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Agree.  I'm 48 and divorced.  Quite frankly, I have a great dating life.  I also have 2 kids and know that that is a lot for some guys.  I can't date a guy who is not financially stable.  I'm too old.  They have to be able to hold their own.  I also want a guy who can cook.  After 19 years of marriage, if I never cook another day, it would be too soon.[/quote]
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So basically you gave your first husband your best and the next guy is supposed to settle for someone who won’t make him feel important. [/b][/quote]

How did you get there from her post?  She never said she wouldn't make him feel important.  But she does want someone who can carry their own weight in the house.  How is asking that from a man making them feel unimportant?[/quote]

Apparently she will never cook for him. She is also not interested in a partner to build things together. I have friends who were mid 40s male got hit hard in divorce and remarried much younger women and got a “do over” - the younger woman didn’t care about the low retirement account or rental apartment. They were in it together. Several years later those couples (two I know of) have really built a nice life together. That won’t happen with this one. [/quote]

Yes, and now in fantasy land.  I don't have 40 years to build a career anymore.  I'm 48.  You are right - I don't want to cook.  So what.   Just so you know, I'm dating an amazing man who loves to cook!  I don't want a do over.  I want to meet someone who is my match for me now.[/quote]

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