The "Perfect" man for me -- on paper

[Getupngo]

A man camped across from me began to flirt a few days ago, and he seemed like the perfect guy. Handsome (really!), tall, (rich -- which interests me only a little -- he told me several times) with a big DP. He has extended his stay twice. We've been out a couple of times -- spent the day together yesterday.

That's a day I'll never get back.

All he talked about is money, food and his blood sugar. When he isn't flirting with every woman that walks by -- with me standing right there. And other obnoxious things. Sigh.

Out of the small universe of eligible men my age, those who RV are a very small subset. I really would like to find a partner in crime.

[VickieP]

They say you have to go out with the bad ones to know what you don't want, but I would think we kinda would have an idea and wouldn't have to go through ALL the bad ones, LOL.
Keep your chin up
and your humor on overtime,

[mitch5252]

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Don't they say you have to kiss a lot of toads before your find your prince?
Here's a toad you can "kiss" until the real deal comes along...
Just keep lookin'...that last one sure sounds like a real loser, money or not!




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[snowball]

that is too bad sounds like he was really into himself
keep looking
sheila

[Getupngo]

I DO have to laugh. Mitch -- I really loved the "Toad Hollow." LOL

I really would have liked to have liked him. But to be honest, it
just wasn't there. There are, however, two other men with the right
RVing "credentials" paying attention as well. One is a volunteer here at the
park (he showed up at my site a few days ago with two paddles & life
jackets, inviting me to go canoeing), and the other is a fellow who full-
timed with his wife until she died about 18 months ago. He called me
from out of the blue two days ago -- from Las Vegas of all places -- saying
he was just thinking about me. That was a surprise.

I've been laughing with my friends that it is "raining men." But Mr. Across-
The-Road was the most forward. I'm realizing in all of this, however, that
I'm scared to death and after all this time I don't know how to get "there"
(romantically involved) from where I am.

But what this new attention says is that something has changed with ME.
I must be putting out a different energy to draw these guys into my orbit.


So I'll just hang out with it.

[VickieP]

Hey, at least you know you don't have girl cooties (as men sometimes behave like little boys)

[SeeyaGal]

I used to wear a T-Shirt that said
I haven't met Mr. Right, but I have found
Mr. Cheap
Mr. Crude and
Mr. Phoney

Loved that shirt!!!!

[retiredhappy]

There is often a reason why "older" men are single. I gave up finding Mr. Right a long time ago and am quite happy with myself and my friends. Finally found out I didn't need another person to make me feel complete.

[AlmostThere]

Oh, my gosh, Karen! You took the words right out of my mouth!!

[Redetotry]

I've found if they talk the talk they can't walk the walk so to speak. When they brag about their financial status you can bet it isn't true, or else they are not going to part with a penny of it!
I like men and miss hanging out with them, of course when one is married it is hard to maintain men friends. But I was single for many many years and had mostly men as friends, I had to learn how to interact with women and must admit I found it a challenge, I had grown up with brothers and no girls near by to play with. Sunday at Fellowship I was speaking to a man while waiting for a friend to get her coffee, suddenly a woman stepped between us and introduced herself as his wife as she took his arm! I had to laugh to myself and feel bad for her insecurity.
I do treasure my women friends now, I think as we get older most of us realize we need the friendship of understanding women.

[retiredhappy]

Yeah, have met some of the ladies that apparently don't trust their men - they make sure you know they're "spoken for". I keep threatening to get a T-shirt that says" If I wanted one, I'd get one of own."

[WickedLady]

Amen to that Karen. When I was into CB clubs all the wives were watching me while one of the "cute little things" was bedding their husbands

[Pooker]

In defense of some of those wifes: We used to live in a senior resort mobilehome community and there were a lot of widows who were totally lost without a man. My friend told me to never let my DH go to the pool alone because it was like hanging fresh meat on a hook at the butcher shop. It was pathetic, but she was right. There were so many of these gals trolling for a guy - any guy - and that made them so vulnerable because most of them were left pretty well off. Nowadays we widows (and divorcees) aren't as desperate and we have many more options in life than our previous sisters.

I do think we may give off vibes because I consider a lot of males to be friends and I don't think any of them think I'm hitting on them. Nor do their wives. Heaven forbid! Yet a friend who was recently widowed thinks every man who crosses her path is after her! Hmmmmm

Pooker

[retiredhappy]

My point was, if I couldn't trust my HUSBAND around trolling females I'd let him have at it - ALONE.

[Getupngo]

Pook ... I agree about the energy I'm probably putting out. One woman who was
really nice to me here at the park last year has been giving me a REALLY frigid
shoulder after I asked her husband for help twice (I asked him because they were
the only ones I knew from two years ago).

I would like to "partner up" because I miss having someone to share the joys
of the road. When I exclaim, "OMG, look at THAT!" I startle the dogs.

The flirting is a bit reassuring to me, however. Over the past three years,
the only people who have hit on me have been female. I always figured men
aren't interested in women who are so independent.