I’m 56. My career is well established. I have my house, and both my children are college graduates. (Thank God for that!) Recently, a good friend of mine met a very nice guy through one of those online dating services. This got me thinking. She’s considerably younger than I am, but if it worked for her, wasn’t there a chance it could work for me??
I’ve decided to give it a shot, and I’ve also decided to blog about my experiences. Who knows, maybe others will stop by and share their experiences as well. I hope so.
First: I’m a realist. Things on my body aren’t ever going back to their original, er . . . positions. Not without surgery that is. While filling out my profile and reading the profiles of the men who looked interesting, I can’t help but be discouraged. Men want slender and toned. I’m not huge by any means, and I exercise regularly. I’m healthy, not on any meds, active, and normal. I look at their pictures, and I think, “How can YOU be so picky? You’re by no means slender and toned yourself.” So I send me winks anyway, and get rejected.
Hah! I’ve had emails from men who are way younger than my stated age range, and they’re all from other states. My profile distance range is 50 miles, so what’s up with that? Today I answered one of the emails and flat out asked why he’d contacted me. He’s 12 years my junior, and he lives half the country away. I’ll let you know what his response is.
I’ll keep you posted. Dating past fifty is proving to be a challenge.
