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Deleted my dating profile

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gigi1958 Sat 09-Dec-23 19:23:15

So yesterday I went ahead and deleted my profile on Match.com not because I met someone but because I realized at 65 I kept meeting men that looked like they needed a nurse not a date. And suddenly I realized that since my divorce I've never had a man take care of me or for that matter anybody. And suddenly I felt liberated and a bit selfish also but I simply don't want to become a caregiver again. My life is full I have children, family, friends, financially independent and my good health. Although I did have breast cancer last year but that seems to be in my rear view mirror and I have been celebrating my clear mammogram since October.

It feels pretty good to just be done with it, has anyone else experienced this?

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PetitFromage Mon 29-Jan-24 06:05:16

Ronayag45 - a friend of mine had some success with a dating agency in London called Drawing Down the Moon. It is quite expensive, but they meet and vet everyone to make sure they are genuine.

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Tinacleaver Tue 20-Feb-24 22:39:28

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Grannmarie Tue 20-Feb-24 23:27:17

We have a saying, Tina,
Better to be an old man's darling than a young man's slave. 🤣

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Catterygirl Tue 20-Feb-24 23:56:54

I feel Drawing Down the Moon could be good. They were my competition when I ran Someone Special dating agency in the late 80’s. Glad to hear they are still going.

Running a dating agency gave me an insight into how men think. Some were just looking for a visa from a British woman.

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welbeck Wed 21-Feb-24 15:10:34

Catterygirl, that' interesting;
what about the ones who didn't need a visa, who were british nationals, what were they mostly looking for ?

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Ava25 Thu 24-Oct-24 02:35:53

I could have written your post word for word. I too have given up. There is no man out there that can bring anything to my life and I spent 27 years looking after men and I've had enough. I did try because like you, I wanted to find someone to take care of me for a change after all these years of always putting myself. But they are all incapable of giving a woman anything remotely resembling a relationship. Broke, broken, selfish, lazy. Stay away from me

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Ava25 Thu 24-Oct-24 02:41:24

That is my experience also. Dare I say losers the majority of them.

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