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When first dates go right, it can be SO great. . . but when they go wrong. they can be awful.

With online dating, sometimes they show up and you immediately realize online pictures were taken 100 lbs. ago. Been there/seen that. At my age, some of the women who are on dating sites are really not ready to be dating; the divorce was ONLY six years ago and they are still dealing with it! I have never had a woman ask how much money I earn because as soon as they hear that I am an attorney, they assume that I am filthy rich (bad assumption.) I have had women who ordered four mixed drinks during the course of a dinner; I'm always okay with them having two drinks but, by the time they get to number four, I assume they have an addiction or dependency problem. I've also been on the wrong end of a one-sided conversation that I thought would never end. Finally, it's nice to be wanted, but. . . I've also had first dates on which it became obvious that she was already planning our next three dates and where we would buy our first house together. Run, OAW, run!
What happened on your last One And Done that was so bad that you never wanted to see him or her again?

I occasionally get comments from users who seem surprised to learn that I was dating at age 63 and that I am still active sexually. Apparently, some of you believe that your parents lost interest in sex as soon as you were born and the idea of your grandparents having sex would shock you. Of course (I assume the thinking goes,) if you are not going to be having sex, there is no point in dating.

Older people may be single due to divorce or break up of a relationship, they may have relocated to an area distant from their most recent home, or their partner may have died. This question assumes that a person is single and not in a committed relationship.

Do you think that there is an age beyond which a single, available person should not date?