@virgin: Come one, at 53, same age as me incidentally, you should still consider yourself in your prime.
Besides, at our age, I am sure we have both come to realise that physical attraction is only part of live and one that over time loses some appeal, at least in a partner. Beauty fades and what hopefully remains is that a partner is still perceived as beautiful but on a different level.
We spend so much time doing stuff, going out, concerts are a huge agenda, we go to probably around 40 concerts every year, if not more. But then, where we live all through the summer there are free concerts every Saturday and Sunday afternoon in one of the parks. Not everything is down our street, I'll happily give the Salvation Army hymnsinging a miss but the mixture is so wild a varied, we usually find something good on one of the two days. Friday and Saturday nights most pubs will have bands on, so going for some live music involves little more then going round the corner to the Lamb and Lion. If the band is not to our liking, have a pint and go home or somewhere else.
All this is usually free, so you can't lose.
There are a lot of things you can do, believe me. I don't know what you are in to but I am sure there must be likeminded females out there, wherever you may live.
Neither of us is after anything but a good time but we've met so many people and got talking to them socially. It's great and it keeps you off the internet and re-aquaints you with the real world.
No, I don't think you should give up, I honestly don't.
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