Why do senior citizens get all the fun?

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Registered: 11-28-1999
Why do senior citizens get all the fun?
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Fri, 02-20-2009 - 11:09am

I have an 81 yr old uncle who spends the winters in Fla. His first wife of over 40 yrs died, then a couple of years later, he met a nice widow down in Fla. The ironic thing was that he & his 1st wife and she & her 1st DH had all vounteered at the same hospital down there, but they never met each other. So this 2nd woman & he got their relationship "blessed" by a priest but didn't legally marry, as she would have lost some pension rights. I guess that's more common where there are a lot of retirees who don't want to be "living in sin." So he was with her for a few years, then unfortunately, she too died a year or so ago of cancer. Now my mom tells me that he has another girlfriend! In fact the 2nd wife introduced him to her and thought they would like each other!

So I guess you either have to be young or a senior citizen to get all the dating action. I'm 51 and I think all the guys my age want a 30 yr old. :( Not to mention that I work and have a 7th grader to take care of, so I don't have that much time. But I did notice when I went to my local hospital for some tests, that there were all these senior guys volunteering there too, who would help people find their way around the hospital. And today I stopped to get some breakfast in the donut shop and I know there are these guys who have breakfast there every day and they started talking to me. They were 79 years old! lol So I guess my dating life will pick up in about 20 years.

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Registered: 01-05-2006
Fri, 02-20-2009 - 1:41pm

Since Im classified as a senior citizen I guess Im not the norm.


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Registered: 11-28-1999
Fri, 02-20-2009 - 2:06pm
I was talking about that w/ my mother when she was telling me about my uncle. We decided that men don't want to be alone because they need someone to do the cooking & cleaning, where the women will be more like you are--why do I want to take care of someone else? My father died when he was about 70 (13 yrs ago) and my mother was never interested in dating or finding another man. She lives w/ her younger sister, who never married.
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Registered: 01-05-2006
Fri, 02-20-2009 - 3:00pm

My dad was in his late 60's


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Registered: 11-28-1999
Fri, 02-20-2009 - 3:35pm
By the way, those snow scenes are really pretty, although I am quite sick of the real thing. I haven't figured out how to put anything in my messages.
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Registered: 01-05-2006
Sat, 02-21-2009 - 1:04pm

Thank you.


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