too much time on my hands.

 Gee  Ben,

I'm single and there is a reason I'm single......  after 32yrs of marriage HE wanted his freedom.  A choice he regrets.  Anyway, the reason I'm single...  my choice.  Rude? well, yes that is rude.  There are many single women that are not losers and single.... by choice.   Good luck with your "search"

Millie

You know, it's the same thing for single women ... most of the men I met were kinda weird too. I seem to attract all the perverts. That's why I've given up. I meet someone I think is nice and I think we connect, and then he NEVER calls back. Why? I don't know. He says he likes me, but then he doesn't call back. So I gave up. Now I think I'm a fairly intelligent woman (I'm not bragging here); I'm not weird, not ugly ... so what's wrong with me?

RIGHT ON EILEEN! So our OPTIONS are so hot either

Eileen: ... so what's wrong with me?

NOTHING IS WRONG WITH YOU SWEETIE except that you are not 30 something and ego candy.

Oh man- I can tell you don't live in CA- we have some great older women around here. It is NOT a level playing field here.

Hello, Ben...

I'm not a dating guru by any means...okay, used to be......but...

Anyway, here's the 'booty' stuff.... men wear blue booties and wimmen wear pink booties.... we are really different.

Men just don't operate the way 'wimmin' do and they don't stay single longer.  My experience is "First one in with the casserole wins".   Just consider it practice and get on those blind dates.  It will re-acquaint you with conversation about stuff you never thought you'd talk about.... it will re-acquaint you with rejection so you know how to handle it and move on... it wil re-acquaint you with getting out of your 'married' box.....read two newspapers instead of one so you have more to talk about.... take in a play.... a musical....

Don't worry about saggy skin issues... and Ben???  Find a live support group for WLS'ers in your area!!!  There will be plenty of pickin's from that group.... And you might look on the OH Singles board.... a lot of over 50's visit that and don't respond, I'm sure.  I've peeked on it once or twice myself. 

Starch them jeans, git you a big ol' belt buckle, shine them boots....  oh, wait... I'm in Texas.. that's a Texas thang.

Good luck.

Janet

OK Janet ... so I need to get pink boots and learn to make a knockout casserole???    Got any recipies you care to share?   rofl  (((( hugs ))))

I might try the singles thing but my problem is not that I don't have prospects.  My problem is the prospects that I have are not what I want.  Have you seen the options we have these days. 

Yep, I've seen the options... that's why I'm not dating anymore...

When a man tells me he's divorced, likes to drink wine and cuddle on the couch in front of the fireplace, stroll hand in hand on the beach, and sends flowers and cards for no reason... I just figure he has a beer belly, bad breath, farts a lot and used to yell, "HEY, as soon as you finish cleaning up the kitchen, BRING ME ANOTHER BEER!!".

Janet

You are too cute Janet ((((( hugs )))))