Nothing to ponder at all - be happy where and when you can - semi happy not good enough - although I know people who have done it just so that aren't alone.....very sad.
Gosh, don't give up hope please - there are lots of we girls out there that love the little touches that gentlemen like you can provide - just make sure you don't step over the line from being gentlemanly to controlling or condescending- ie going too far - ladies are very capable with most things - so concentrate on the truely gentlemanly touches initially, and you shouldn't have any problems from the majority of us.
Don't be daft! BTW my dad found love again at 73 (mum died some 5 years before) and married her at 75 - now 80 and they are very happy - it is a whole new life for him!
Sooooo you are really really just a baby - therefore so am I!
What's wrong with diet coke - in particular I mean - apart from the all the chemicals and the pretend sugar - I am equally addicted - nothing beats Pepsi Max for me and sometimes diet coke - please explain...?
Wow EM - what a terrific blog and question - haven't read all the responses - but I am definitely a NO. If they post their chest I tend to believe they are very egotistical and love themselves a bit too much to be interesting to me.
PS. Have I missed the photo now????? (hypocritical perhaps, but I feel I know you just a little now, so it is allowed - by my rules anyway! hee hee)
Sometimes I think it has become a bit of an epidemic too - but then realised that mental health issues tend to be more out there than they used to be, are acknowledged more readily and openly and while not necessarily readily accepted are talked about more often.
There is someone at work who suffers from depression and he is sometimes difficult to deal with as he also suffers from paranoia with it which I understand is not unusual at times for some sufferers and so occasionally strange things come out of his mouth. Those of us who work with him tend to keep a low profile around him for this reason, which we know is probably wrong.... He deliberately keeps to himself anyway, and still has periods where he seems to be on an even keel.
I agree that most people with depression recognise that and get something done about it. But it is not an easy problem to deal with at times despite any support or love you may show towards a sufferer.
I think the whole issue of mental health is poorly funded and poorly researched, due to that lack of funds - the brain is a very complex piece of machinery.
People with mental health problems often have no control over the onset of their problem it can be genetic, environmental or propensity - it is really sad to see and not nearly well enough understood.
Those that do not suffer or recover completely are very lucky indeed. those that do suffer, you have a lot of sympathy and understanding and I wish you well in your recovery and/or treatment.
RE: What is scarier?
Nothing to ponder at all - be happy where and when you can - semi happy not good enough - although I know people who have done it just so that aren't alone.....very sad.Hope I never get that sad...