Question for single guys...

Lol... Well, I'm glad you did still. It's been interesting reading everyone's response. And not sure what you mean by older, I'm 44. You've got to be what, 30-40 years older than me?

The co-dependency thing was something that came to my mind immediately. I mainly date wimmen in thier 30's, and I filter for that because a lot of them in that age group have co-dependent issues, or are looking for a man to take care of them and their kid. And I'm not that man! Surprisingly, the girls that do this texting are the ones I find to be the most independent.

Yep, but as it turns out it's mainly been for the entertainment value

I'm just kidding. All the responses so far have been interesting in that they've shown an angle I hadn't thought of or hadn't thought about. A lot of the married responses are interesting, as I was married for 14 years.

 

Yes, that's pretty close.



So, you are 44 and pursuing women approx. 10 years your junior?
Interesting.
At age 48 I decided to try a different plan and seek the company of
ladies my senior. What an eye opener. Wonderful.
It would be interesting to see if at some point you change directions as I did.

At any rate, I sincerely wish you the best of luck in your endeavors.

I think most of us guys have/or are given clues regularly.
The problem comes from not accepting or doing anything with them...

 

I am complete although I don't Tweet.

 

When I was 19 I dated a woman who was 33.
When I was 33-34 I dated a woman who was 19.

Guess age really is just a number

 

I like younger women. Many women like older men. It works. And if you do it right, they are the ones who pursue you. With lots of texting, apparently.

I don't see myself ever seeking an older woman, but I'll allow myself to be surprised.

 

Texting seems to be the preferred method of communication these days. As for understanding women? All I need to know is that we are jerks and everything is our fault. Also double standards are unacceptable unless they benefit the woman.

 

In the words of Groucho Marx: I'd rather have two 20 year old women for one 40 year old woman.

 

I was single once, I think...can't remember. My wife LIVES for texting, but not to me. Only to her boyfriends.

 

I'm a bit past my 30s but I've been texting since the invention of texting LOL Now-a-days it's the defacto way to communicate or be branded "out of touch or old fashioned". It's totally normal for people to text more than call now. My last phone bill, I had well over 4ooo texts and only 12 minutes of talk time used! As you can tell I prefer texting. It's quick, simple, and fast. And I can respond when I want to. Of course there are times & situations where a call or even a face2face would be better but YMMV

 

Yeah, I agree. Again though, I'm not talking about texting in general. I'm talking specifically about the texting habits of single women. My current friend wouldn't call and tell me she's having a burrito for lunch, but she will take a pic of it and send it to me with a message saying she's eating a burrito for lunch.

 

Yep.. thats the norm these days LOL Especially for women LOL

 

I've decided to roll with it, as it's apparently the norm from here and people I've talked to in real life.

 

Dude, be happy the ladies ARE texting you. Sure, I get a reply now and then, but it's nice being on the receiving end of the first text of the day.

 

Believe me, I am! There's no reason this girl should be texting me and wanting to hang out. but she is. So, I'm happy.

 

Lucky you. I got a girl on my mind, but unless I go silent for a few days, I usually have to make the first move. It's annoying, because it makes you question their interest. But as much as we like to think girls are delicate flowers, they can be mean, and if they don't want to talk, you won't hear from them. So, that's something positive

 

I like mean girls. When they stop being mean, you know you've won.

 

Heh, nice perspective.

 

It's the way I've always worked with it. You can never tell how a girl who's happy about everything, or 'meh' about everything feels about you. But you know when you've won over a girl who didn't like you, or could care less about you. And when you do, it's usually one of the best things ever.

 

Yeh, I had questions about one of those girls and then went on vacation for 2 weeks. 10 days in, I get a text that she misses me. Of course when I get back in town, the signals get mixed up again, but they're leaning more towards "like" than "not."

 

I ended up ordering a new phone tonight. The old one wasn't smart, it looked like a Blackberry with the keyboard, but was mainly a texting phone, no apps or anything. This is a smart phone, nothing exciting as I'm still doing a Virgin Mobile pre-paid burner and so you have to buy the phone out right. At least now maybe I won't have to wait 15 minutes for it to download pics she texts me and I actually get a decent camera and some apps again.