Have You Sworn Off Dating?
Posted August 27, 2007 3:32 PM
Posted in dating advice
You've had your share of dating disappointments. Join the club.
Just about everyone has a bad story to tell, but healthy adults realize that those disappointments aren't generalized statements about their entire lives. Dating in adulthood is something that happens between people who know their own desires, values, and life goals better than they did when they were 16 years old. And it's now that dating has a real chance to rise above the adolescent standards so many of us remember.
Have you sworn off dating because you think it's more trouble than it's worth? Well, shake off those negative views and get ready to learn about yourself or a potential partner -- and have fun, too.
Answer the following questions to find out just how healthy (and hence how successful) your attitude toward dating is. Each question is on a separate page and is followed by another page that provides the answer.
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Posted November 14, 2008 6:02 AM
well my thought is genuely in the sence that i am for some thing real this very site, therefore i well come serious people indeed.
Posted October 9, 2008 6:23 PM
I'm a very attractive 50+ professional female & my dating experiences have been unfulfilling. The men I've met on-line are usually looking for casual sex & don't appreciate strong, independent women. It's very difficult @ this age to find a decent, stable person who is interested in having a serious, committed relationship.
Typically the men I've met tend to be commitment phobic, narcissistic, resentful & judgemental. Many of them are still bitter about their ex-wives & want to blame someone for their misery. I try to live in the present & want a man who is optimistic. There seems to be a lot of middle aged men out there who have sworn off long term relationships or want to date very young women to restore their lack of self esteem.
I have resigned to dating occasionally now & being very content with my life. Of course, I'm lonely at times but I don't want to settle for "Mr. Right Now".
Posted October 7, 2008 9:32 AM
I've had experience with this dating thing in my late 40s, 50s and now my early 60s. I've had mixed results, but most of them have been disappointing. I'm open minded and consider my self to be accepting of all types of personalities expect the real jerkettes. I have remaind single for fourteen years because of my continued disappointments with dating. A recent dating experience a few months ago with a woman in her early sixties, that appeared to have potential, left with me with such a bad taste in my mouth that I've sworn off dating. Frankily it's not worth the time investment.
Posted October 3, 2008 10:17 PM
Hi, I am Anna!
please how are you! hope you are fine and in perfect condition of health.I went through your profile and i read it and took intersest in it,please if you don't mind i will like you to write me on this ID(anna02isaac@yahoo.com)
anna02isaac/AT/ya/hoo/DOT/com
hope to hear from you soon,and I will be waiting for your mail because i have something VERY important to tell you. Lots of love Anna!
Posted September 29, 2008 5:33 PM
" I hate dating!!" A big waste of time! I am not 19 and meeting people i want to know is hard enough. I rather have a friend with benefits and a bed buddy so as not to waste time and since I am starting a new business next year and struggling to survive; now most of the women I am interested in are not at this time interested in me as a serious relationship.
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