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OVER 40 AND FRESH OUT OF THE CLOSET
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Well D/S World

I am 45 and fresh out of the closet and I am running into walls.

I came out to my family by sheer accident and well that cat is out of the bag. At first I got acceptance now I am just disconnected from them.

I got into a relationship with someone 1/2 my age who is a pot-head, no job and a misdemenor record. Yes... It is not exactly the traits that just scream date me but I thought i could fix him. He made me feel good about my self... I know I am so freaking stupid.

Lets just say that was an error in judgement. I got so wound up in trying to fix this unfixable person that i lost perspective on the world around me.

Now that I am back out there, I feel like I am the only one not in a relationship and trying to find a guy with my minimum standards is like searhing for the holy grail. My minimum standards are now the opposit of the shmuck noted above.

I am also finding it hard to find a guy that has a job, home, car and well lets just say a life. I am finding myself apologizing for what I have done with my life.

Why is finding Prince Charming so freaking hard....
Posted on 03/29/12, 01:51 pm
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Reply #11 - 05/05/12  1:32pm
" Ouch! There are a lot of worthwhile people out there that have criminal records. I wish you would not judge people so harshly. Good people can make lousy mistakes. I can only afford to rent a room in a house, don't have a car like you do, etc., but do the best I can with the cards I've been dealt. I gotta say, you don't come across as a loving, nonjudgmental person. "
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Reply #12 - 05/24/12  11:59am
" Matt 13 - I found out about his record and the reason for it on our second date. I saw past it and saw a person worth knowing.

But you should know his record is a direct result of transgressions with his X (a married man). His X put him in Jail and yet he went back to him and slept with him while he was with me. This is after I openend my heart, home and wallet to him. I was used by a jerk so before you pass judgement you need to know I am a very very nice guy that can find the good in everyone and I treat everyone the same. Everyone has a past but that will never affect the future with me. No one gets out of life without a couple scars. "

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