These days it’s “Why buy the pig when all you want is some sausage?”
Because you need bread to go with that sausage.
These days that's exactly correct. I'm 54 and back on the dating scene after a divorce and that's exactly what I keep running into. Frankly, not interested in women like that. I'm just not. If I were I'd not have any issues having multiple dates a week and "having fun."
The thing is, any man with a good job (or career as I have..) with zero debt and considered a good earner is a high value target. Add being emotionally stable/available and an empty nester and you're literally in every single woman who's between the ages of 39 - 60 bullseye.
I'm not bragging here, the way the numbers work is that there's more single women at my age than there are men. Especially men with good jobs, good paychecks, zero debt, own their own homes, etc..
Honestly all I want is a woman with good Christian and moral values, has respect for herself, a sense of dignity and isn't hard on the eyes. Not looking for perfection, just someone I can share the rest of my life with and all the blessings I've been given without being "chased" like a paycheck and a piece of meat.
Is that too much to ask these days?