Well even though people try to give me senior discounts-I'm not one yet so I can't be in your shoes..but what about your hobbies/crafts? You will meet others with the same interests or perhaps some volunteer work?

well i read an article on this very thing the other day and what i got from the article is that ok cupid seems to be the place to go so I mean I would give it a try, you got to answer a lot of questions, but I wouldn't mind if it narrowed it down to someone who had similar ideas as I did.

Also, the article mentioned work, (which I think is unbelievable) and friends and family members.

I've also heard, church, (you may have to hop around for that) library, men are everywhere they are not hard to find, it's the quality that's hard to find.

I've also heard of volunteering. Good luck.

lol I do my research

I agree, it's difficult at a certain age, to find the quality guy you are looking for. I think keep your eyes open in your surroundings. And consider those surrounding. I do think church is a good place, because at least you have a better chance at him being a decent guy. Do I follow my own advice? no, I don't get out much. But when I do go to the same place over a period of time, I have met men. but more married men than single. I don't like internet dating. As many people have mentioned, have you tried meetup.com ? Many get togethers and events for 40+, 50+. my issue, is everything is far from me, so I have gone so seldom, I havn't really gotten to know anyone too well. That's my fault for moving to such a crappy area, without checking it out more. it was a temporary move that turned into a 10year stint in hell. It's hard when I see fun things i'd like to go to, but driving 1.5 to 2 hrs, just to get there is kindof out of the question mostly. i'm starting to see a few things pop up a little closer, but for instance the group of 45+ is an hour away, and they spend a lot of time in bars, partying and dancing. not really my thing. i'd much rather go to a show, a hike, a movie, a meal, a discussion, a photography class, the planetarium, a museum, a city walk, uhm, can I think of anything else, I would rather do, that go to a bar and drink! just about anything. lol anyhow, depending where you live you might find some fun get togethers on there. and I may be wrong about internet dating....I just don't like it.

singles in meetup.com is where I am at and I am now dating again....I have a meetup group I organize that I took over about six months ago...it has over 400members and is singles over 50.....look online at meetup.com for a group...likely for someone like gusto who lives in bumf*c) egypt it could be further to travel to a group than you might like....

I am dating a gal now and I introduced her to my family last night on my birthday for dinner....the group of them are all quilters and my sister is president of the quilt guild....so I intro then they get together to quilt and me I get left alone and single...LOL I am kidding she is still giving me dates....LOL

Well, I am 53 and have been married and out of circulation for so long, I don't even think I would want to start dating all over again.

I'm at the same point. Almost ready to give up or at least give dating a rest for awhile.

Do you have support groups in your area that you can join? And another good way to meet people is by volunteering. If you find something you love by volunteering, you will automatically have something in common with other people that you meet. I have decided to never date again, thanks to my ex husband. He sexually abused my granddaughter and trust went right out the window after that. I wish you lots of luck in finding someone. Don't give up! Hugs GB

Thanks everyone for your replies and advice. I have thought very much about volunteer work but my job keeps me so busy that is one problem I have getting out and about. I might look up the meetup group. I go to church but it is a small community church with a small group of people and most live in my community. Maybe some around here I have not met yet will start attending church one day. I heard meeting men in a grocery store was a good place. Well I had a bad experience with that...lol...will tell that story later. Thanks again everyone.

What Gramybear suggests seems like good ideas. You'd have something in common from the get go. Guess call me old fashioned and paranoid but the online scene seems a little dicey to me. But that's just me. It's really hard to meet people these days with our lives so busy with work and we all know we don't want to get involved with anybody from work. I feel for you. ((Hugs))

Yeah, tried the online dating thing years ago and had nothing but bad luck. Let me run this story across y'all and see what you think. I am very confused and don't know what to do. Hope I can make this short enough but get all the things in I want to mention. Know what...think I am going to start a new thread on this one. Y'all will be able to tell which one it is.

I'm not old enough for this thread lol, but congrats Bill. You're looking pretty dapper!