Can We Date Up?
Dear [Mentat],
Yes, older people are indeed less self-absorbed. Perhaps this is why the Lions Club has so many people older than 65. My grandmother Jewell always impressed me with how kind she was, not to just me, but to Pap and all who knew her. I used to get so frustrated because I could not as a teen, emulate her selflessness. It took many years to understand that she was 50 years ahead of me on that development path you speak of.
I mentioned in the last post that yes, because of the abounding opportunities today, women on the whole are less likely to opt for home maker roles. Nor do they, as you say, desire to be provided for. This is a good thing, actually. Hopefully, it will mean fewer gold-diggers out there as well. Yes, women here and in China seem to be shedding their maternal instincts somewhat. But I suspect that there’ll always be at least a few who want the traditional life, even in China where such a life is, as you describe, difficult at best.
Interesting. I talked much in the last post about how women’s expanding opportunities mean that fewer of them actually want the traditional mother or housewife roles. Additionally to the expense of children we also have the liability. It’s really hard to raise a child well these days without being an expert in child psychology. You know, parents can’t hit the kids anymore, and discipline and punishment are now exercises in mental acrobatics. And heaven help you if you say the wrong thing, or even the right thing but with the wrong inflection. No, I wouldn’t want to raise kids today. I’d have to agree with these modern-day women who don’t wish it either.
Well, keep me posted. As I found out, being well-off does not guarantee happiness. I was middle class until 2003, but now that I’m poor, I’m actually much happier. 
The price of that good pay was simply too high.
Yes. Chuckle. We will have to deal more with the physical detriment of aging if we target this sect of women. But, I mean to tell you , that there are 60-year olds who look damn good.
Yes, you’re right of course. I actually felt kind of foolish for going to [psychics], but did rather enjoy myself once I did. However, believe me when I say that I don’t believe these people have any more of an inside line on my life than myself. It was just nice to have someone to talk to, who seemed to understand.
The women found me because I had profiles on the Internet in the late 90s. Yes, they were from Ghanna (in West Africa) but mostly, Russia. Yes, they were from poor areas. And yes, many women from Russia are scammers. There was just a report on the evening news about the whole male-order bride business and how much money has been lost to these vultures. In fact, many of them aren’t even women at all. They’re just guys, using women’s pictures.
More later.
Take care.
