My last post seemed ages ago. It was posted last Jan 3 and titled “Have a Cup of Coffee to Start the Year.”
So much has happened since then, except to keep this blog fresh. I have written twenty articles for a business blog I am ghostwriting for and I have had several cups of coffee in my favorite coffee shop with my usual group of elderly gentlemen.
And what do men like us, talk about? Oh, we talk about a lot of things, mostly politics and business and women in between.
Actually, most of them talk about “chicks.” But that would not be politically correct for men of my age, is it? Besides, we would like to think of ourselves as dandy old men, not dirty.
Definitely, we have our own preferences of women. Some like them young, I like them mature. Age differences aside, we are of the same mind that the women that we prefer to have around are those who are:
1. Passably beautiful:
If she’s gorgeous, it is a bonus. But we are not that picky.
I guess this is a result of a lifetime of seeing our spouses early mornings, with their faces undone. We need a change in scenery.
The saying “Beauty if skin deep” has no meaning for men of advanced in age; we just don’t have the time to explore what lies beneath
2. She must be interesting to be with:
Men of my age love “players.” No, not the dirty connotation of it but one who can be wholesome in demeanor, talk sensibly, not too loud, don’t engage in gossip and can laugh at the drop of a hat
Being elderly can be very lonely and the last thing we want to have a cup of coffee with is a woman who cannot hold her own in good conversation.
3. Has a mature outlook about sex:
Elderly men are bored with prudes. Nor do they like women who hop into bed with them at the slightest hint. Though they imagine a lot, sexually, they are not usually up to the job without first loading up on the blue pill.
Sex and sexuality are always a nice discussion piece between men and women, but men of my age are poor impromptu speakers. We like it prepared.
4. Capable to handle men and his idiosyncracies:
Elderly men can sometimes act like a child and would relish someone who can “baby” them through these moments of senility.
Men of my age like to have some degree of space, of freedom. But we don’t like to be left alone, either. We love women who can hover around, yet without being too obtrusive.
5. Affectionate but not doting:
Aging can do strange things to men. A man who was once stubbornly single-minded and independent in his youth can become as soft as a marshmallow in later years.
Men like these need someone who can show them how to walk the walk without acting like a crutch. We need someone around us, but not all over us.
Men of my age generally have “done this and seen that.” But that does not mean we are impervious to little acts of affection and good will, of good conversation, of gratefulness and lots and lots and lots of good banter. In fact, we need them more than ever.
To be an elderly is to strive, more than ever, for nothing but to be happy and healthy. And yes, to have a fine woman who can tell him that.
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