Originally posted by NatureGuy
Thanks guys. This is helping alot. In the
back of my mind, I guess I've been saying, "am I the dirty old man here?" or is she really interested? Hey, I'd rather stick with over 30's, but there seem to be alot more available 20's women (let face it, most of them).
TooColdUlrick: I can really relate to what you're saying, although I wonder if alot of those women are just interested in you professionally.
My situation is very similar to yours.
In my case, I'm often approached by females (always younger) but I feel they are primarily interested in my specialized knowledge to gain some advantage in our field, not anything romantic (although they do like me). Gee, I hope I'm right there....
yes, this does happen and i look out for it. it's easy to spot since it happens a lot from non-students and those that i come in contact with, with consulting and such--both men and women.
anyway, the ones that are romantically interested are usually not so at first (students). it takes about 6 weeks of listening to me and learning what i'm about (personality will show through by this time and they know me pretty well even if they say otherwise).
most of these young ladies are not gold diggers of any sort. they make their own bank and have their own contacts, etc. i have found that many are intimidated just by the fact that i'm highly educated. i try to quell that as much as possible, though.
there's absolutely zero reason to think the "dirty old man" thing. get it out of your head bro. for me, i won't even bother with anyone over 30 years old. i go for the 23-28 year olds almost exclusively. they have an enthusiasm and zest for life that brings me up, not draggin/naggin me down. i just don't need/want the BS that usually comes with a 30+ chick, especially if she has kids and an ex husband.
another issue is the "we have nothing in common" thing. this is legitimate. however, with me, i have zero interest in talking about my daytime activities. i'm really a pumpkin head at night time, by choice. by talking to me after work, you would never know that i have a Phd or that i do what i do. so again, by default, the gold diggers, go by the wayside pretty quickly.
this is getting long... but i have also found that many of these chicks want to step up their level of sophistication--it's like they crave it because they ain't gettin it from the 25 year old DJ's. i'm the man for this, LOL. i know my wine very well, went to a 16 week culinary school at night to brush up, have a pimpin' 74 Olds (red with white top) for weekend fun, wear a Rolex Submariner, am a semi-pro blackjack player, and my condo is decorated in the Empire style which gets nothing but ooohs and ahhhs...
if they are interested in me because of this, fine wit me. again, these chicks are more interested in the confidence, ambition, intelligence, style, etc, and not the material things, per se. all of these material things are the result of the other more important things. i'm very confident this is why they cometh.
live it up, dude. you ain't getting any younger! TooCold is gonna play this game for another two years. plenty of time to find a perfect match to settle down with.