Dating in Your 60's

[DonH]

I find myself being kind of skittish though - the last guy who came on this strong turned out to be a bipolar Addict with sociopathic tendencies! And yet, if I keep just going for the distant, Love Avoidant types that's what I'll end up with! And truthfully, CMM seems like just a smart, nice, lonely guy who's enthusiastic about meeting a smart, pretty , sane woman.

I know you said that right after you agreed to meet him / go on the first date, he came on strong and tried to set up like three dates in the first week. You slapped him down a bit and it seemed like he had backed off. Is that not still the case? Or more direct to the point, what is he doing that is making you feel he is "coming on this strong." From what you've relayed here it doesn't seem to me he's coming on all that strong - but there could be much more taking place behind the scenes that you are not commenting on. I don't know that one or two dates a week is "coming on strong." To me, it would more be a text or phone call first thing in the AM, a noon time check in, two or three hour conversations at night and requests to go out again before the next already planned date has even happened. Toss in flowers getting delivered right about now, and that's coming on strong in my book. Perhaps I'm wrong?

Male pedicures and offering to do YOUR toe nails? I mean, I'm no macho alpha male, but count me the hell out! Still, you seem to find that endearing. Reason #287 why I don't understand women. LOL

You mentioned your youngest son - how has your other son been doing? Still on buprenorphine I hope? Sometimes, around this time, or a few months down the road, they want to "get off of this crap" because they feel they no longer need it. BAD IDEA. Real bad idea. A year at total minimum or until they are 27 if not 30 is where current thinking is at. I hope he's still doing well and beating the odds!