The Older People get the more lonely?

[b52s]

I didn't want to say desperate, because that means settling on someone who won't make you happy.

 

But ever notice the older single people get the more lonely or perhaps needy they get?

 

When I first started doing "Singles Mixers" I had to stop, because when I arrived, seemed everyone my parents age and older were there....and I'd be the ONLY 30 something in the entire room!

 

Not sure if anyone else had been caught up in this situation, where they'd thought they'd give the "Singles Gatherings" a shot, only to find out, you'll be listenging to WWII stories.

 

Anyhow, I had heard situations such as this from other people who had to bail early at these events, because it scared the crap out of 'em...ESP the single 30 something ladies, where 50+ guys would FLOCK around them like vultures.

 

Funny, when my grandfather lived in a retirement community, and he became a widower (grandmother died) he had women cooking him stuff, bringing stuff to him, etc, etc like NUTS.

 

(Yeah, women 70+ actually decide to make their first move....and men no need to longer worry about making any approach, it's easy to get women when you're at this age, LOL...they come to YOU without effort, LOL)

 

Anyone notice this, for obvious reason I suppose.

 

Women in their 20's, will play games, and make it nearly impossible for a guy to approach them

 

Women in their 70's.....piece of cake, a widower is like bees to honey for them. LOL

[Vertex]

Well, it's just a function of time, I think. When you're young, you have your whole life ahead of you and your youth to be proud of. You can better afford to be picky and choosy. I think at an older age, if you're still wanting something, you can't have the same level of pickiness that you did before. It becomes more an interaction/judging based on core things instead of the more finely-tuned "wants" that we can afford to filter by at a younger age.

[betamanlet]

I didn't want to say desperate, because that means settling on someone who won't make you happy.

 

But ever notice the older single people get the more lonely or perhaps needy they get?

 

When I first started doing "Singles Mixers" I had to stop, because when I arrived, seemed everyone my parents age and older were there....and I'd be the ONLY 30 something in the entire room!

 

Not sure if anyone else had been caught up in this situation, where they'd thought they'd give the "Singles Gatherings" a shot, only to find out, you'll be listenging to WWII stories.

 

Anyhow, I had heard situations such as this from other people who had to bail early at these events, because it scared the crap out of 'em...ESP the single 30 something ladies, where 50+ guys would FLOCK around them like vultures.

 

Funny, when my grandfather lived in a retirement community, and he became a widower (grandmother died) he had women cooking him stuff, bringing stuff to him, etc, etc like NUTS.

 

(Yeah, women 70+ actually decide to make their first move....and men no need to longer worry about making any approach, it's easy to get women when you're at this age, LOL...they come to YOU without effort, LOL)

 

Anyone notice this, for obvious reason I suppose.

 

Women in their 20's, will play games, and make it nearly impossible for a guy to approach them

 

Women in their 70's.....piece of cake, a widower is like bees to honey for them. LOL

 

 

It depends, people who are used to being alone probably get happier as they get older, and some people who are never single, have a hard time being single when they are older. I've known women who have never been single for more than 1 day in their adult lives, and it's harder for them to handle being "alone".