[Get real]

Originally Posted by Penglobal

I met a lovely and younger gentleman at the Bluefin restaurant and within 60 minutes of conversation several drinks and dinner, he was asking me about protection. I immediately picked-up the tab, paid and told him that my protection is leaving by myself.

Why wouldn't you want to be friends with someone that worries about your safety?



j/k

[Penglobal]

Originally Posted by SkBlogW

I'm curious, you say the men you meet are viewing you as a "meal card" Let's say you meet a nice guy and go out for dinner. Do you expect him to pay or do you split the tab?

Hello and I apologize for the confusion. As an avid runner all my life, I have maintained myself and my late husband and working all my life has permitted me to live my life comfortably. Some guys now see me as an "easy" target for supporting them and for a quickie. I'm looking for companionship with a nice, secure man.

[manaboutown]

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[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

3 cheers lady for coming on here as another way of meeting people and 3 jeers for some of the childish answers especially the one about the bus and ridiculing the woman who wants to be friends first , is what I would expect from high school kids. Although it’s not a surprise , I have good social life her and many of the woman I have dated here seem to have many sad tales here of men who went from high school to marriage and then single and back to the same high school socials skills when it came to woman . Grow Up

[Velvet]

Originally Posted by Two Bills

I was the ugly duckling who won the heart of, and married the swan.
Can't imagine life without her.

I’m sure she had good reason….

[Velvet]

Originally Posted by Get real

Why wouldn't you want to be friends with someone that worries about your safety?



j/k

LOL, you mean she should have pulled out her pearl handled hand gun from her purse and reply, “Why yes, I have protection.”? When he asked her if she brought protection.

[jimbomaybe]

Originally Posted by Get real

Why wouldn't you want to be friends with someone that worries about your safety?



j/k

" I immediately picked-up the tab, paid and told him that my protection is leaving by myself." Great idea Ill have to try that

[stadry]

Originally Posted by Penglobal

Although your statement is rather frivolous and silly, I have unfortunately met several gentlemen who she a relatively young educated and financially secure lady as an easy target and their primary intention is xxx and a meal card while all I'm looking for is companionship and conversation. All the good guys apparently have been taken.

I met a lovely and younger gentleman at the Bluefin restaurant and within 60 minutes of conversation several drinks and dinner, he was asking me about protection. I immediately picked-up the tab, paid and told him that my protection is leaving by myself.

might he have been asking if you have a concealed carry permit ?

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by stadry

might he have been asking if you have a concealed carry permit ?

Might have been asking what type of sealant she uses on her grout, but somehow I doubt it

[manaboutown]

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[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by charlieo1126@gmail.com

3 cheers lady for coming on here as another way of meeting people and 3 jeers for some of the childish answers especially the one about the bus and ridiculing the woman who wants to be friends first , is what I would expect from high school kids. Although it’s not a surprise , I have good social life her and many of the woman I have dated here seem to have many sad tales here of men who went from high school to marriage and then single and back to the same high school socials skills when it came to woman . Grow Up

The bus comment was joke.

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

Oh yes very funny . This is me laughing , can you hear me???? Of course you can’t , because I’m not

[manaboutown]

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[Laker14]

My suggestion, (coming from a happily married man): Don't be in a hurry, and don't be in "search" mode. Engage yourself in the activities you enjoy, and build your social circles around those activities. Sooner, rather than later, you will start meeting people with similar interests. Some will be girl friends, some will be guy friends. Some of your guy friends will be just that, "friends". Some will be guy friends who want to be more than just "friends", and you may or may not want to be more than just friends.

You say two things that seem to me contradictory. One, you say you just want companionship, but in another post you say you want "that special one"... I suggest you start with companionship, and let the second phase find itself. No doubt, along the way you'll find guys who want to move faster than you want to move, if you want to move at all.

In the words of Paul McCartney, "Let it be, let it be, there will be an answer, let it be."
Enjoy the journey. Peace.

[Boomer]

Originally Posted by manaboutown

It is obviously a joke and it has been around a very long time. I have heard it both ways - "Men are like buses..."

It causes me to chuckle now and then as I observe dating happenings in real life among singles I know.

"There are plenty of fish in the sea." is an old saying my mother used when I was young and dating. Same concept.

Nope. You know darned good and well that it is not the same concept. AND your mother would agree with me.

Boomer

PS: Gentlemen never go out of style.