Where do single men in their 50s go?

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Where do single men in their 50s go?
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Mon, 10-16-2006 - 8:09am
I know you can meet men anywhere, any time of day, any day of the week, but specifically, I'd like to hear from some single men in their late 40s and 50s...where do you go on a Friday or Saturday night if you don't have a date? Do you tend to stay home and watch TV? Do you ever go with a male friend(s)?
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Mon, 11-13-2006 - 5:46pm

Hi Dryginger,
I have a guy friend who told me that guys love electronics and so if you notice there are always lots of them at places where they specialize in cptrs , music, big screen tvs. etc,
Hope this helps I am gonna try it myself!

Suziekitten

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Mon, 11-13-2006 - 6:24pm

Suzie....I JUST had that same idea yesterday. I drove past a electronic shop, and thought about how many guy friends/ex's/friend's boyfriends always talk about going to electronic stores....I'm totally going to check it out *hehe*. It's perfect...they buy that stuff all the time, and it's not too big of a local either.

Another place that just came to mind was a casino!!! Sooooo many guys I've talked to lately talk about going to play poker at the Casino (the latest fad amongst men right now it seems)....can you say JACKPOT!?!?! Mwahaha!!!

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Mon, 11-13-2006 - 6:25pm
Actually I've seen a couple cities have poker seminars and stuff...I bet that would be just perfect!!
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Mon, 11-13-2006 - 7:51pm

Hey Dryginger,
Listen great idea about the casino a woman could window shop until SHE was ready , also thanks for the great reply.

Suzie

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Tue, 11-14-2006 - 10:39am

I've come to realize that the line: "it was great talking with you, let's get together" is nothing more than a polite brush-off. I take that to mean no interest. If they really are interested, men will make definite plans for a next meeting on-the-spot.

Let's face it, most men are not nearly as patient as women and not nearly as good at planning for the future.

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Tue, 11-14-2006 - 10:48am

I'm one of the ones looking for the proverbial nice guy, "gilligan" type. Those men I know like that are all married. The single men my age group are all after sex--the Ginger-type. What's a MaryAnn type of nice woman in her 40's to do?

I'm 47, no longer skinny and beautiful, but not an ugly, fat hag either. Problem is I'm intelligent, have a good job, and I think those facts scare some men off also.

I think men are still, even in 40's and 50's, so caught up in the primordial urge for sex, that they overlook the nice women.

I'd love to run into your clone here in Houston. I've done the museum nights, all the men there are paired off already. Never seen one single guy of any age. I love the museum.

It feels pretty hopeless.

Enough "Gilligan's Island" references?

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Tue, 11-14-2006 - 1:23pm

At times it does feel pretty hopeless, yet I am very hopeful... so I keep trying...

My most recent disaster worked well for about two months until she told me I was too nice... whatever the hell that means...

But... I will keep trying... shes here somewhere...

:o)

Jim

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Tue, 11-14-2006 - 4:47pm
What exactly does "too nice" mean anyways?
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Tue, 11-14-2006 - 5:42pm

'What exactly does "too nice" mean anyways?'

I don't know... What would prompt you to tell someone that?

I was raised to respect and treat women accordingly. She did tell me that I treated her much nicer than her ex husband had... so I figure maybe it was a 'flight' thing... Its too bad. We had a lot of fun together, and think we would have been good for each other...

Jim

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Tue, 11-14-2006 - 9:36pm
That's such a silly reason!! Umm...I wouldn't ever tell someone that...it's like saying someone is 'too goodlooking', just doesn't make sense.