOT "go gently into that good night". If our profiles aren't getting noticed or responded to, then change it. Keep updating until you find the right combination of words and pics that works. | |
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| DO WE OVER 60'S GET LEFT BEHIND?
Posted: 8/26/2006 8:16:00 AM |
My profile is hidden and all I do is read forums
look again, Mister - your profile is in plain view. Why lie | |
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| DO WE OVER 60'S GET LEFT BEHIND?
Posted: 8/26/2006 8:20:46 AM | "I have it marked to be hidden!" Well now you know. "I'm here for the party and I ain't leaving til they throw me out". | |
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| DO WE OVER 60'S GET LEFT BEHIND?
Posted: 8/26/2006 9:26:11 AM | | Over 60s won't be left behind by me! I much prefer men with "miles on them." I think the more you live, the more you learn, and I find intelligence a heck of a lot sexier than birthdates. | |
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| DO WE OVER 60'S GET LEFT BEHIND?
Posted: 8/26/2006 9:46:20 AM | | People are only left behind if they let others leave them behind. Going out and doing exciting things always brings others into our lives. | |
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bobby7
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Joined: 3/22/2006
Msg: 12 | |
| DO WE OVER 60'S GET LEFT BEHIND?
Posted: 8/26/2006 10:22:20 AM | I see that eHarmony commercial where that couple probably nearing 70 talks about their first kiss and I almost want to puke"
I disagree, entirely.. I just hope to find a woman who is willing to be by my side, holding hands with me, while we remember our first kisses.
And as long as we both can still walk and talk, I hope we will alwasy do just that.."Cept of course, when we are makin' Whoopie!!! ...Bob... | |
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bobby7
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Joined: 3/22/2006
Msg: 13 | |
| DO WE OVER 60'S GET LEFT BEHIND?
Posted: 8/26/2006 10:26:35 AM | "When you meet someone in person through your job, or at the laundromat,"
On the lighter side...I don't want to meet a lady at the laundr-o-mat..
Hell, if she can't even afford a washer..How's she gonna support me?..
Saw that in the "humour" forum, and thought it was funny as hell...Bob.. | |
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| DO WE OVER 60'S GET LEFT BEHIND?
Posted: 8/26/2006 10:46:57 AM | | Well EastSideEddie, all I say after reading some of your comments is that you sound like a bitter man who has gone thru a very nasty divorce. What is wrong with looking and finding love no matter what our age is and as far as how much time one has, only God knows that answer. Don't dwell on the past or worry about the future, just take each day that you get and give it your best shot. | |
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| DO WE OVER 60'S GET LEFT BEHIND?
Posted: 8/26/2006 11:00:20 AM | Bitter? Moi?
Not in the slightest. A realist, not a dreamer, not into the plastic world Hollywood sells us as real. Nasty divorce? Amicable.
I opt to not live in a world where people still expect fireworks and skyrockets. That is for kids. Respect and compatibility is the key when you get older.
The facetious nature of my posts gives people who haven't been around long enough to know my sense of humor the wrong idea about me.
Do you know who Lewis Black is? The "angry" comedian? That's who I am. I am mellow, meek, always have a joke and laugh for everybody.... and some of the BEST comedy anywhere is women who join this free meat market system thnking they are going to find Sir Galahad here. The last resort, "if this doesn't work I give up" bunch. That isn't EVERYBODY on here, but there are MANY of those.
Now don't start sending me email about the ONE couple you know who met here and are living happily in Utopia USA. Save that letter for 2010 and if they are still together send it then. 2 out of every 3 unions fail. That is a statistical fact. Now factor in peple who think that it's a good move to sell tehir house, pull their kids away from their other parent, take them 200 miles to a new school, all for what amounts to fresh sex. And then 6 months later they are stranded in a new city not knowing a soul and with no money to go back home, to no house since they sold it for Mr Wonderful.
This whole thing is a joke.
I am not bitter. I am honest. I see what is going on around me and tell it like it is, not like most wish it would be. | |
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| DO WE OVER 60'S GET LEFT BEHIND?
Posted: 8/26/2006 11:13:49 AM | .
I see very little encouragement for we older singles
What kind of “encouragement” do you think you need? Why?
I’m 65, single, retired and having a good time most every day. Heck, I don’t need any encouragement from anyone to enjoy myself. Guess I must be what some used to call a self-starter. If there is not something interesting (to me) going on, I’ll start something. Proactive, some call that now.
There are a lot of folks around who are approaching my age. A few years ago I decided that I was going to whip my body back into good shape and some laughed. After all, if I want to enjoy this life for another thirty+ years, I have to insure my body is going to cooperate. But some laughed, thinking it impossible and/or improbable. They shouldn’t have laughed. Because, three years later there was 60 pounds less of me and I was working out every day without hardly even breaking a sweat. It didn’t take too long before others were noticing the changes and started thinking that they would like some of that for themselves. So, now I often have company when exercising.
Why wait for encouragement from others? Get yourself up, close your front door from the outside and go get involved in things that both interest and benefit you. Start something, in other words.
If the sun comes out properly today and the haze burns out, I’ll be out in the woods with my camera getting some great shots of things I’ve already scoped out. Might even go fishing long enough to catch one big one. Will someone join me? Maybe. But I don’t really care one way or the other. I’ll be doing what I want to do this afternoon. There’s no excuse not to. Fact is, I like to walk a few miles in the woods anytime I get a chance.
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Posted: 8/26/2006 11:22:59 AM | OP - please don't be discouraged. When I joined this site, I was very apprehensive. I thought that my age might be a factor but I was pleasantly surprised. I met a gentleman right away but the relationship only lasted for 3 months. That is when I turned to the forums & I can't tell you what an awsome experience it has been. I dated for a short period of time & then started attending some events. The people, for the most part, are terrific. There doesn't seem to be an age problem [everyone parties together]. But you have to put yourself out there - try it - you'll like it  | |
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bobby7
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Joined: 3/22/2006
Msg: 18 | |
| DO WE OVER 60'S GET LEFT BEHIND?
Posted: 8/26/2006 11:25:20 AM | "I opt to not live in a world where people still expect fireworks and skyrockets. That is for kids. Respect and compatibility is the key when you get older"
I opt to live in a world where fireworks and pounding hearts still exist. Even though my latest marriage did not work out, for almost four of the five years together, we had fireworks and rockets going off almost daily..I will soon be sixty-five, and I am as excited about love as I was when I was sixteen
I fully expect to find a lady here who believes that romance is not dead just because we are no longer twenty or thirty..I would find life dull, indeed, without the fireworks..Of course, I expect to accumulate some powder burns along the way..But..C'est la vie...
Everyone lives at their own pace..I prefer the 'fast lane', where every day has some sizzle and excitement. I plan to do my next Bungee jump with a young lady from here in about five months, as soon as I'm done with smoking for good..And, I can hardly wait!..Bob.. | |
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| DO WE OVER 60'S GET LEFT BEHIND?
Posted: 8/26/2006 4:34:36 PM |
I see very little encouragement for we older singles, be it widow/ widowers or divorced!!
Never give up is my motto! I work with the elderly and we had this 90 year old little lady who had an 18 year old heart! Talk about a flirt, lol, and she could dance up a storm, even by herself sometimes. Now that is living!
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Posted: 8/26/2006 5:12:59 PM | I agree!! I am almost 60 (in another month), and people have coined me the "fairy-child"---I still believe in love at 1st sight and magic.
Nothing and no one can take that away for me. If we don't have dreams....then?
I've always had the heart of a child; but I can also look reality right in the eye (and spit at it, LOL, LOL)
hugs, Rossal | |
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Posted: 8/26/2006 6:05:29 PM | Don't believe in firecrackers and skyrockets? Ah such fools some mortals be.
I met a man once that I had corresponded with for about 2 years, off and on. We had touched on many subjects in our correspondences, but never on sex or intimacy, and had simply become "good friends." We shared a lot of common interests, we talked on myriad subjects and bounced ideas off each other.
We finally had a reason to meet (so he could pick up a copy of my resume for a friend who needed some work done and wanted to check out my references etc) and we both stepped out of our cars. And started walking towards each other, and suddenly found ourselves kissing like old lovers finally reunited. I saw skyrockets and heard firecrackers and felt like my head was spinning. We both finally drew apart and said Wow! Neither of us expected it, and both agreed it was unlike anything we'd ever experienced.
It had no chance of going farther, for mulitple reasons, but I will forever be grateful to him for giving me the chance to BELIEVE that "it" is out there. It had nothing to do with 'fresh sex', it had nothing to do with a buildup of sexual energy through online correspondence, it was chemistry, pure and simple. We already had the basics of friendship, a very long and stable one, and in another time and place, he could have quite easily been 'the one.' I will always be wistful for 'what might have been,' but grateful for the newfound belief that 'it will be.' It DOES exist!
Just because I don't see the fairies in my garden doesn't mean they aren't there! And I pity anyone who is so jaded they can't dream anymore. | |
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bobby7
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Joined: 3/22/2006
Msg: 22 | |
| DO WE OVER 60'S GET LEFT BEHIND?
Posted: 8/26/2006 7:50:15 PM | "Just because I don't see the fairies in my garden doesn't mean they aren't there! And I pity anyone who is so jaded they can't dream anymore."
You just keep on thinking like that, Lonely Only.. We can keep love, fireworks, and dreams alive because we have been there...It is the most wonderful place in the heart..
I'm staying, thank you very much...Bob | |
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| DO WE OVER 60'S GET LEFT BEHIND?
Posted: 8/27/2006 6:08:42 AM | | There are some very exciting ladies 60 plus that I have dated and I find them very exciting and mature. Its what I like. So Guys if you are seeking a great time, check out the 60's ladies. | |
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| DO WE OVER 60'S GET LEFT BEHIND?
Posted: 8/27/2006 7:03:55 AM | The reason I can't stand that eHarmony commercial is that I can't see myself wanting to kiss a wrinkled up old prune like that particular old woman is. People age differently, and she didn't wear well. Rossal looks great for ANY age, not just "for her age". I see 40 year old here who were apparently rode hard and put away wet, and older women who look great. Some people are fortunate in that they don't get gay and they don't wrinkle.
All comes back to personal tastes I guess.
What won't change in my point of view is that the hardest part is meeting someone who is not jaded beyond recovery, or a widow/widower who can't let go and will never stop feeling like they are cheating. Your spouse is dead and is not coming back. You were there when the body was buried. Keep the memories, and continue to live your life. | |
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