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LizBeth

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18. I agree. Been there, done that, no interest in doing it again. I am Freeeeee! The thing is, from the

Reply to Mme. Defarge (Original post)

Tue Nov 24, 2020, 07:37 PM

Nov 2020

time of being little girls we are conditioned to be this and be that for others. Always considering others. Always letting everyone else be first. Nope. Now it is all me and I still have to pinch myself the feeling. Because I can. I owe no one, nothing. I do not have to smile, I am not representing a masculinity by my looks, not my job to coddle and stroke anothers ego.

Not to mention all the other stuff.

I agree.

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The new reality of dating over 65: Men want to live together; women don't [View all] Mme. Defarge Nov 2020 OP

... handmade34 Nov 2020 #1

Damn, guess it's going to be hard to find a woman to cook and clean for me captain queeg Nov 2020 #2

Dang near impossible. Cracklin Charlie Nov 2020 #7

"A nurse or a purse" Freddie Nov 2020 #11

easy to get rid of unwanted attention Skittles Nov 2020 #22

And...this is a problem because...? Heh. Guilded Lilly Nov 2020 #3

Yep, I can attest to that. CatMor Nov 2020 #4

Planning to see my IS (Insignificant Other) over the weekend Mme. Defarge Nov 2020 #8

Ideal situation. ... live apart and he does the cooking. CatMor Nov 2020 #12

YEP! FirstLight Nov 2020 #5

No way would I trade my life of travel and doing what I want sinkingfeeling Nov 2020 #6

Agreed. Mme. Defarge Nov 2020 #9

+1 LizBeth Nov 2020 #20

Makes sense to me! Ohiogal Nov 2020 #10

Reminds me of a joke my sister told me... 2naSalit Nov 2020 #13

Meanwhile, as a woman dating at 56... intheflow Nov 2020 #14

+1 LizBeth Nov 2020 #19

As an older gentleman, my experience is the opposite. Midnight Writer Nov 2020 #15

LOL! SharonAnn Nov 2020 #16

How true. nancy1942 Nov 2020 #17

I agree. Been there, done that, no interest in doing it again. I am Freeeeee! The thing is, from the LizBeth Nov 2020 #18

Incels - the Senior Edition NEOBuckeye Nov 2020 #21

IMO this is definitely true. As a single female senior, I'm not raccoon Nov 2020 #23

I'm 70 and single. Dyedinthewoolliberal Nov 2020 #28

Women are with men because they WANT to be instead of NEED to be . Maybe he needs to consider JI7 Nov 2020 #24

I would never live with a woman again. lagomorph777 Nov 2020 #25

LOL Skittles Nov 2020 #26

Married 34 years. Definitely dated the wrong woman. lagomorph777 Nov 2020 #27