I am 50. I have a HS friend, a woman, who is also 50. We are not in the same area, so there's nothing between us except we talk candidly. (not explicitly, just very open). She is divorced, and said she has had affairs with three married men, one fairly seriously that is still going on. Four or five of her closest friends, also late 40/early 50s, also have been involved in affairs. Some women who feel unsatisfied still are very much interested and have a high sex drive into their 50s, and they can attract the men they want. |
Are their husbands having affairs as well? If you do not know, the answer is likely yes. |
I don't know those women, and the one I do know is divorced. |
I cheated on my second husband at least 40 times (not counting the year long affair I had with one man). My second husband is one of my best friends, and he takes half the blame, because he told me that he thought I was so beautiful that I would cheat on him so he deliberately pushed me away. When he pushed me away I responded by cheating because I thought he didn't want me. This is BPD and PTSD at work together in a relationship, and I have worked hard to overcome both of them. I do not cheat now, nor will I ever again. Cheating hurts everyone around you. |
Maybe you are impossible to please. |
Sure. I find it hard to believe that she had multiple affairs in her 50’s. The sex drive stops, it takes a lot of energy(most 50 plus do not have) and people love to lie about sex and money. The women I know over 5o talk of a different dynamic. The men are in demand and the women really have to work hard. |
Well, sure, of course he said all that. Classic dad lines. |
I'm married. Since I got married we no longer have our monthly dinners. |
You sound repressed |
You're right I do not know but if they're faking it they do a great job. If you go through your married life waiting for your SO to cheat the odds are very good they will because that attitude will slowly infect your marriage. |
Repressed? No. Tired? Yes! I have 7 month old and work full time. I'm exhausted like all new moms are. |
Nice! |
Woman here: very true. No point anymore. Raw deal all around. No more marriage, women get pregnant and raise the kids how they want. Have sex with only the hot guys they want to without thinking about commitment. This is the future, and I, for one, am thrilled. |
NP. Sounds like wishful thinking on your part. I have encountered the same dynamic the other poster described. Put it this way, 50+ year old ladies are still getting drinks bought for them by the bar. And 50+ year old men (and younger) are still the ones paying for those drinks ![]() |
Another reason not to get married as a guy. Women have routinely shown they’re opinions aren’t worth the paper it’s printed on.
Women will easily allow themselves to be “one” of the women a guy sleeps with if he’s successful and rich. I’ve seen it multiple times. Unless you’re one of the elite, women won’t be seen with you in public so to speak. Tiger Woods is a great example. All these women knew he was married, most knew he was sleeping around. They didn’t care - they still subjected themselves to being the OW because he was tiger woods. Some of them married themselves. Point being, if you’re in of the top tier of men women will willingly be a whore for you no questions asked. For people here who don’t obtain that status but live in this area and are successful and have your act together and fit, you can easily go to Reston and pick up a married woman at the bar while their husbands are at home watching the kids. I’ve done it. They want the secure family life but will once again subject themselves to being your fling. Why? Most women don’t have a decent moral compass. Not all, just most. It’s a raw deal to get married as a guy, but a good deal of you’ve obtained success and play the field. |