People seem to have lost the art of writing, with the wide use of computers and text messages.
There is nothing nicer than receiving a hand written letter through the post. Text messages and emails are often deleted, but you can re-read a letter over and over again.
People will often say things in a letter that they wouldn't have the courage to say directly to you, and emails/texts are generally seen as useful for only short messages and cannot be guaranteed as private.
I have kept all of the love letters I have received since I was a teenager and even now, I still like to read them and remember those times, even though they are in the past.
I still love to write and be written to, as it it so much more personal
There has to be some element of attraction to get two people together in the first place, but personality and intelligence are important too. If a guy can make me laugh, then he is half way there..........
Let him bring it on!! After all, us elderly codgers can give as good as we get and I'm sure we all live a far happier and more fruitful life than a sarcastic 29 year old..........
50 is classed as middle age. People live until they're much older nowadays, and I know 75 year olds who are as fit (or in some cases, fitter) than some 40 year olds.
They say that 60 is the new 50, so I certainly don't class anyone being elderly, or a senior citizen until they reach at least retirement age, which is 65+ in the UK.
I think you might have just blown your chances of ever finding a partner on this site......
Well, this widow thinks that is a load of 'C_ _ P'.
I was widowed just a week after my wedding and was devastated to lose my husband. We had spent 5 great years together before deciding to marry (something we both said we would never do). But marriage is a natural progression of a loving relationship and we married because we wanted to spend the rest of our lives together.
I'm not eager to jump into another marriage, but if it happens, then so be it. It will happen for all the right reasons and not as a way of combating lonliness. (Why assume all widows/widowers are anxious to try again?!!)
For some reasons guys are terrified of dating a widow. Maybe, one day, I'll understand why.... Then you have the others, who assume that as you are a widow, you must be financially loaded, and am easy pickings.
Love holds no boundaries, so yes, I would relocate for the right person. I have been considering selling up and moving from the UK for a while now, so if I did meet and fall in love with someone from a different country, I would definitely consider relaocating to be with them.
As for dates...... I have travelled to Denmark and to Alaska to meet guys. I am still good friends with the guy from Denmark and the relationship with the Alaskan guy lasted 2 years and the distance had nothing to do with the break up.
Contrary to your beliefs not all male flight attendants are gay. In fact in all my years of travelling, I have only ever come across 2 obviously gay male flight attendants. Many of them are married, including the women.
Something very wrong here then.............. You're saying that a 50 year old woman should be dating a 90 year old guy I know that men are far less mature than women, at the same age.....but that is rediculous!
During my teens and 20's, I was attracted to guys 10 years older, because they were more mature than those my own age. Now, I find that guys my age are far too old and needy for my liking. Maybe someone will prove me wrong.
Age is after all just a number and you can't help who you are attracted to and fall in love with. Many of the guys who have asked me out over the past few years, have been in their late 30's. To me, it's the person who counts
Divorce isn't about winning or losing. It's about a relationship which has irretrevably broken down, with divorce being the less painful choice for all parties.
There is nothing worse than being in a loveless or abusive/violent marriage. I know first hand what it is like as a child to grow up in a family where my parents only stayed together for the children. Sometimes not getting a divorce hurts the children more as their lives are in turmoil. Many couples are oblivious to what their child sees and hears within the family. They feel that they have shielded the child/ren from the rows and violence, but if you asked the child you would be surprised at the way they feel about being caught up in things.
You seem to be swayed by the high profile divorces of celebrities you read about in the papers. REAL life is nothing like that. I know of many women who have walked away from a marriage which wasn't working, with nothing.
I spent some time visiting a male friend who was a smoker. Upon returning home, every one of my clothes still stank of stale smoke. If only smokers could smell themselves. It is only after they have given up, they notice what other people around them have been suffering.
I enjoy kissing too much to have a relationship with a smoker.
I for one like to go away whenever I can, but being single does have it's drawbacks, as I have noted that over the past couple of years, a woman travelling alone, is treated far differently to a guy travelling alone.
I get along with most people and don't normally have a problem , but my last holiday turned out to be quite lonely as most of those staying in the hotel were couples, or families. It seemed that you are either looked upon as a threat to couples, or it is assumed you want to be left alone.
I'm off on holiday again tomorrow, but this time have talked my son into coming away with me.
Maybe having a CS travel group will allow people like myself to join up with others on weekend breaks or holidays, making it less lonely.
Drinking to excess is destructive. It often ends up ruining friendships, relationships, and employment, not to mention health.
One health problem is mouth and throat cancer, which is horrible and from which I've watched a good friend of mine die.
My friend didn't think he had a drink problem as he only drank whilst he wasn't working. He said as his job was so intense and high profile, his time off was for partying. I realised what a problem he had when we had been invited to a bbq. He started to drink before we went, saying that he needed it to have the confidence to meet new people. It wasn't so much the amount he consumed as the strength of the alcohol he consumed, which increased as his body became used to it.
Although I do drink socially myself, I aplaude anyone who has battled alcoholism and given up.
I do tend to steer clear of heavy drinkers now, and would feel uneasy about dating an alcoholic (even if they had been dry for years).
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RE: KISS, MARRY OR AVOID....?
ooops my post went in the wrong place. Obviously a lot of posters on this one. So now he'll never know....