Don't have any trust issue book recommendations, maybe someone else can help there. I kinda felt like my challenge was to learn to be a little LESS trusting, ha ha!
But - you might take a look at some of Pia Mellody's stuff about Love Avoidants, I don't know if any of it would fit you or not.
As for the 70 year olds - at one point in time, my good friend - who is my age - was dating a 70 year old while I was dating someone....um.....much younger than that. We had some interesting conversations about the whole thing!
As for whether guys your age would be interested in you - yes, they would! It's just that the vocal guys are saying, they don't want a woman in her 50's who is stuck and boring - which you definitely are not! That's the biggest problem I have with guys MY age - too many of them haven't listened to any new music since 1973 and are not growing mentally or emotionally.
Once you let down your barriers, you will find that men in general ARE interested. Once you start smiling and making eye contact when you are out and about, you'll be surprised what the "I'm happy and available" vibe might attract.
