re: Dating single moms can be dicey at best

Depends. Not all women are like that. All my friends are married to and I hate trying to get them to do something without their wife. Now I know how they felt when it was the other way around.

Woman are crazy, but I'd rather deal with a little crazy then a lot of being alone. Now if I was pulling in $$$$$$$$$ then hell yeah I'd be single and just dating

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Why settle for baggage when other better, younger options are available to you?

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Would love to run across a few of those. Have dated too many broken girls and have just about given up. At my age, I am afraid options are getting more limited by the year. But I don't want to be so desperate that I am in a relationship that I will despise myself or the other party for getting into. Just haven't been able to find that "comfortable" person yet.

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She was addicted to adderall and a sex addict. Biggest shite show of my life. Had to run.

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Interesting that you pointed that out. The one I dated that I learned was hooked on Adderall had gone through two marriages. Both husbands left. Interestingly, the first one just "disappeared" and has never been seen by her or her family again.

I get concerned when someone goes through a divorce and is not willing to admit that they played some role in it. We all do. However, the trick is to take responsibility for your role in the divorce and learn from it in hopes of doing better next time. Took me a while to work through that, but I did. I have been dating for years and can count on one hand (not needing all fingers) how many females were willing to concede that it was partially their fault as well.

My biggest thing I have to guard against these days are those looking for a meal ticket and then some. When you have worked your arse off for a number of years building yourself up financially, you have a tendency to become more guarded about others' intentions towards you. Gotten to where I can spot those a mile away.

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All my friends are married to and I hate trying to get them to do something without their wife. Now I know how they felt when it was the other way around.

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That's because most wives won't let them go or because they know it's not worth the fight to ask for permission to hang out with their friend.

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Woman are crazy, but I'd rather deal with a little crazy then a lot of being alone.

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I just don't understand this way of thinking. If you've been married and divorced, you shouldn't think this way unless you are needy. Or maybe you just have a short memory?

Can not tell you how wrong you are about girls over 23-you are looking in the wrong place!

We only went to her place when he was staying with his grandparents. She's very conscious about who she brought around him and never wanted a revolving door of guys. She only introduced me after she was sure things were progressing well. It wasn't easy and I wished it were sooner when I met him because it would have saved a lot sneaking around and missed plans

Single mom's are single mom's for a reason

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All my friends are married to and I hate trying to get them to do something without their wife. Now I know how they felt when it was the other way around.


That's because most wives won't let them go or because they know it's not worth the fight to ask for permission to hang out with their friend.

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Marry a decent woman and this isn't an issue.

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Been there and don't care to go back. If they haven't gotten over the death of their spouse, there are going to be problems. If they are trying to remake you like their spouse, damned right there are going to be problems. Tried it once and bailed. Can't compete with a ghost.

Knew of one girl who was widowed from her first marriage, and rocked through three more marriages before she got it right. That's an awful lot of damage left behind.

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A man walks into the street and manages to get a taxi just going by. He gets into the taxi, and the cabbie says, "Perfect timing. You're just like Frank."

Passenger: "Who?"

Cabbie: "Frank Feldman. He's a guy who did everything right all the time. Like my coming along when you needed a cab, things happened like that to Frank Feldman every single time."

Passenger: "There are always a few clouds over everybody."

Cabbie: "Not Frank Feldman. He was a terrific athlete. He could have won the Grand-Slam at tennis. He could golf with the pros. He sang like an opera baritone and danced like a Broadway star and you should have heard him play the piano. He was an amazing guy."

Passenger: "Sounds like he was something really special.

Cabbie: "There's more... He had a memory like a computer. Could remember everybody's birthday. He knew all about wine, which foods to order and which fork to eat them with. He could fix anything. Not like me. I change a fuse and the whole street blacks out. But Frank Feldman, he could do everything right."

Passenger: "Wow, some guy then."

Cabbie: "He always knew the quickest way to go in traffic and avoid traffic jams. Not like me, I always seem to get stuck in them. But Frank, he never made a mistake and he really knew how to treat a woman and make her feel good. He would never answer her back even if she was in the wrong; and his clothing was always immaculate, shoes highly polished too - he was the perfect man! He never made a mistake. No one could ever measure up to Frank Feldman."

Passenger: "An amazing fellow. How did you meet him?"

Cabbie: "Well, I never actually met Frank. I just married his f**king widow."

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Camp Beauregard

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What the heck you did in Camp Beauregard??? Place been deserted for over fifty years - all grown up with brush last time I saw it.