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My ex left me two years ago to get with an older more successful man. It initially floored me but I found my feet. My ex and me are the same age and head been with each other for years she was always a looker tall and thin, she said she was leaving me because I was not financially viable and was going nowhere, that she had dreams of a more exciting life and didn't want to spend the rest of her life living in the "crap shack" that my father left me ( I could almost hear her mother who hates me voice) my pride was in the gutter when she and her arrogant new man walked out the door with her stuff. Judt before they left her man said 'she's had the dud noe she wants a stud' cunt!. It wasn't long after that I met her younger 17 year old sister out and about, we had always been close and I had seen grow into a lovely young woman, so we grabbed a coffee and caught up. Every so often over the next few months we met like this, very so often she would leave a plate of dinner over under the pretense she trying a new reicipe, we would text and she would call me to see how my day was going and we were getting closer everyday. I was starting to notice her as woman, how pretty she was, how her eyes would light up when we met up, how she smiled, how lovely her red hair was, how sexy her little body was and how big her breasts were despite her size and compared to her sister. Then one night she came over to my place, nervously she told me that she loved me and I realised that I loved her too. we made love that night and it was amazing, so much better than her sister despitr it being her first time. Fast forward to today everythings got a new job that pays well enough ( could always pay better), got myself a new car, have money in the bank and im starting to get my house renivated and an extension to make it bigger. Things with my girlfriend (now my fiancee) couldnt be better, she's the light of my life and we are very much in love, we are expecting a child, saving for marriage.

When I was younger, it wasn't as hard to find a date as it is today. It seems like they raised the bar in order to be accepted now. Back when I was maybe 13 or 14, I wasn't really dating at that age but I don't remember people needing to meet The criteria's they need to meet in today's world. you can't have gone to jail or any of that stuff if you want to be excepted by a decent person. Women and men both expect you to have gone to college, But back in the day they only expected you to have a job. I guess the stipulations are still the same as far as children go, men and women don't like entering relationships when you have children with someone else already...
Imagine a simpler time: A well-dressed single gentleman pulls up to the front of a single lady’s home in the early evening, steps out of his car, and approaches her front door. The two of them were introduced to one another by a mutual friend at a social function some weeks prior.

It is their first date.

As she steps outside, he offers an umbrella to shield her from rain showers, walks with her to the passenger side of the car, and opens the door for her. She notices the interior of the car is spotless. The pair takes a scenic route to a special destination: a reserved table at an elegant restaurant. Conversation flows naturally for a couple hours, with each beginning to learn about the background and interests of the other. After dessert, the gentleman pays for the meal and then drives the lady home. Accompanying her to her door, he thanks her with a warm smile, and departs. This may be repeated on a regular basis, and could eventually lead to courtship and marriage, as the two get to know one another through hours of conversation, spread over months. How much has dating changed in recent years? Over the decades in the Western world, traditional dating was gradually overtaken by the high school “going steady/boyfriend-girlfriend” approach.