How to Win and Loose a 50 something Male Options

[IronButterfly]

Here goes...my first blog entry. Welcome to the 21st century...for a 58 year old female this is quite an auspicious beginning. After being "single" for almost 8 years and at the urgings of both grown daughters..."mom, you have to write about your dating experiences", I have decided that the power of the written word has both a communicative effect as well as the ability to heal. So help me god...wherever she may be...I am forever finished with kissing those frogs in order to find my "prince". This last "encounter" where I finally let down those walls and gave of myself openly and freely, with of course the undying love of my intended, is the last. Ultimately, the dreaded phone call..this time a doozie. What is it with middle age men? We females know that the male sex is of course "wired" differently, but as they become older the wiring takes on a whole new meaning. After an almost 3 hour session of the most intimate sort, professions of "I felt as if we were one"..."I want you to sleep on my shoulder forever"..."You are the most amazing lover I have ever been with", etc, etc....where does it say that it is acceptable to call 48 hours afterwards and tell the most wonderful woman you have been with..."Sorry, we won't be able to see each other any longer, my old girlfriend called me last night and after 3 hours on the phone she has decided that she doesn't need me to convert before if we get married". Uh, huh. Ladies...this is uttered from a clinical psychologist who prides himself on his ability to help others. Yep...either I need to have my head examined...or he does. I have a number of amazing dating experiences to relay and rather than paying $200 per hour to someone who probably needs to see his or her own therapist...I have decided to air all my dirty laundry in print. A human being can only take so much rejection during one lifetime without attempting to fight back and take that breath of air. This last one has taken the wind out of my sails...devastated me in no uncertain terms. Once a woman puts her ultimate trust and believes in her partner...she is doomed to question her own judgement when said partner gives her the axe. How does one recover...by writing and listening to others. So please...let me hear your stories and i will share more of mine.

[heyo-captain-jac...]

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