grasshopper
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Ms G really lowered her standards, when she said I do.
very time I see a woman advertising she only wants a guy who's at least 6'2" (even if she's only 5'4") it brings back memories of feeling like a reject that no one wanted. .
We shouldn't fail to give a little helpful advice to our dating ladies, if there are any.
This will help any woman not completely sure of how she should act.
Tips for Single Women, 1938 | Retronaut
I liked the one about not getting sloshed and passing out at the table!Laugh if you want, but my parents were from that era (or thereabouts) and passed along similar tips, and they WORKED! (Fortunately I didn't have to worry about adjusting my girdle in public, since girdles had gone away by the time I was dating. But bra-straps will be with us forever).
Amethyst
To riff off W2R's "Put as much thought and effort into finding a partner, as you did into your paid work," Amethyst
IMO there are a lot of women who are not looking to be financially supported by a Man and are willing to share the expenses of dating . They just do not advertise it as it goes against popular opinion . There are still plenty of woman who cling to the old fashioned rules of the guys paying for everything but isn't that a little foolish if the women have as much or more than them ?
OMGosh, reminds me of a story of my widowed mom having a new suitor who was a Navy guy and they were in the kitchen and he was doing some kind of semi-limbo thing with a cloth over his forehead. So funny that us 10-12 year olds were snickering.Our 37 year old son stopped by last Friday evening to drop off some grandkids and caught us "dancin' in the kitchen" to a song on the radio. "Oh, I see you guys are on a date tonight" was all he said as he headed back down the driveway. Good kid. I hope his marriage works out half as well as his parents.......
We enjoy dating in retirement.......
My bolding...this reminds me of one of my Mom's best pieces of advice about dating when I was a teenager. She told me "if a "boy took me out to dinner in his car, he would probably want to squeeze it out of me later that night."
Her suggestion was to have one of my brothers or a guy friend drop me off at the restaurant and pick me up later. That way I had control of my own destiny versus being taken, after dinner, to the "submarine races" along the Hudson River.
Smart woman.
Good thing I don't have a brother.Wait, the submarine races? But I loved the submarine races and the accompanying snuggling.... Good thing my brother was way too young to drive .
And he knows this how?Maybe so.
An acquaintance of mine does the I.T. work for several online dating sites. He attends an online dating industry conference in Florida held every January. One of the statistics from that conference that he shared with me was 40% of the men on online dating sites are married.
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Wait, the submarine races? But I loved the submarine races and the accompanying snuggling.... Good thing my brother was way too young to drive .
I have a very nice pension. But I imagine I would be kicked to the curb once they discovered my option 1 plan I took on my pension plan which means the pension checks dry up immediately after my last breath.
freebird5825 said:My bolding...this reminds me of one of my Mom's best pieces of advice about dating when I was a teenager. She told me "if a "boy took me out to dinner in his car, he would probably want to squeeze it out of me later that night."
Her suggestion was to have one of my brothers or a guy friend drop me off at the restaurant and pick me up later. That way I had control of my own destiny versus being taken, after dinner, to the "submarine races" along the Hudson River.
Smart woman.
I'm pretty sure they're in the Severn River... maybe Hospital Creek!I thought the submarine races were in Lake Michigan.
That way I had control of my own destiny versus being taken, after dinner, to the "submarine races" along the Hudson River.
Smart woman.
I thought the submarine races were in Lake Michigan.
Man, what a bunch of doom and gloomers on here............ If somehow I was retired and on my own, I am sure I could "struggle and survive". There are a lot of lonely but very nice people in the world. I don't think its as difficult as people say.........
As a former NYer, I haven't heard that line in at least 40 years!