Comical Musings on Dating in Your 50s

WHAT A NIGHTMARE!  OK - so your husband doesn't want to be married anymore after 30+ years.  He says he wants to be happy instead (HAH!).  You cry and moan, feel mad, sad and bad and THEN what?  You spend a Friday night on the computer 'shopping' the internet dating sites.  It's this or the convent!

Why are men my age so old?  Why do they take pictures of themselves naked in the bathroom mirror? Why do they put up THAT picture plus photos of their pets, RV, motorcycle, classic car and boat?  Why did they have so many formal studio portraits taken?

In their profiles, they tell you how fit they are, how they read books by Ludlum, Cussler, the Pattersons (James and Richard North) and, oh yes, they all read The DaVinci Code.

Many enjoy long walks on the beach (a recipe for disaster at this age), holding hands (all of a sudden they like that??), cuddling in front of a fire on a rainy day (riiiggghhhhhttt), and anything that their lady wants.  Now really – who would have let them go?  Why are they divorced?  

They want a woman who is slim (Gentlemen: We are in our 50s and have birthed babies), who can go from gardening to a formal night out, who makes a good living but likes to cook, who doesn’t wear much makeup but looks as youthful as (he thinks) he looks.  I THINK THEY WANT TWO DIFFERENT WOMEN!!

So let’s see, in the convent, should I call myself Sister Mary Youmustbejoking??