Originally Posted by
Adam Strange
Being divorced and over 40 gives you a different perspective on dating. Things are more immediate and you have a longer view of the consequences.
Yesterday, I (an over-40 divorced LIE) was riding in the Jeep of an over-40, divorced IEI-Fe project manager. We were headed out into the woods to the government's remote location to inspect some equipment and were talking about the difficulty of finding suitable mates. She was kind of looking at me as a Possible.
I told her that what she really needs is a guy with more Se than I have.
"What does that mean?", she said. "You just said I need a guy with more gobble-gobbbly-gobble."
In reply, I turned toward her and used my fist to insistently push against her shoulder and said "YOU NEED A GUY WHO ACTS RIGHT NOW AND TAKES WHAT HE WANTS" and I considered grabbing her breast but thought that might send the wrong message. Lol.
She got a big smile on her face and put her hand over mine on the console. I thought, "Oh, oh. Too much".
"Here", I said, getting out my phone. "This is the phone number of a decent SLE-Ti guy who would probably be great for you. The only problem is getting him here, since he lives in Michigan."
"I don't want a guy who doesn't listen to me."
"He'll totally listen to you. He's been screwing up his life since he got out of the Air Force, and I'm sure he would appreciate your advice. I'll call him tonight and see what he's up to now. He's super-loyal. His last girlfriend was an alcoholic and cheated on him and that kind of broke him, but he might be up for a new attempt now."
"OK."