As some of us feel the pressure to become attached at the hip in a haply ever after fairy tale.....the rest of us are left to wonder...."is this it"?  As we get older, are dating pool get's smaller and at the same time......yes, we get pickier. We are getting set in our ways and really don't want to make so many concessions as we did when we were younger.  So if age "ain't nothing but a number"......what's attitude?

That makes you wonder.....is the dating pool really getting smaller or are prerequisites get's longer?  Is it really that we start to believe that all we left at this age is another woman's cast-off? Or is it that we just think that if some one doesn't fit sunggly into our single nest......he's the one not worth it?

Mood:  quizzical

Dating in my 20's...oh so different from dating in my 40's.  I've done the bar scene, I've done the all nighters..and the I-hop breakfast at 4:AM, I've even done the 80's big hair (I miss that)

 Dating in my 40's.....Now? I like certain TV shows and don't like missing them. Bar hopping does not hold any appeal for me, neitehr does staying up all night.......I really hate feeling like crap in the morning. Spending hours checking out new clubs has given way to home improvement projects. Man hunting is no longer a sport, it has been replaced with other to-do list's....like cleaning the basement (ok, so that has been on this list for a year). I tried the online dating thing...let me stop you now, unless you want to go through a endless sea of needy, seedy and just plain nut jobs to maybe, possibly find a few that aren't crazy.

 Priorities change, we change (and should), but as I think of the future and being alone....it's not so scary. I know people just settle to keep from being alone.......but if we settle, are we cheating ourselves?