I hope that didn't come off as excessively didactic. My intention was "This is what I used to do and if there's some overlap with your situation then I hope it helps". I tend to skew older but the people who hit on me are all kids. (19-29)
I retired under 40, but it's a "working class" retirement. So I don't have a ton of major common concerns with the people who are in my age group (35-60). I don't currently have kids, don't have a career, don't worry about bills, have no desire to work largely for toys. I'm set. Basically, at this point, my dating pool consists of geriatrics, people with disabilities, people like me, and young people. And, really, there's a lot more young people than people who, for whatever reason, are done working.
(I do get some people looking for a meal ticket. But, they tend to fade out after they realize that "No. This life raft is mostly made for one. And, I really plan on living in this house forever and driving this car until it dies".)
All is TL/Dr way of saying, I eventually just bit the bullet and started dating a bunch of young people. And, it's really fun. Maybe, I'll eventually find an artist type, widow, or trust fund baby, who is in similar situation. But, otherwise, dating a grad student is a pretty decent way to go.
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Date: 2015-03-30 11:46 pm (UTC)I retired under 40, but it's a "working class" retirement. So I don't have a ton of major common concerns with the people who are in my age group (35-60). I don't currently have kids, don't have a career, don't worry about bills, have no desire to work largely for toys. I'm set. Basically, at this point, my dating pool consists of geriatrics, people with disabilities, people like me, and young people. And, really, there's a lot more young people than people who, for whatever reason, are done working.
(I do get some people looking for a meal ticket. But, they tend to fade out after they realize that "No. This life raft is mostly made for one. And, I really plan on living in this house forever and driving this car until it dies".)
All is TL/Dr way of saying, I eventually just bit the bullet and started dating a bunch of young people. And, it's really fun. Maybe, I'll eventually find an artist type, widow, or trust fund baby, who is in similar situation. But, otherwise, dating a grad student is a pretty decent way to go.