Happy Lemming Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Speed Dating on Monday. Best of Luck... Finger crossed you get a match or two!! Link to post Share on other sites
Author nospam99 Posted September 14, 2019 Author Share Posted September 14, 2019 Best of Luck... Finger crossed you get a match or two!! Thanks, buddy! (as we continue to drift WAY off MY freaking topic!) 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Author nospam99 Posted September 14, 2019 Author Share Posted September 14, 2019 Interesting reference to support my impression of the wealth of the subject area: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Coast_%28Connecticut%29 'As a side note, Darien has been listed as the richest town in the US as of 2018.' (no citation provided) Link to post Share on other sites
fredwhite Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 Most likely, these women are looking for someone on par with them in terms of looks, career, education, wealth/income, etc. But they are on the wrong side of the market at this age bracket. Link to post Share on other sites
Author nospam99 Posted September 14, 2019 Author Share Posted September 14, 2019 (edited) ^^^ Posters have got me thinking that the men these women are seeking are in such high demand that those men are not going to be on OLD. Ya think? If true it becomes variations of my OP question - what makes those women think they're going to find what they're looking for on OLD? Do they realize that and have come to OLD to 'trade down'? What kind of men do they expect to meet via OLD? Or are they all just 'out there fishing' in case a low-probability unicorn happens to show up? Almost makes me sympathize with them .... only almost - all dressed up and nowhere to go? Unlike me, the type of men we're talking about are rich enough to raise a second or third family with a trophy wife. Still a step or two down from his level, but can you say 'Trump'? Are these women I see in my match lists on OLD cast off trophy wives? Edited September 14, 2019 by nospam99 Link to post Share on other sites
elaine567 Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 Or are they all just 'out there fishing' in case a low-probability unicorn happens to show up? I guess so. Many older women are quite happy alone, especially if they have plenty of cash. Some are burned out with caring for men and kids... and elderly parents. BUT if a unicorn showed up... OLD is just about casting the net a whole lot wider. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
SumGuy Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 Interesting reference to support my impression of the wealth of the subject area: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Coast_%28Connecticut%29 'As a side note, Darien has been listed as the richest town in the US as of 2018.' (no citation provided) Yes met many a person from New Canaan who didn't think they were rich because they lived next to Darien. Oooh the humanity. Link to post Share on other sites
SumGuy Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 ^^^ Posters have got me thinking that the men these women are seeking are in such high demand that those men are not going to be on OLD. Ya think? If true it becomes variations of my OP question - what makes those women think they're going to find what they're looking for on OLD? Do they realize that and have come to OLD to 'trade down'? What kind of men do they expect to meet via OLD? Or are they all just 'out there fishing' in case a low-probability unicorn happens to show up? Almost makes me sympathize with them .... only almost - all dressed up and nowhere to go? ... Depends on what they are looking for but their male counterparts are on OLD too. As they say it's lonely at the top I really don't feel sorry for them. Yes we all have troubles in life, and there are many no amount of money can prevent, but money does give you the ability to avoid all the others and the resources to recover from those you can't avoid. Link to post Share on other sites
chillii Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 Another angle could be to that don't forget,a lot of those women could have more issues than an old Fiat and not too popular in their world, romantically speaking. So l dunno about trading down but more likely broadening the scope l'd say. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Happy Lemming Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Speed Dating on Monday. How did the "Speed Dating" go?? Any matches?? Details... we need details, nospam99!! Link to post Share on other sites
Author nospam99 Posted September 18, 2019 Author Share Posted September 18, 2019 (edited) ^^^ ROTFLMAO at the repeated threadjack! Postponed for three weeks. The organizer claimed there were a couple of late cancellations. I'd be curious whether they were male, female, or both. I'll probably remember to ask her. As long as I'm posting, I have an on topic observation. I sent an unsolicited message to one of the Gold Coast (Stamford) hotties just to see what would happen. Her response: ''Hi [name redacted], thanks for your interest. I appreciate your effort in writing such a long email, but don't think we're a good match. Best of luck in your search...hope you find someone special!'' She gets an A+ for politeness! Edited September 18, 2019 by nospam99 Link to post Share on other sites
gaius Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Some women are just out for ego boosts and OLD can provide a steady supply of those. I'm sure she was thrilled when she opened up your message and saw a long arse wall of text. Very flattering. She probably went to lunch with her girlfriends and mentioned this long soliloquy some guy sent her. Good way to show other women she's still got it even though she's single and not toting a man around. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
NuevoYorko Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 I don't get why some of you think of it as "resorting" to something or that these women are somehow delusional idiots for including OLD in their dating pursuits. Why not? Who knows? Cast a wide net. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Author nospam99 Posted September 19, 2019 Author Share Posted September 19, 2019 She probably went to lunch with her girlfriends and mentioned this long soliloquy some guy sent her. Good way to show other women she's still got it even though she's single and not toting a man around. This kind of lunch with her girlfriends? The OLD lady in question is not Sandra Bullock in make up years ago (though she IS competitive with Sandra as they both appear now). Claims the 'athletic and toned' body type and, with this woman, I agree. If she's doing OLD to show her pals at the club that 'she's still got it', it's overkill. Link to post Share on other sites
Gretchen12 Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 She probably went to lunch with her girlfriends and mentioned this long soliloquy some guy sent her. Good way to show other women she's still got it even though she's single and not toting a man around. Ha! gaius you must be a man. You described male behavior. Women don't show other women they've "still got it". 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Twizzlestick Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 I’m a guy. For the average person meeting viable people “in real life” was hard enough in your twenties when your social circle included many single people. Gets progressively harder as you get older. All my mates are married and have married mates. The single people they know I don’t fancy. I do some oft cited “activities” that gets trumpeted on here but it doesn’t live up to the sales talk. I’ve seen maybe 1 or 2 girls I liked doing these activities. 1 was married, 1 wasn’t very friendly when I got talking. Looks bare no relation to this or your income. Granted a lot of fantastic looking older women might have active social circles. But how many single potential suitors will they meet? Prob less than we all did schlepping around bars in our 20s and look how long it took to meet someone then. I don’t think it’s anything to do with looking for unicorns (some might be) or anything complex or ulterior. They’re just as single and find it difficult to get dates from singletons in day to day life as the rest of us. Prob just casting their net wider. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
chillii Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Yeah the friends thing is hard at any age but hell yeah younger we had more that kind of life and it was easier always someone new around for me back then. But funny, l know a few long term single people in their 50s now and they have heaps of friends and are very sociable types yettttt, long term single. Link to post Share on other sites
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