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Ophelia[_11_]

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> On 12/7/2013 12:33 AM, gtr wrote:
>> On 2013-12-07 04:43:38 +0000, said:
>>
>>> On Fri, 6 Dec 2013 15:20:19 -0700, "graham" > wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> On Fri, 6 Dec 2013 09:52:55 -0000, "Ophelia"
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Gary" > wrote in message
>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>> Ophelia wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "Cindy Hamilton" wrote:
>>>>>>>>> I've often said I will never remarry, because I could never find
>>>>>>>>> another one like him.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Exactly the same for me with mine )))
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> And then there's me. Divorced for about 25 years now. I never
>>>>>>> remarried because I was afraid that I *would* find another just like
>>>>>>> her. heheh
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Aww I am so sorry.
>>>>>
>>>>> Don't be. some people do very well on their own. I was happily
>>>>> married 43 years but don't think I would have adjusted readily again
>>>>> and know I certainly would not now. There are days when I am happy
>>>>> that I can do exactly what I want. I also know some women who are
>>>>> coping now at this stage with ailing husbands and doubt that I could
>>>>> have given the care now, that I gave then. It would be too physically
>>>>> demanding.
>>>>>
>>>>> Several years after David died I did get quite close to someone but a)
>>>>> my cat bit him and b) he dropped - and left - a wet towel on the
>>>>> bedroom carpet and warning flags were waving - that was the end of
>>>>> that! So now I usually make sure the ground rules are clear at the
>>>>> outset because a lot of widowers seem to be looking for housekeepers
>>>>> and cleaners and I am not applying for those positions
>>>>
>>>> By the same token, a lot of women are looking for *younger* men! They
>>>> don't
>>>> want to look after someone but they sure as hell want to *be* looked
>>>> after
>>>> and the trouble is, they don't seem to be aware of the double standard!
>>>> Graham
>>>>
>>> Maybe but younger men often appreciate that 'older' women are not
>>> looking for a permanent meal ticket.
>>
>> I can't imagine what younger men appreciate. I'm that far away from the
>> mindset.
>>
> I suppose the flip side of the coin would be younger women looking for a
> meal ticket from someone old enough to be her father.

A wee bit like Graham was saying, (although not the age things) it was his
wallet they were interested in, not him

There is not a wallet big enough
to tempt me away from mine.

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