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Uben

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76. Hmm? You never contacted me...

Sun Mar 2, 2014, 08:20 AM

Mar 2014

...maybe it's because we are 500 miles apart. Okay, you get a bye on this one.

I've been on dating sites for about a year and a half, and I have dated one gal about ten times. No one in the past year. I haven't given up, life just threw me some curves to deal with...ie. aging feeble parents! I'd like to find someone, but it's like I'm on 24/7 call right now.

I was married for 36 yrs before losing my wife to breast cancer in 2012. I've gotten accustomed to living alone and while it's not my preference, it's not so bad. I don't do bars or churches either, so I did it for the same reasons as you.
Good luck, and I hope you find what you're looking for. Until then, endeavor to persevere.....the struggle continues!

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Just saw an ad for a dating site for those of us over 50, and . [View all] Brigid Mar 2014 OP

High School wasn't a lot of fun for me. In_The_Wind Mar 2014 #1

Just as long as I don't have to go back to middle school. pnwmom Mar 2014 #59

My high school started with the 8th grade. In_The_Wind Mar 2014 #128

I can see that that transition wouldn't have been a whole lot of fun. pnwmom Mar 2014 #129

I'll take my young body back but not the mind steve2470 Mar 2014 #2

Another argument for a DU personals sub-forum! villager Mar 2014 #3

I don't think DU could take the drama that would accompany that BainsBane Mar 2014 #68

certainly not the "How was your date with that DUer?" thread! villager Mar 2014 #71

It would work so long as the dates were only online Vattel Mar 2014 #96

I've had loves say something similar RobertEarl Mar 2014 #4

Don't look now, but your ex-loves have posted all your lines on the web pinboy3niner Mar 2014 #7

Does that make you feel big? RobertEarl Mar 2014 #9

Can't take a joke? pinboy3niner Mar 2014 #11

I take dating very seriously RobertEarl Mar 2014 #16

Seduction? billh58 Mar 2014 #20

You are over the hill, eh? RobertEarl Mar 2014 #22

Not really, but then again billh58 Mar 2014 #30

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2014 #103

"Who ties up whom?" pipi_k Mar 2014 #80

LOL! billh58 Mar 2014 #85

The Wrong Application of Seduction. kwassa Mar 2014 #21

More art than anything RobertEarl Mar 2014 #24

More bullshit than anything. kwassa Mar 2014 #26

"Moana Lisa" Number23 Mar 2014 #62

'Moana Lisa' - is that a porn flick? scarletwoman Mar 2014 #81

Please tell us more! Dorian Gray Mar 2014 #83

Am I the only one that gets a TOTAL Pepe Le Pew vibe from that one?? Number23 Mar 2014 #91

I think you nailed it. Dorian Gray Mar 2014 #112

Sorry, all tied up right now RobertEarl Mar 2014 #94

There are a couple of theories BainsBane Mar 2014 #97

Let's hear your theories. RobertEarl Mar 2014 #99

she has a problem with humans who celebrate treating dates as prey zazen Mar 2014 #106

Here you go BainsBane Mar 2014 #121

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2014 #102

Companionship maybe? Not just seduction, but companionship? uppityperson Mar 2014 #105

Be still my heart! babylonsister Mar 2014 #8

You think that's impressive? Excuse me while I... pinboy3niner Mar 2014 #15

There's another method BainsBane Mar 2014 #36

JCPenny's mannequins! pinboy3niner Mar 2014 #39

I can't decide if I'm more relieved that I'm not straight Aerows Mar 2014 #69

Oye! babylonsister Mar 2014 #78

I will join you Ms. babylonsister Skittles Mar 2014 #126

Try not to use your powers for evil, Deuce Fumesucker Mar 2014 #29

Certainly not for evil. It's all about Love. RobertEarl Mar 2014 #34

I thought the NSA was cramping your style? BainsBane Mar 2014 #47

That's weird RobertEarl Mar 2014 #98

No, it has not been weighing on my mind BainsBane Mar 2014 #100

So RobertEarl Mar 2014 #101

"Carry on like you're the bad guy." BainsBane Mar 2014 #104

Yeah right RobertEarl Mar 2014 #107

Okay BainsBane Mar 2014 #109

Cool, BainesBain, RobertEarl Mar 2014 #111

Either way BainsBane Mar 2014 #113

You must be The Ladies Man kwassa Mar 2014 #114

Heh Dorian Gray Mar 2014 #116

Rrrrico Suave BainsBane Mar 2014 #120

And where is Rrrico now?!!!??? kwassa Mar 2014 #122

I don't think it was so much an attack Dorian Gray Mar 2014 #115

a true original ...? Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #117

It's not just any guy BainsBane Mar 2014 #118

that is either taking paranoia to another level or else, Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #119

Actually, my tongue RobertEarl Mar 2014 #123

if you say so Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #124

No one has an issue with your protecting the privacy of your partners BainsBane Mar 2014 #125

! dionysus Mar 2014 #72

Does the seduction happen just prior to, or after, waiting for the stream to buffer? LanternWaste Mar 2014 #130

The lady that said that looks like she's trying to look like she's in high school.. Kahuna Mar 2014 #5

I noticed that too. Brigid Mar 2014 #10

I don't see anything but text. cui bono Mar 2014 #17

No, but apparently . . . Brigid Mar 2014 #19

I'd do fine on there until I opened my mouth (plus I am only 48) The Straight Story Mar 2014 #6

I'm 10 years older. I get comments from babylonsister Mar 2014 #70

I sometimes feel like that: babylonsister Mar 2014 #12

So she dated 60 year old men while in high school? elehhhhna Mar 2014 #13

I very definitely do NOT want to feel like I'm back in high school. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2014 #14

I remember an old article on HS reunions in Psychology Today pinboy3niner Mar 2014 #18

Hahaha! And babylonsister Mar 2014 #23

You know, we could both cut our expenses... pinboy3niner Mar 2014 #25

You laugh, but that's the truth. Curmudgeoness Mar 2014 #27

No it's not! That 'study' went all the way up to 38 years of age. babylonsister Mar 2014 #33

After that, the only thing we're saying is... pinboy3niner Mar 2014 #51

Bwhahaha! babylonsister Mar 2014 #32

LMAO! nt adirondacker Mar 2014 #60

I prefer sitting in the corner of a bar, licking my eyebrows. Eleanors38 Mar 2014 #131

Is this where I sign up Curmudgeoness Mar 2014 #28

Hahaha! Yes, most definitely! Right here, right now. nt babylonsister Mar 2014 #35

God, this is harder than it looks. Curmudgeoness Mar 2014 #41

omg, you just described me! babylonsister Mar 2014 #48

I gave up years ago Curmudgeoness Mar 2014 #50

lol n/t LittleGirl Mar 2014 #49

So what! HappyMe Mar 2014 #31

You are well named! babylonsister Mar 2014 #38

Everybody is responsible for their own happiness. HappyMe Mar 2014 #45

I would totally say that pipi_k Mar 2014 #37

It isn't so much that high school was painful . . . Brigid Mar 2014 #44

No, it wasn't pipi_k Mar 2014 #84

The media and dating services have decided to exploit us over 50 somethings flamingdem Mar 2014 #40

Buzzkill! Curmudgeoness Mar 2014 #42

You're just jealous because you want to be the curmudgeon around here flamingdem Mar 2014 #43

No. I got a divorce and moved to another state. babylonsister Mar 2014 #57

Hmm? You never contacted me... Uben Mar 2014 #76

"Only" 500? babylonsister Mar 2014 #77

I doubt she ever steamed up the car windows. Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2014 #46

But her boyfriend could see paradise by the dashboard light pinboy3niner Mar 2014 #53

i was going steady in high school ,graduated.... madrchsod Mar 2014 #52

have you seen the dating service for farmers and ranchers ? madrchsod Mar 2014 #54

Yeah--it's an udder disaster pinboy3niner Mar 2014 #67

Yeah, and I personally find that one a little sexist and degrading to the woman in it... Ghost in the Machine Mar 2014 #127

People want to feel young at heart and I suppose that is a nice advertising gimmick. madinmaryland Mar 2014 #55

It's not a feature, it's a bug. Jerry442 Mar 2014 #63

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self-delete. pnwmom Mar 2014 #58

This message was self-deleted by its author ErikJ Mar 2014 #61

I loved high school but Junior High sucked mackerel Mar 2014 #64

The ads here are weird and creepy Number23 Mar 2014 #65

That is, indeed, a t-"shit"! Heidi Mar 2014 #74

Yikes! Not only did I spell "shirt" wrong but where the hell did that "tea" come from??? Number23 Mar 2014 #90

Hey Baby! Long time, no see! Kahuna Mar 2014 #79

BIG KAHUNA!!!! Number23 Mar 2014 #92

Because she's an actress paid to say words written by Cleita Mar 2014 #66

Oh, you sound hot, Bridid WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2014 #73

Sez a Bears fan. Brigid Mar 2014 #86

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I invented sass. Brigid Mar 2014 #88

Bookmarking for when my divorce is final. Scuba Mar 2014 #75

Maybe she's riding a lot of bucking broncos? Eleanors38 Mar 2014 #82

Someone will respond to that. Quantess Mar 2014 #89

What you mean you dont want to go back to the days of men plying you with slow gin and Drew Richards Mar 2014 #93

To quote The Sapphires, makes you feel like a girl of 50. mahina Mar 2014 #95

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I wouldn't want high school again, but wouldn't mind the energy. Shrike47 Mar 2014 #110