So, here's the article we've all been waiting for (
).
http://finance.yahoo.com/focus-reti...-Seniors-to-Retire?mod=retirement-lifestyleet
It seems to assume that singles over 65 just can't wait to get married again. And get this: "Once you're in your 50s and 60s, you put a premium not on scoring with someone, but on connecting with someone and being who you really are." Says who?? Plenty of men my age here in CO would like to score with someone, esp. if that somone is 10 years younger!
The article also quotes that "expert" John Gray of "Men are From Mars . . " fame. He gives some startling new and original advice to join new clubs and activities to meet people!. "Try some activity that you are not very good at and ask for help," advises Gray. "Men bond with women more easily when they are doing something to help the woman."
Hilarious! Gray must have stepped into the way-back machine!
Then the article suggests that in Reno "Asking for or offering assistance playing poker, blackjack, or keno in is sure to make both of your pulses race. Afterward, you can relax at a concert, golden oldie review, or comedy show."
So, in other words, go to Reno and pick up men and ask them to help you gamble then go to a oldie show. Hello?Does this sound like something you single ladies would like to do? Wait. . . I DID do that, in 1975! I don't recommend it.
"Dating is one of the most fun, life-affirming, exhilarating experiences that can come into your life," says Judith Sills, a clinical psychologist and author of Getting Naked Again: Dating, Romance, Sex, and Love When You've Been Divorced, Widowed, Dumped, or Distracted. "It is being 19 again, but knowing everything you know now, and that is something not to be missed."
Dating is fun at over age 65? What about the rejection part? And what about the heartbreak of being divorced, widowed, dumped or distracted?And "Getting Naked Again. . ."? What about that 65 year old body? Yeah, we all look great at our age, so what the heck?
I think one of the best things about being 60 is that there's no chance in hell that I will ever feel like or think like I'm 19 and do something revoltingly stupid again. The prospect of "feeling like you're 19 again" is not a selling point to me at least.
This seems to be an article written by people who I really don't think have experienced what they're writing about. But that's just MHO. I'll be interested to hear what other singles think.
The article gives very sketchy reasons why the following are great for singles over 65, but going to wineries with your friends is one suggestion for Santa Rosa, CA. That sounds real good to me right now, esp considering this cruddy economy!
Ten great places for single seniors to retire:
• Columbus, Ga.
• Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
• Memphis, Tenn.
• Milford, Conn.
• Providence, R.I.
• Quincy, Mass.
• Reno, Nev.
• Santa Fe, N.M.
• Santa Rosa, Calif.
• Towson, Md.
). http://finance.yahoo.com/focus-reti...-Seniors-to-Retire?mod=retirement-lifestyleet
It seems to assume that singles over 65 just can't wait to get married again. And get this: "Once you're in your 50s and 60s, you put a premium not on scoring with someone, but on connecting with someone and being who you really are." Says who
?? Plenty of men my age here in CO would like to score with someone, esp. if that somone is 10 years younger!The article also quotes that "expert" John Gray of "Men are From Mars . . " fame. He gives some startling new and original advice to join new clubs and activities to meet people!. "Try some activity that you are not very good at and ask for help," advises Gray. "Men bond with women more easily when they are doing something to help the woman."
Hilarious! Gray must have stepped into the way-back machine!
Then the article suggests that in Reno "Asking for or offering assistance playing poker, blackjack, or keno in is sure to make both of your pulses race. Afterward, you can relax at a concert, golden oldie review, or comedy show."
So, in other words, go to Reno and pick up men and ask them to help you gamble then go to a oldie show. Hello?Does this sound like something you single ladies would like to do? Wait. . . I DID do that, in 1975! I don't recommend it.
"Dating is one of the most fun, life-affirming, exhilarating experiences that can come into your life," says Judith Sills, a clinical psychologist and author of Getting Naked Again: Dating, Romance, Sex, and Love When You've Been Divorced, Widowed, Dumped, or Distracted. "It is being 19 again, but knowing everything you know now, and that is something not to be missed."
Dating is fun at over age 65? What about the rejection part? And what about the heartbreak of being divorced, widowed, dumped or distracted?And "Getting Naked Again. . ."? What about that 65 year old body? Yeah, we all look great at our age, so what the heck?
I think one of the best things about being 60 is that there's no chance in hell that I will ever feel like or think like I'm 19 and do something revoltingly stupid again. The prospect of "feeling like you're 19 again" is not a selling point to me at least.
This seems to be an article written by people who I really don't think have experienced what they're writing about. But that's just MHO. I'll be interested to hear what other singles think.
The article gives very sketchy reasons why the following are great for singles over 65, but going to wineries with your friends is one suggestion for Santa Rosa, CA. That sounds real good to me right now, esp considering this cruddy economy!
Ten great places for single seniors to retire:
• Columbus, Ga.
• Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
• Memphis, Tenn.
• Milford, Conn.
• Providence, R.I.
• Quincy, Mass.
• Reno, Nev.
• Santa Fe, N.M.
• Santa Rosa, Calif.
• Towson, Md.
At no time did I have to flutter or act dumb.
