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[Nords]

I wonder what the total introverts do, though....

You just shift from ordering pizza over the Internet to Meals on Wheels.  And eldercare services instead of housecleaners or yard workers.  

And maybe even hospice...

 

[Nords]

Forget this "soul mate" stuff.   There are a lot of women out there.   Many of whom want to get married.   Pick one with characteristics that appeal to you (say, 10-years younger and extremely loyal).   Love can come later.

Here ya go, Wab. (Akaisha Kaderli has already done the research.)

Laurence, this may or may not work for you & spouse... but that didn't seem to be an issue with many other guys I've seen there.

 

[laurence]

Here ya go, Wab. (Akaisha Kaderli has already done the research.)

Laurence, this may or may not work for you & spouse... but that didn't seem to be an issue with many other guys I've seen there.

WOW! Um....that was....informative! DW would of course shut that down.

If I was single I wouldn't be totally opposed to it, seriously, Thai chicks are hot I could learn a lot and lead a fuller life with someone of a different culture. But I would want to do a meet and greet where the women got to pick me, not the other way around. If she's being forced into it by her Dad, well, that's just barbaric. But if she wanted to see America and actually thought I was cute, well then!

Still, I think I would having a nagging feeling that she was just using me....

 

[bow-tie]

...Still, I think I would having a nagging feeling that she was just using me....

Well that nagging feeling would most certainly depend on what she was using you for...

 

[haha]

Dear Abby time!

Forget this "soul mate" stuff.   There are a lot of women out there.   Many of whom want to get married.   Pick one with characteristics that appeal to you (say, 10-years younger and extremely loyal).   Love can come later.

Good advice. Still, for many men marriage would be a high price to pay for possible late life security. After all, one can always get drunk and fall down in a snow bank. But there is a strategy short of marriage or commitment. Women are on the whole sensible and believe in fair play. One can cultivate some interests that will put you in contact with women, and get to know them as friends. Especially if you are a bit handy or skilled in typically masculine useful arts, they will like this.  Of course this is hard if all you like is motor-crossing and paintball fighting.

They will frequently be trying to get you into bed, or to get you to be with them only, but if you are really not looking for that, good relationships can result. I have had more than one woman tell me that with age certain realism begins to enter their brains. If you can move some heavy furniture for them, escort them somewhere occasionally, dance with them, visit them in the hospital, send a birthday card, they get some of what they need, and you get a friend. Women don't really need us for friends, as they are very good friends to one another. But, inexplicably, they like us. 

I am married, but if I stay away from women who really turn me on, I can have good women friends and avoid divorce court. So Far.

ha

 

[wabmester]

I am married, but if I stay away from women who really turn me on, I can have good women friends and avoid divorce court. So Far.

There are women who don't turn you on? Your tastes are more refined than I thought.

I'm not an expert, but women in general seem to be more loyal than men. And they know this. So, you have to consider the other side of the equation. In order to maintain loyal female companionship, the woman generally wants the same loyalty from the man. And marriage seems to be the key (such as it is).

But I like the idea of platonic voluntary servitude. (Hmm, another business plan begins to take form....)

 

[Mr._johngalt]

Good advice. Still, for many men marriage would be a high price to pay for possible late life security. After all, one can always get drunk and fall down in a snow bank. But there is a strategy short of marriage or commitment. Women are on the whole sensible and believe in fair play. One can cultivate some interests that will put you in contact with women, and get to know them as friends. Especially if you are a bit handy or skilled in typically masculine useful arts, they will like this.  Of course this is hard if all you like is motor-crossing and paintball fighting.

They will frequently be trying to get you into bed, or to get you to be with them only, but if you are really not looking for that, good relationships can result. I have had more than one woman tell me that with age certain realism begins to enter their brains. If you can move some heavy furniture for them, escort them somewhere occasionally, dance with them, visit them in the hospital, send a birthday card, they get some of what they need, and you get a friend. Women don't really need us for friends, as they are very good friends to one another. But, inexplicably, they like us. 

I am married, but if I stay away from women who really turn me on, I can have good women friends and avoid divorce court. So Far.

ha

If you live long enough there will be no women who "really turn you on".
You will still look, but a good nap will start to look better. Some of you
youngsters may find this hard to believe. Believe it!

JG

 

[REWahoo]

If you live long enough there will be no women who "really turn you on".
You will still look, but a good nap will start to look better. Some of you
youngsters may find this hard to believe. Believe it!

JG

John, I thought you were 62, not 620.

REW

 

[Mr._johngalt]

John, I thought you were 62, not 620.

REW

I hear you man, but I managed to pack a lot into the first 60 years
No regrets.

JG

 

[MJ]

Dear Abby time!

Forget this "soul mate" stuff. There are a lot of women out there. Many of whom want to get married. Pick one with characteristics that appeal to you (say, 10-years younger and extremely loyal). Love can come later.

Trust me, only a soul mate would lovingly put up with me, I am not looking for a "rent a bride" unless it's for a couple of months.

Thanks for the advice.

 

[Nords]

If you live long enough there will be no women who "really turn you on". You will still look, but a good nap will start to look better.  Some of you
youngsters may find this hard to believe.  Believe it! JG

John, I don't believe it. One of my life's long-term goals is to never behave as "old" as you do.

Besides, you can always nap afterwards...

 

[Jarhead*]

John, I don't believe it.  One of my life's long-term goals is to never behave as "old" as you do.

Besides, you can always nap afterwards...

Nords: Trust me, you're absoulutely correct in not believing old John, on this point.

As a matter of fact, "the turn-on factor" actually increases, as we usually become less discriminating.

 

[laurence]

I have experienced this already, as now that I'm 30, I've noticed that some 40 year old women are hot!

 

[MJ]

I have experienced this already, as now that I'm 30, I've noticed that some 40 year old women are hot!

Darn. It's the opposite for me, I notice them from legal to 30.
I'll probably die a frustrated old man unless I die in Thailand with my young "rent a bride" a la "Nelson Rockefeller".

 

[SteveR]

Boy!,
This thread sure got off track a bit. :

Being on my third wife, so to speak  8), I can honestly say that your tastes do change as you age.  What was vital as a young adult, is now not that big a deal.  Looks are still important (hey, I am a guy you know , but other things become more important.  I started dating again after my wife died and it was a different world than 20 years ago  .  

I was lucky enough to find a wonderful lady who is truly my soulmate and will be there to change my diapers when that time comes; just as I may need to do for her someday.  That is what it is all about.  Love is the bond that keeps two people together and makes them want to take care of you.  A partnership of convenience will dissolve all too quickly and you will be alone and having to change your own diapers....if you can remember how.  

Life is to be shared and doing so with love and respect is the only way I will do it.  

 

[Mr._johngalt]

Boy!,
This thread sure got off track a bit. :

Being on my third wife, so to speak  8), I can honestly say that your tastes do change as you age.  What was vital as a young adult, is now not that big a deal.  Looks are still important (hey, I am a guy you know , but other things become more important.  I started dating again after my wife died and it was a different world than 20 years ago  .  

I was lucky enough to find a wonderful lady who is truly my soulmate and will be there to change my diapers when that time comes; just as I may need to do for her someday.  That is what it is all about.  Love is the bond that keeps two people together and makes them want to take care of you.  A partnership of convenience will dissolve all too quickly and you will be alone and having to change your own diapers....if you can remember how.  

Life is to be shared and doing so with love and respect is the only way I will do it.  

I will not be changing my own diapers as long as my trigger finger works.
I have had more fights with DW in 3+ years than I had with my prior spouse
in 32 years. Still think we are a much better match. Also, at 56, I think she looks super. She always had a smile that could melt the coldest heart.
Sure melted mine................

JG

 

[tozz]

At least some folks here are clearing their posts through the legal department!

I notice them from legal to 30.

 

[Mr._johngalt]

I have experienced this already, as now that I'm 30, I've noticed that some 40 year old women are hot! 

Just imagine how a 40 year old women would look to me

JG

 

[preben]

I like them younger, I like them older - so I right now have one that is exactly my age!

 

[haha]

Darn. It's the opposite for me, I notice them from legal to 30.
I'll probably die a frustrated old man unless I die in Thailand with my young "rent a bride" a la "Nelson Rockefeller". 

Ah Nelson; he made a woman "Happy".

Ha

 

[JPatrick]

I will not be changing my own diapers as long as my trigger finger works.

Sounds like you're going to force the pizza delivery guy to change the diaper eh?
Seems practical, although perhaps a bit twisted.

 

[wabmester]

Sounds like you're going to force the pizza delivery guy to change the diaper eh?

Funniest Post Ever!

 

[JPatrick]

Funniest Post Ever!

Oh yeah- - -
Note to self:: Forget about volunteering for meals on wheels.

 

[Patrick]

Didn't they leave off a couple of zeroes?