Merry Widows make for merrier widowers.
Posted on 12/12/2005 11:14:17 AM PST by JZelle
BERLIN, Md. -- Forgive Charles Walsh if he is a little slow to join the world of speed dating. The 55-year-old divorced father hasn't even been to an evening social event in nearly a decade. "I was married for 20 years, and now I'm nervous," said Mr. Walsh, who preferred to sip a beer at the bar and watch about 50 older adults in this beachside town try speed dating, an adult mixer where men and women are paired for a few minutes of get-to-know-you chat before they switch partners. Older Americans are joining young urban singles in impressive numbers looking for love through speed-dating events and online personals sites. Match.com, a popular dating Web site, says registrations among people older than age 50 have increased by 340 percent since 2000. On Maryland's Eastern Shore, where the roads are dotted with ads for new retirement communities, the changing senior-dating scene is evident. The speed-dating event Mr. Walsh attended was set up by Mingling Singles, a group that has tripled in membership since its creation just two months ago. Another group near Ocean City, Beach Singles, has 150 members, all older than 45, with a new chapter planned in nearby Salisbury. Then there's the Merry Widows and Widowers Social Club in Ocean City. "The seniors are pouring down here," said Lois West, 71, secretary of Beach Singles. "They move here for the beach, but then they don't know anybody."
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Ugh.
Nope, not going there.....
Minute Man meets Minute Maid!
LOL!!!
Wouldn't take me long:
"You like to fly in small aircraft?"
"You a member of the Mile High Club?"
"Wanna be?"
"Depends."
"Depends on what?"
"No, Depends."
Merry Widows make for merrier widowers.
Not that it ever died out, but Americans really should polish up their matchmaking skills, and I don't mean recommending friends for blind dates either (that often doesn't turn out too well). Does anybody still throw dances or parties with a view to allowing all their already vetted unattached acquaintances the opportunity to meet each other? The problem with speed dating and Internet dating sites is the lack of vetting by those whose judgment and character you already trust, and who have no financial angle to work.
"OK, you have 15 minutes to convince me why I should date you."
God, that was a nightmare and a lesson learned!!! Christmas holidays are a bit tougher this time but I have high hopes for the future!!!
Why is this different than the bar scene of any age?
I started getting contacts from women my age, so I deleted my profiles.
What? You posted your real age?
You are right. Sometimes even people you meet in a church congregation known to be on the conservative side and who you assume are of a like mind as you turn out not to be.
I can relate to that. I recall how nervous I was, three years after my wife of 30 years died, when some good friends "fixed me up" with a friend of theirs. She was a fine person, but the "chemistry" just wasn't there, and we went our separate ways.
I had visions of a couple of seats at a NASCAR event.
So you are a dirty old man trolling for college girls??
You said that like it's a bad thing..... lol.
You need a blindfold for the key party.
The movie Ice Storm. Dubba Ughaaa
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