sassy49senior: I am also sorry I did not make myself more clear. I also was generalizing with my answer. Yet I was looking at myself as one who is sometimes afraid to step away from where I feel comfortable. Because of my fear so to speak I lost someone I am very fond of. As for myself I will take those wee baby steps into something I may feel is not quite what I want.
And you will gro with something that you dont want, and down the road u will wonder why??? THEN you may wait a lil longer the next time, If you see from the start you dont like it DONT GET IN IT !
We are in such a similar position you and I... having been married and raised our kids and divorced at still a young age and stayed single for a looooong time, we´ve made good lives for ourselves so maybe it is asking a lot for someone to enhance that....
jbibiza: We are in such a similar position you and I... having been married and raised our kids and divorced at still a young age and stayed single for a looooong time, we´ve made good lives for ourselves so maybe it is asking a lot for someone to enhance that....
Think you´re right, but there must be somebody who can do it.....maybe?
In the meantime, we are lucky that there´s no real pressure or deep yearning for it. If it happens great, if not, well we´re still good no?
Tater: I already feel that I'm incompatible sometimes...I'm only 30... I think the wiser a man gets the more we realize, alot of the women out there, aren't worth giving up our peace of mind for... But there are some
I put that last bit in there so the ladies don't try and kill me now...
so
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....
OK Tater, I'll stick with you on this one , so by the end of the night they will all hate us , or we will be under the dog pile, beating them off of us , Ha ha
HotrodLarrys: And you will gro with something that you dont want, and down the road u will wonder why??? THEN you may wait a lil longer the next time, If you see from the start you dont like it DONT GET IN IT !
I understand what you mean and of course I would not consider dating someone way off my course so to speak. I am referring to the smaller things such as weight, looks, smoke or non smoke. I would like to find someone who has some of the same likes that I do , but not afraid to try something different also.
Exactly what, is "settling for less"??? Less than what? Less than me??
In my senile old mind, that would make me "better than", I ain't..
Now, I am set in some of my ways but I am willing to try to do things differently. What the hell, maybe another does have a better way of doing things..
What I do know, and know without doubt, I have absolutely no intention of ever living in cold/snowy weather again. Nor, will I live in California again, sorry all you Californi peeps but I simply do not like that state and I am not afraid to admit it..
For the time being, I am stuck where I am, and I am perfectly happy here, perfectly happy doing what I do, and perfectly happy with me..
If A woman were to tell me she will not settle for less, she is telling me she thinks she is better than me and that would mean I have absolutely NOTHING to offer her..
Jan1305: Think you´re right, but there must be somebody who can do it.....maybe?
In the meantime, we are lucky that there´s no real pressure or deep yearning for it. If it happens great, if not, well we´re still good no?
Yes, we still have a good life and we both know how to play, which keeps it interesting... and if a good playmate comes along, wonderful, if not we still have lives.
I think the biggest difference that age makes is that we no longer feel the pressure you do when you´re younger to get married, start a family... and I think a lot of people are looking for someone else to provide security in their lives rather than create their own.
I believe in the "lottery" test.... if you won the lottery tomorrow, would you stay with your partner, it´s surprising how often the answer is no...
HJFinAZ: Exactly what, is "settling for less"??? Less than what? Less than me??
In my senile old mind, that would make me "better than", I ain't..
Now, I am set in some of my ways but I am willing to try to do things differently. What the hell, maybe another does have a better way of doing things..
What I do know, and know without doubt, I have absolutely no intention of ever living in cold/snowy weather again. Nor, will I live in California again, sorry all you Californi peeps but I simply do not like that state and I am not afraid to admit it..
For the time being, I am stuck where I am, and I am perfectly happy here, perfectly happy doing what I do, and perfectly happy with me..
If A woman were to tell me she will not settle for less, she is telling me she thinks she is better than me and that would mean I have absolutely NOTHING to offer her..
Such is life...........
Very well said HJ I agree with you also on this cold weather. Told my kids I'm movin' to Arizona. Did not go well
HJFinAZ: Exactly what, is "settling for less"??? Less than what? Less than me??
In my senile old mind, that would make me "better than", I ain't..
Now, I am set in some of my ways but I am willing to try to do things differently. What the hell, maybe another does have a better way of doing things..
What I do know, and know without doubt, I have absolutely no intention of ever living in cold/snowy weather again. Nor, will I live in California again, sorry all you Californi peeps but I simply do not like that state and I am not afraid to admit it..
For the time being, I am stuck where I am, and I am perfectly happy here, perfectly happy doing what I do, and perfectly happy with me..
If A woman were to tell me she will not settle for less, she is telling me she thinks she is better than me and that would mean I have absolutely NOTHING to offer her..
Such is life...........
No Pat, settling for less doesn´t mean you or anybody isn´t good enough. It means not settling for less than we feel we deserve. That feeling, which is confidence basically, results from age and experience and has nothing to do with declaring one is "better" than another.
Cold or hot climate is of course an issue for some, but at the end of the day shouldn´t be the highest priority in the scheme of things, unless there are health reasons for it.
Having said that, it would be an exceptional man to get me to move from Spain.
HJFinAZ: Exactly what, is "settling for less"??? Less than what? Less than me??
In my senile old mind, that would make me "better than", I ain't..
Now, I am set in some of my ways but I am willing to try to do things differently. What the hell, maybe another does have a better way of doing things..
What I do know, and know without doubt, I have absolutely no intention of ever living in cold/snowy weather again. Nor, will I live in California again, sorry all you Californi peeps but I simply do not like that state and I am not afraid to admit it..
For the time being, I am stuck where I am, and I am perfectly happy here, perfectly happy doing what I do, and perfectly happy with me..
If A woman were to tell me she will not settle for less, she is telling me she thinks she is better than me and that would mean I have absolutely NOTHING to offer her..
Such is life...........
So you just ruled out a California, and cold weather, so isnt that about half of the population, so you are working against the odds! Nothing wrong with your opinion, This is the point i want to make known, Some of us , MANY of us are limited by our own decisions,, This is you , this is great , because you have to live with it , and if that is what makes you happy
Jan1305: No Pat, settling for less doesn´t mean you or anybody isn´t good enough. It means not settling for less than we feel we deserve. That feeling, which is confidence basically, results from age and experience and has nothing to do with declaring one is "better" than another.
Cold or hot climate is of course an issue for some, but at the end of the day shouldn´t be the highest priority in the scheme of things, unless there are health reasons for it.
Having said that, it would be an exceptional man to get me to move from Spain.
You shouldnt settle for less than exceptional, and would you settle for less because he is in spain, for the convienence, NOT ME !
I am trying to better my life , not allow what happens, But to take control of my life and find what WILL WORK , not just what comes by and spreads their legs OOP's
Mercedes1: I think woman are set in their ways from the time they were conceived
Oh no please. I came to California when I was three. I can not wait to leave. I am done with raising children and caring for the parents. This is the beginning of a new life. I have not lived in the cold but I was conceived in it. I feel life is just a journey, on the road to many adventures. I am from the Raven clan, and I will fly away.
sassy49senior: I understand what you mean and of course I would not consider dating someone way off my course so to speak. I am referring to the smaller things such as weight, looks, smoke or non smoke. I would like to find someone who has some of the same likes that I do , but not afraid to try something different also.
You say these are the small things to you, But to others these may be the big things
Jan1305: No Pat, settling for less doesn´t mean you or anybody isn´t good enough. It means not settling for less than we feel we deserve. That feeling, which is confidence basically, results from age and experience and has nothing to do with declaring one is "better" than another.
Cold or hot climate is of course an issue for some, but at the end of the day shouldn´t be the highest priority in the scheme of things, unless there are health reasons for it.
Having said that, it would be an exceptional man to get me to move from Spain.
I guess I am not exceptional.. I made the offer over a year ago..
NAKEDMUDPEOPLE: Oh no please. I came to California when I was three. I can not wait to leave. I am done with raising children and caring for the parents. This is the beginning of a new life. I have not lived in the cold but I was conceived in it. I feel life is just a journey, on the road to many adventures. I am from the Raven clan, and I will fly away.
It really is, to bad many have yet to figure it out..
Do NOT take life so seriously, it AIN'T permanent!!
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was generalizing with my answer. Yet I was looking at
myself as one who is sometimes afraid to step away from
where I feel comfortable. Because of my fear so to
speak I lost someone I am very fond of. As for myself
I will take those wee baby steps into something I may
feel is not quite what I want.
And you will gro with something that you dont want, and down the road u will wonder why??? THEN you may wait a lil longer the next time, If you see from the start you dont like it DONT GET IN IT !