Just want to reassure you Don you've got multiple things going in your favor that make you a good catch. I'd be thrilled to date a guy as financially stable and responsible as you. Not a single one of my post-divorce dates comes even close. (Examples - the restaurant owner who skipped his insurance payment because he "couldn't afford it" and ended up having a leak from a coffee machine that flooded the business downstairs and the resulting financial ruin ended his restaurant. The exterminator who ran his own business but never paid taxes - he'll be in for a surprise when he tries to collect Social Security. The Love Avoidant guy who took a very early retirement payout from his city job at the height of a market run-up then lost most of it in a crash - at least he was responsible and purchased a condo outright so he has a home but had to go back to work to support himself at a much lower wage. )
As someone who has saved for retirement, lived within my means, have no debt other than a modest mortgage (I owe less than a third of the value of my home and it's at a nice low interest rate) - my life would be significantly enhanced just by being with a guy whose finances didn't stress me out.
