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[quote=Anonymous]Divorced 39 yo female and I do get wary of never married men around my age and older.

I went on a few dates with this smart, successful, cute 41 year old, who had a tween daughter but never got married. Kept wondering why...he had lived in 4 countries for a good period in each and probably had more chances than most to meet all kinds of women, and yet... none of them seemed to fit the bill?

When I asked him, his answer was not surprising: he had not met "the one" yet, and his relationships would start out hot and then fizzle out. A man his age waiting for that special unicorn to bear all his - very high - expectations is not a good prospect for a successful marriage, if he ever decides to have one.

For some reason though my view on this applies more to men than women. Maybe because I have lots of girlfriends my age who never married through no fault of their own - pretty, smart, accomplished but for some reason picked men who are not ready to commit even though my friends' end goal was marriage.

Perhaps due to sexism, the general view is that most men can have their pick whenever they decide to get married - provided they have some minimum qualities: a stable job, a nice enough personality etc. So if they are still single into their 40s it indicates some serious flaws or emotional blockages. [/quote]

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