OlderAndWiser

[I am a lawyer in Florida and I have a good general knowledge of Florida law. I know something about the law in other US states but I am not licensed to practice law in any state other than Florida. My purpose with this myTake, and others which will follow, is to give you an understanding of...

[This is a continuation of two myTakes posted over the past two days. See Part 1 here: Online Dating: If You Haven't Had Good Results...Read This! (Part 1) and Part 2 here: Online Dating: If You Haven't Had Good Results... Read This! (Part 2) 13. Don't focus on one user as the object of...

[This is a continuation of a myTake posted yesterday. See Part 1 here: Online Dating: If You Haven't Had Good Results...Read This! (Part 1) ] 7. Post pictures; lots of pictures! a. Yes, really post pictures! Profiles with no pictures get very little attention. Most of us think the same thing...

Online dating is here to stay. Some people use it and have great success while others try and only experience disappointment. If you're not a believer, consider this: a recent survey of couples (dating or married) indicates that 19% of all couples met online. This number is higher than the...

I understand that many G@Gers are not Christians, or are not religious at all. This myTake is NOT about religion or religious beliefs, but it does begin with a Bible verse about men and women: Genesis 2:24: “Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and...

How many of you actually have a concrete set of criteria for a marriage prospect? I’m talking about criteria that are so specific that you could write them on paper like bullet points. And, then . . . how many of you actually think about those criteria when you are considering a dating...

@elizabeth1103 posted a question in which she asked about other users' first kiss experiences. I thought back to my first kiss - 55 years ago. When I was a toddler, my mother thought that I had great academic potential. At that time, there were no kindergartens or pre-K classes in public...

A few minutes ago, I learned that one of my fraternity brothers has suffered the tragic loss of his 18 year old daughter. I will not reveal any personal details because I greatly respect his privacy. The photo above is not his daughter; it is a photo that I found in a Google search. If you...

I am writing this myTake in response to a poll posted by @CoachTanthony. He asked, " Why are there more VIRGIN men today then ever before? " As usual for the Coach, that is an excellent question. As I started to draft a response (I don't always just dash off a quick response,) I realized that my...

Since February, 2018, I have been dating a lady who is . . . different. She says that she is devoted to me, she adores me, and I am the love of her life. However, I have realized that her actions don't match her words. I don't think she is trying to deceive me, lead me on, use me, etc.; I think...

When I was younger, I was advanced academically and, therefore, much younger than my classmates. My social development suffered. By the time that I was 19, I dated occasionally but not frequently. As I developed in my 20’s, I began to develop more confidence and I dated more than previously, but...

Occasionally, I read a post in which a young user describes their circumstances and then asks, “Will no contact work in this situation?” Sometimes, I read about a failing relationship and I recommend that the user break up and have “no contact.” I did not take long for me to discover that “no...

Yes, I am 63 years old and I am old enough to be the grandfather to most users on this site. I have been a user on G@G since April 10, 2015. Why am I here giving dating advice to young people who could be my grandchildren? What do I know about what happens in relationships in your generation?...

After dating for six months and spending every weekend together, my girlfriend and I decided that we wanted to live together. I didn't KNOW that we would be happy together the rest of our lives but no one ever knows with any real certainty when they have found The One. We both thought that we...

Fifty years ago was 1968. Of course, some things in 1968 were vastly different. In 1968: We did not have cell phones, most of us did not have color TVs, cars were bigger and most families only had one car, Lyndon B. Johnson was the president, we did not have computers or any digital...

I was nominated to write a #WhatIFindAttractiveChallenge by a young friend and G@G user, @Travis_Skyles. I rarely respond to challenges but I like this guy and don’t want to disappoint him, so here is myTake on five things that I find attractive in a woman. 1. INTELLIGENCE WITHOUT OVERBEARING...

I have had a spouse cheat on me, after 1½ years of marriage . . . with another female . . . and I unknowingly paid for the sleeper berth in which it happened. I’ve never cheated on anyone. Never. Not once. If I said “let’s date exclusively,” that’s what I delivered. I understand what...

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In the fall of 1979, I was 24 years old. Socially, I was a late bloomer. I had dated some and I had experienced a few sexual relationships but I had never had a serious long term girlfriend. By November of 1979, that had changed. Pat was a petite, cute, attentive lady who had gotten divorced...

I am 62 years old. I have used online dating sites three times in my life: 2007-2008, 2015, and 2017. I am not looking for hookups, FWB’s, casual sex, ONS's, etc. I want to find a woman for a long term relationship 1. who I will eventually love, 2. who arouses my desires, 3. whom I trust, and 4....