tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post2452769860841297597..comments2023-11-05T01:29:48.498-07:00Comments on LIFE IN THE SECOND HALF: Recessional DatingNancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13178290697351352495noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-47033666049096004442009-05-14T01:17:00.000-07:002009-05-14T01:17:00.000-07:00I saw that same show and had many of the same thou...I saw that same show and had many of the same thoughts you've expressed. Love, respect, and loyalty...they should beat out money any day!PeacefulWmn9https://www.blogger.com/profile/05039348760006350759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-33212514668045307242009-05-13T12:39:00.000-07:002009-05-13T12:39:00.000-07:00I have nominated you for the Lovely Blog award on ...I have nominated you for the Lovely Blog award on http://valswidiary.blogspot.comValeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-3837508351307652642009-05-13T08:39:00.000-07:002009-05-13T08:39:00.000-07:00Wow! That is alarming... it really makes you appre...Wow! That is alarming... it really makes you appreciate the wonderful relationships in your own life. <br /><br />I for one am thankful beyond belief for my wonderful husband. We were best friends for years before we "got together" and I couldn't be happier being married to my best friend! <br /><br />I can't imagine being back out there and having to deal with some of this crazy stuff... However, like you said, maybe people will begin to value the important things in a relationship that seem to have gone by the wayside in recent years.<br /><br />:)<br />RachaelRachael @ The Little Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013281613243979445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-59168816189081206892009-05-13T08:19:00.000-07:002009-05-13T08:19:00.000-07:00I may be very young, but I have gone on massive da...I may be very young, but I have gone on massive dating rampages. It seems as if every time I got out of a "longer-than-I'm-used-to" relationship, I started collecting possible companions. SOme were much older, or much younger. Some were wealthy and some were not.<br />The wealthier ones took me to nice candlelit dinners and the not so wealthy ones split the check. :)<br /> My husband used to be my best friend and he was around through all of it, sort of rolling his eyes, and being jealous but never admitting it. <br />One day he kissed me and the rest is history.<br />The one that you really love could be right under your nose. <br />:DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-40841634839582876432009-05-13T04:43:00.000-07:002009-05-13T04:43:00.000-07:00the pic is awesome. great post...maybe there is a ...the pic is awesome. great post...maybe there is a silver lining to this recession.Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-56865251210802540082009-05-13T03:49:00.000-07:002009-05-13T03:49:00.000-07:00Hi LOL,I found dating to be a nightmare for the op...Hi LOL,I found dating to be a nightmare for the opposite reasons. I wanted a soulful man, not a football - head with cauliflower ears, not a suit who thought his excrement should be framed, but a real man. Shallow women and shallow men abound out there, let's just leave them to it, surely there is some order to the universe, that protect genuine people?<br />Love to you, really enjoyed that. :DNataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12919764140075852854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-22852345933510241352009-05-12T20:55:00.000-07:002009-05-12T20:55:00.000-07:00I'm keeping my fingers crossed but I'm not holding...I'm keeping my fingers crossed but I'm not holding my breath.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-52049963430788124222009-05-12T19:24:00.000-07:002009-05-12T19:24:00.000-07:00Dating can be fun if the guy can dance, cook, and ...Dating can be fun if the guy can dance, cook, and loyalty is at the top of his priority list. Guess I'm just spoiled. Great post!Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15846051579802335412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-38771194000612683942009-05-12T19:23:00.000-07:002009-05-12T19:23:00.000-07:00well, being technically "single" I don't think mon...well, being technically "single" I don't think money is what most people are looking for in a relationship, I wouldn't beleive everything in the article; as it is surely, stereotyping a certain "type" for the title...but, oh, how there are some low-brows out there! I know many (professionally) and it is sad.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17353317664100788614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-3842994653610608282009-05-12T19:21:00.000-07:002009-05-12T19:21:00.000-07:00oh my god... ha ha ha.... I must be a date dummy ....oh my god... ha ha ha.... I must be a date dummy ... hehehNicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15867821696340046455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-89203037687862066912009-05-12T19:06:00.000-07:002009-05-12T19:06:00.000-07:00All I can say is that I am so glad that I am NOT i...All I can say is that I am so glad that I am NOT in the dating world! I about croak when my kids speak of hook ups and everything else that goes along with dating today. Back in the day...we old codgers went for the heart of the matter...purely for love. Wouldn't it be so great if we got back to that moralistic society?Alicia @ boylerpfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11494653464202092752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-12951454762043079922009-05-12T18:59:00.000-07:002009-05-12T18:59:00.000-07:00I think you have just scratched the surface of the...I think you have just scratched the surface of the realities of the real world. There is one thing that I have noticed in recent years. A lot of the younger people that I used to work with, who were educated, didn't just jump into marriage. Almost every one of them dated first, paid off school debt, saved money for a downpayment for a house and planned their future together. It appears they didn't just cut to the chase and gamble on the future. I wonder if there is any correlation.Bogeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621010857974456199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-76702797970531540702009-05-12T18:39:00.000-07:002009-05-12T18:39:00.000-07:00Yes, I am happily out of the dating scene. I hear...Yes, I am happily out of the dating scene. I hear my married friends talking about their husbands follies and I just enjoy my single life all the more.<br /><br />They say married people live longer, but I think in marriage there is a higher prospect of killing each other!Pyzahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13629594885566073764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-87818745659132903122009-05-12T15:46:00.000-07:002009-05-12T15:46:00.000-07:00When dating my husband, I had a moment when I real...When dating my husband, I had a moment when I realized that this man would never be 'rich'. I weighed that realization with all else I knew about him, then blazed forth and married him. I have no regrets! How shallow to think money makes the man.<br /><br />Now that my children are approaching and/or have reached dating status, I hope and pray that the vast majority of people out there are not as silly as the mass media portrays. <br /><br />By the way, my Marine son is bringing a girl home to meet us in June and I can't wait!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10146850926265906453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-83907371383126741482009-05-12T15:28:00.000-07:002009-05-12T15:28:00.000-07:00Cute post, it's amazing what this recession is bri...Cute post, it's amazing what this recession is bringing out in society :)Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972054718663959694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-18504495510659708132009-05-12T15:08:00.000-07:002009-05-12T15:08:00.000-07:00Fake reach? Thats ridiculous. Whoever asks the p...Fake reach? Thats ridiculous. Whoever asks the person out, pays! Period.<br /><br />People are so silly, ha ha ha<br />Great post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-11801530250859203162009-05-12T13:54:00.000-07:002009-05-12T13:54:00.000-07:00oh my dating. I don't think I could do that again....oh my dating. I don't think I could do that again. AND someone needs to remind young marrieds and wanna be marrieds about those vows. They really do mean something, especially the one about in sickness and in health. <br /><br />Good blog. Thanks for the reminder that my life is soo good! (and I'm in my second half too)The Good Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01249986191289837440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-42368538391231023302009-05-12T13:23:00.000-07:002009-05-12T13:23:00.000-07:00I am thankful that I don't date. I like being old ...I am thankful that I don't date. I like being old and settled......Kathy's Klotheslinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17881966393157941515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-80344426094914744372009-05-12T13:05:00.000-07:002009-05-12T13:05:00.000-07:00I'm so glad that my dating days are over or else, ...I'm so glad that my dating days are over or else, with these crazy dating methods, I would have been so disillusioned that I would have chosen to be a hermit all the remaining days of my life. I’m the traditional, old-fashioned woman and I'm glad to have married my permanent-date-and-equally-dinosaur husband. Now our challenge is how to raise kids to have traditional views also about dating.Spiritual Journeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02843760828774820583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-42419874263475307552009-05-12T12:33:00.000-07:002009-05-12T12:33:00.000-07:00Very entertaining and I'm so so glad. Did I say so...Very entertaining and I'm so so glad. Did I say so glad? I'm not entertaining a date. Back when Ms Dinosaur roamed, I loved and jumped, no fear. (NOT). Can't make that leap today can we?Verily I go.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07151181025270989139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-2393166742287499422009-05-12T12:18:00.000-07:002009-05-12T12:18:00.000-07:00I feel so 'out of it' ... is life really like this...I feel so 'out of it' ... is life really like this now. A friend of mine insisted on a 'contract' to guarantee her security ... he died and left her nothing! Is it me or am I living on another planet?Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-31839779434030839172009-05-12T11:30:00.000-07:002009-05-12T11:30:00.000-07:00This makes me glad NOT ONLY that I am not dating, ...This makes me glad NOT ONLY that I am not dating, but glad that I am not dating on Wall Street. Where are you renting in the Hamptons? PSH!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11571662009601634638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-64911422442341108102009-05-12T11:27:00.000-07:002009-05-12T11:27:00.000-07:00Hi LOL, great post! I must be a dinosaur too, all...Hi LOL, great post! I must be a dinosaur too, all I know about dating these days is what I learned from watching Seinfeld, ha ha.<br /><br />This reminds me of this Russian woman I knew in Montreal. She was late fifties, but one of those women whose sole goal in life was to be "kept". She did look pretty, I'll give her that, with the bleached blond hair, heavy makeup and (unfortunately) anorexic body. She would frequent dating sites like sugardaddy.com and place ads with what she wanted on the first date, like a Gucci bag and $10,000 to get a face lift. Oh yeah, there ARE people like that out there! Crazy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-78569725528804981512009-05-12T11:18:00.000-07:002009-05-12T11:18:00.000-07:00Shallow people seeking out shallow people, how app...Shallow people seeking out shallow people, how appropriate!Elizabeth Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03150221675618198674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571749075036803790.post-74025497045305177282009-05-12T11:17:00.000-07:002009-05-12T11:17:00.000-07:00I know people that married the 'beauty', the jock,...I know people that married the 'beauty', the jock, the bank account, the car. They're all surprised when it changes. Go figure. People who don't want any kids marry people that want six! What's that about. No, love isn't the only thing. Marry someone with common goals that you can talk to.Lillian Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13488638666900705015noreply@blogger.com