About Last Night.....

[job]

Tad,

I think you did the right thing in spending time w/your father. I'm sure he appreciated the time you spent w/him. After all, we don't know how much time any of us has left on this earth and it's important to visit w/those family members and friends who are sick.

Your lady friend sound like a really nice lady. You'll get together again very soon.

I'm also glad to read that you spent Christmas Eve w/3 of your sons. You are slowly coming back to life and starting to enjoy life again. Enjoy the time you spend w/family and friends.

A zoo membership? Wow! You are certainly going to enjoy going there and taking photos. I've enjoyed the Eagle cam photos that you've been posting.

The new year is around the corner and w/the new year comes new beginnings. Continue moving forward.

[exquisitetobe]

Tad, a couple of questions..
1: where you going out alot while married?
2: is your lady friend much younger than you?

I am assessing your situation with my experiences. I am as quiet as you are and i have dated a man much older than me.

[tadpole1025]

Thanks Job and Exquisite...

To answer your questions:

1: where you going out alot while married?

XW and I tried to go out on dates as often as we could. Sometimes they were just us and other times we got to go out and do things that were business "radio" related. Concerts, parties and stuff like that.

2: is your lady friend much younger than you?

She is a lot younger than me. She is 37 and I am 49. She was in first grade when I got married....

Tad

[exquisitetobe]

Is the age difference at the root of you feeling old?

[job]

In my books, age is just a number. If the two of you enjoy spending time together, then by all means do so. The age difference for my parents was 15 years and they were happily married well over 55 yrs when my father passed away in 2008.

[Sotto]

You may well have half your life still to live Tad...make the most of it!

It's JMHO of course - but it seems so pointless to 'feel old.' We are as old as we are and there's not one thing we can do about that. We can however look after ourselves, keep moving forward and live the best lives possible...

Your lady friend sounds nice :)xx

[Ginger1]

2 people I have dated have been 12 and 15 years older than me. Age is just a number. Let it make you feel young, rather than old!

[tadpole1025]

Thanks for the responses everyone.

Is the age difference at the root of you feeling old?

I don't think so. It is something that has been bothering me for a while.

As for the Lady Friend, age difference is not going to be a problem because the told me last night that she has started seeing someone.

!#@$%&^*)($%@#

HAHAHAHAHAHA!

WTF?

The funny thing is...it doesn't even bother me.

Actually, it bothered me for about 10 minutes and then it was like...

Okay.

Whatever.

I don't know for sure, but I'm guessing that I was choice #2. It's okay though, like I said, it doesn't bother me.

WHICH

IS

WEIRD.

I kind of think that maybe I am just numb to certain things these days. I'm pretty emotional/passionate about animals and hate to see them mistreated or suffering, but as far as other areas of my life...pretty numb.

We will still have our friendship at work and still hang out from time to time, but I'm sure that will drop off if she gets serious about this dude. But...it's okay.

To be honest, with the way my car has been running and the way my finances are, I really don't want/need a girlfriend right now.

I still have work, my eagle cams that I enjoy and my photography.

Tad

[Rick1963]

My W is 11 years younger than me. I had the same concerns at the beginning. So far the age difference has not been an issue. Besides I am a better cook lol. Go for it Tad get out of you comfort zone. What's the worse that can happen?

[tadpole1025]

Rick,

Haha, but see above....