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Hello, 56-year-old female here in the Great Plains, originally from New York State. I'm glad I found this site and am happy to see that a lot of folks are just looking to chat/be friends as opposed to dating; that's why I am here, too!
Hi Seraphim,
Have you looked at your local u3a website? They generally have loads of "interest" groups ranging from book groups, holiday, gardening, wine-tasting, walking, singing for fun etc. I joined my local group about 12 years ago and there's always something to join in with if the fancy takes you. This week I have attended the Singing for Fun session and tomorrow will be going to a near-by garden centre withe the Gardening group for a demonstration of the best plants to fill hanging-baskets and tubs. Good luck!
Hello all. I am a 74 year old male in good health. Married for 52 years, but in a relationship with no intimacy or closeness in over 17 years. Wondering how many are in the same status?
I posted for the first time a couple of days ago and it apparently never showed up, even after I searched using the directions provided in this post. Can anyone help me?
I well remember the Orchid Ballroom. As a serving soldier based at the depot in Caterham it was my venue of choice and could be found there every Saturday and indeed midweek if I could get away.
Always crowded and friendly. Not sure about the refreshment side. I went to dance not to drink.
As a footnote, was watching television some years later and the dance program came from, the Orchid Ballroom. As I watched the couples dancing round the floor the commentator spoke about one lovely young lady and gave her age. A quick calculation showed that she hadn't been born when I trod those boards.
My first sign of being old.
Heading south for a few days hopefully may get some nice fossils and rocks, The weather does not bother me i have a jacket, Ha! But I think sunny days are expected. Foxes came in the garden again last night with their young cubs very nice to watch the playfulness,
This is because logic and science have taken over from the occult.
These type of beliefs and I include religion, have never had any evidence of existence just hearsay and myths.
These were tales told in the dark ages around campfires when people were ignorant of science so had to make up gods and witches and other occult beliefs to explain things they didn't understand like thunder, lightening and earthquakes and other things that are now explainable by science.
When I was a younger man I spent some time in Goa India I visited Anjuna market which was like being in a time warp 60 year old hippies that had been left behind from the 70s.
While I was there The Indian rope trick was said to have been performed the strange thing was nobody I talked to had actually seen it in person just heard about it from other people.
When I got back to my hotel (10 miles away) people had heard about it and asked me if I had seen it, this is how myths come about. What had actually happened a few people started telling people that they had seen it, people being people then claimed they had seen it although it never actually happened, Its called Chinese whispers.
I think it was Christopher Hitchens said about the virgin birth in the bible, is it more likely that all the rules of nature were suspended, or a young girl lied about having sex, says it all.
I have no objection if deluded people choose to believe in this type of stuff just don't try to say its true it isn't.
I retired to the coast to be closer to my daughter and it really isn't working. How many other people have done likewise and found themselves in a similar situation. So unhappy.
Hello my first time here and was reading your post. I am married but my husband works late my daughter moved out three months ago. I still work alit but have several days and hours alone. I haven’t joined any groups yet and o trying hobbies in the evenings. But I’m still very lonely. I don’t have friends that are like everyday friends. Only social once in a while get together. I miss my daughter. She doesn’t call much I only see her if I call her tell her to come over for her hills or dinner etc. I’m looking for friends to chat with and even go do things with it’s hurtful and depressing when your kids get grown independent and don’t want to come around and even worse with no friends. To talk to. I know everyone says but you have your husband but sometimes women need women friends or male. We need other people to talk to.