Yesterday I received my copy of the U3A magazine, Third Age Matters. I have been somewhat bemused by a flurry of letters to the editor about the formation of a Lesbian & Gay group in one U3A area. One correspondent wrote that she neither needed to know nor wanted to know about a person’s sexual orientation. Another found this comment insulting and harmful. I have always made friends with people because I like them, and we have mutual interests not because of their religion, colour, political affiliation, education or sexuality. Am I missing the point somehow? Is it insulting or hurtful if I don’t need to know a person’s sexual orientation before I extend a hand of friendship? Another person asked if she should lie when asked if she has a partner. Why should she lie? If someone asks a question they should expect to hear the truth - whether they like the answer is a different matter!
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I have been pen palling for a while now does anyone else do this and is there somewhere on the site for this? It would be nice to write to people on here if they were interested.
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I'm worried that I'm getting too comfortable with being alone. I miss many things that require a partner but I'm finding this to be a problem less and less. Thought maybe I should reach out. I don't know, maybe not. giving it a try. We'll see.
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Hi to whoever reads this. Would be nice to make some new connections! Lost my way a bit when I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid arthritis some years ago. Turned my 'perfect' world into an nightmare but I have come to terms with it now and just want to get the fun back into my life. Still drive and get around but not every day, obviously. Still love photography, literature and the countryside (all three compliment each other, in that I write about and photograph the countryside). What I miss most is having friends to go with and share all of that. So, if any of this interests, or rings a few bells, please ... reach out! :)
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I have totally eliminated nuisance telephone calls and the solution was completely free of charge. My telephone provider is TalkTalk and they provide a call screening service called Call Safe. I've been using it for almost two years and in that time have not received a single sales call or a scam message. BT has a similar system called Call Guardian but I'm unsure if it is a free service.
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Thank you for a great article on World Kindness Day. Inspiring and excellent presentation. Will keep this to as a reminder.
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I live in Gosport and have a passion for being on or in the Solent. Used to have a yacht but now boatless😩 I am good crew and have a wicked sense of humour. Cruising only, racing days are over. I live right by Gosport Marina so that would be ideal, but happy to travel
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Autumn is here and we are now using our central heating, how do you run yours? We run ours in a semi-manual way. We have the boiler and house thermostat, the boiler is manually turned off every night, and at about 7-30am it is turned on and only the kitchen radiator is opened, at about 9-00am the sitting room radiator is turned on so that about 11am the room is comfortable the radiator is turned off at about 5-30pm and the room stops comfortably for the next couple of hours. We very seldom use the bedroom radiators as the bedroom gets too warm in the night even when the house heating is off, What is your system?
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So many people who are so alone, some are even homeless, by not any fault of there own. So any sad folks who have no one to talk to, does anyone take the time to say hello to a lonely stranger, to make someone smile, so they feel there are people who care? I do, does anyone do as I do?
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Coping with stress is one main problem in life, for me, I love to do meditation, at least once a day, it helps you to deal with many stress levels. I find myself it takes your anxiety away, and fear of what troubles you, it also helps to clear your mind and be in touch with your inner self, mind and body becomes one, all in tune with each other - you also learn more about yourself then you could ever think possible.
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