WHO WE ARE: Short Bios of OW/YM members

I don't know about the rest of you, but my menopause-fogged brain can't keep everyone straight. Even if you are hetero. :D I think it would be helpful -- do you think it would be helpful? -- to have ONE place where there's a reference. Because the space alloted for our bios on our profiles just don't cut it.

I don't see these bios as someplace to have a discussion, or comment (publically, at least) on what's written there. It's just so we can have a handy reference on people's background stories: who, where, what, why. The short version. Most of us have discusssed how we got here in threads long past, but new people are always joining. And, as I said, I had to start a score card to keep everyone unconfused.

Ideally, If Ageless Love board agrees, maybe this could become not just a thread but a section all it's own. Like the Chat Room, Chit Chat, Relationship Support, and Sexually Speaking.

Maybe this'll fly. Maybe not. Worth a try.

I'll start. And we can edit in more stuff as time goes on.

d/b/a "Rhiannon".
52 this June (a Moon Child: most apt, I can be very moony).
I work at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts doing "academic administration." I've a B.A. in Fine Art from The School of Visual Arts in NYC, and an Ed.M. in Counseling Psychology from Cambridge College, MA.
I'm single, live alone. . . not counting six cats (don't ask). :rolleyes:
Married '75-'82, divorced long ago (and still good friends with the ex: he's like family now). No kids, never wanted 'em. :-) Engaged once. Lived-with relationships: three.

I'm an only child who's always wanted four brothers. :D That's my excuse and I'm sticking with it.

For the past 16 months I've been dating an 18 years younger man -- "Thor." :-) We saw eachother in the parking garage at work and immediately felt we "knew" eachother. "Oh, there you are!" We're madly in love, committed, and we both hope/intend to always be together. Not counting that life happens to you while you're busy making other plans.

Admittedly, his notion of "together" is new to me: he's polyamorous -- http://www.contra.org/lifestyles/poly/ -- and lives with his girlfriend of four years. I call her "LiL" for "Live in Love." I won't go into poly here, but you can ask me about it. Thor teases me that I've become the poly poster child, because even though I've always been monogamous up until now, I'm always defending it to my mono friends. YES, his primary girlfriend and I get along fine. We all even went on vacation together last summer -- with her other secondary boyfriend. (I'm the only one of the four who seems to struggle with any jealousy issues.) NO, I don't have sex with LiL and/or her other BF: it's not a swop/swingers arrangement. Are there challenges in poly? You betcha! (But it's not like monogamy is a cakewalk either, you know.) Would I prefer monogamy? Sometimes yes, sometimes no. I think I might like to have a "secondary" boyfriend of my own as well. . . but finding someone who can compare to Thor is proving near impossible. But one lives in hope.

Most used quotes: "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." "We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are."
"The lust for love cuts like a shiver. . . ."

I've got a blogger at LiveJournal.com: http://www.livejournal.com/users/roaming

Here's what I say about me there:

Urban bred, ex-native New Yorker, now entrapped, not unhappily, in New England Academia. Plotting escape to a castle in Scotland (with indoor plumbing, without the plague). Meanwhile, anything medieval-ish turns my head, especially the dress-up (and -down). "This above all you must learn; rape and pillage before you burn."

My idea of a perfect fun time (if a marathon weekend of affection, sensuality and sex with a lover isn't in the offing) is cutting loose at a Celtic concert with friends. I sing in minor keys, loudly and imperfectly, in the shower. Sometimes in mangled Gaelic.

Otherwise you'll find me roaming-in-the-gloaming -- dusk, twilight, l'heure bleu -- that magically suspended pause 'tween day and night when the veil between the worlds is thinnest. Transformation is the prize if you let yourself fall through.

Less riskily, I needlepoint medieval tapestries, write erstwhile erotica, rescue critters from urban encroachment, organize highland games, try to be more courageous and outrageous. Dum Vivimus, VIVAMUS! (While we live, let us LIVE!) Suck life dry, toss away the husk.

So far I seem to be Hardwired Hetero, Monogamous by Nature, Poly only by Dire Necessity, D/s-very-lite, sorta-sub with a hint of switch.

Catch me on a different day, and what would seem important to tell might be different.

Interests: affection, Alan Rickman, Alasdair Fraser, animal rescue, animal welfare, animals, autumn, bagpipes, bodhrans, brogues, R. M. Burne-Jones, castles, ceilidhs, celtic knotwork, celtic music, celtic twilight, chainmail, Clannad, connection, corsets, costumes, courage, cuddling, d/s, Edinburgh, erotica, existential angst, Fairport Convention, fantasy, forests, friendship, gaelic, garb, gothic, gothick, hands, highland games, horses, Incredible String Band, kilts, kissing, knights, leather, Loreena Mckennitt, loving, massages, Mediaeval Babes, medieval, men, moonlight, movies, narnia, necking, needlepoint, oak-n-acorns, pagan, peeling layers, Pema Chodron, philosophy, poetry, Pre-Raphaelites, psychosexual role play, psychotherapy, rambling, reading, relationships, renaissance faires, Rilke, roaming-in-the-gloaming, robin hood, Rumi, Runrig, Russell Crowe, Sandy Denny, Sarah Maclachlan, Society for Creative Anachronisms, Scotland, skin hunger, sleeping late, snuggling, spirituality, stained glass, Steeleye Span, Stevie Nicks, submission, swords, tapestries, trees, U2, velvet, walking, Wm. Waterhouse, wishing, woodcarving, writing, yearning

Wowie, Rhi!!! Turn-ons in alphabetical order! I'll look like a Beevis-and-Butthead personality in comparison, but as Stewart Smalley says, ".....and that's...OKAY"!

Me: Polly Hager, white female, 39, size 10, (would tell you my weight but it's classified information - I'd tell you, but then I'd have to kill you), occupation: self-employed housecleaner. Attended college for a year before getting preggers by husband and deciding to get a job and save money. Divorced hubby after two beautiful kids. Hubby was insane alcoholic but an amazing musician. Met him in a band I was the lead singer for. Was in rock bands from age 18-23. Traveled a bit. Still sing in bands now and then. Waiting for the right opportunity for all-female rock band that sounds like Led Zeppelin.

Robin: My fiance. White male, 23, 150 lbs., long, dark hair and beautiful green eyes, impeccable character. Had rough life, weird, alcoholic parents, has always worked hard, is a great artist! Loves Ozzy, Bon Jovi, 80's hair bands, Savatage, wants to learn to play the Fender Stratocaster I bought him for his 21st birthday, has a 5-year-old son, was in a bitter custody battle to win him only to lose because our wonderful justice system decided to believe the lies of his ex-girlfriend who is a waste of air, is a focused, goal-driven person, loyal, faithful, sincere, caring, sexy, smart, funny, giving, and a great lover! :) Loves sci-fi, Simpsons, comedy, the country, playing pool, and winning arguements! :D

Robin and I met 2 and 1/2 years ago at a local bar. We immediately connected and talked for 8 hours straight that night! We started dating and 5 months later he moved in. We went to Florida that summer where he proposed and I gladly accepted. We work together in the housecleaning business, bringing in $5,500 a month currently! We hope to open up a renovation business, buy up houses, fix them, and sell them or rent them out. We are very connected. We don't notice our age gap anymore. We are best friends and very supportive of eachother. We both feel lucky to be in this relationship!

Turn-ons: Sunny days, Led Zeppelin, Heart, Stevie Nicks, 80's music, camping, wildlife, birdwatching, THE OCEAN, my pets, meeting interesting people, playing pool, good food, clothes that don't make me look fat, horses, laughing, my two great kids, get-togethers with friends, art, comedy, movies, barhopping, coming to Ageless Love, and my biggest turn-on: snuggling with Robin! :)

Turn-offs: Fundamentalist religeous fanatics, cloudy, cold days, whiny kids!!!, dog getting into the garbage, mean people, Barry Manilow, incompetent fast-food workers, racists, bad hair days, bills, friggin bugs (the kind that fly around you and don't leave you alone), liars, cheaters, manipulators, pain of any kind!

Hi! I decided to come back here to edit my post...a lot has changed in 8 months! Liane, 33 yr old white female with a new boyfriend of 26. Previously dated very seriously & loved a 23 yr old with my whole heart, proud to say. I got my BA at Princeton (where I played 4 yrs of field hockey), MA in clinical psych. at Marywood U. And I am currently a counselor at a prep school in Cambridge, MA...I also teach sex ed (soon will teach psychology) and coach field hockey. I'm hugely into athletic pursuits though after getting ACL reconstructive surgery I'm a bit more on the sidelines...but going to the gym regularly to rehab...yup, getting buff! I'm told I'm cute, beautiful and athletic looking - have great long curly hair and a wonderful set of deep brown eyes. I love to cook gourmet meals, read historical fiction, I actually do like to get dressed up and wear makeup, despite my outdoorsy nature (very girly in some ways). Musically my tastes range from blues to classic rock to the punk and rave sounds of my youth. The guys who turn me off - never take risks, enjoy sitting at home drinking beers in front of a t.v. all the time, don't know what it means to push themselves in any way. My current YM, Jason, is 26. He also went to Princeton for his undergrad and is a very cute computer geek (his words). He has always had a thing for older women and puts up with lots of grief from his workmates/friends about me...but he loves it! He is a master swimmer & has competed recently in the US National swim trials as the oldest swimmer there...thus great body & athletic! I think this one has potential!

Hi!
I have been coming here daily for over one and a half years and have only recently begun to post.
My name is Melodee, I'm 48, and my husband, Jeremy, is 22. I have 4 sons: 11, 12, 15 and 29 years old.
I am originally from Phoenix, Arizona, and my husband is from Versailles, France. We recently moved from Sonoma County, north of San Francisco. We are totally in love with each other.
I am currently working as an English tutor at a college in Phoenix, and my husband teaches chess to children in many schools around the valley. He also helps organize and coach chess tournaments.
I taught English in Hamburg, Germany and in Bordeaux, France for about 5 years. I speak French, German, and English, and my husband speaks French and English.
We enjoy meeting, and getting together with, people from many different countries. We both love reading, eating ALL kinds of food (I was laughing so hard when I read the "It's my party" thread!), talking, laughing, music, and theatre. I love to cook and garden and dance, and he loves to play chess, backgammon, video games, and sports.
We have a Yorkshire Terrier puppy named Yippee IO Kai Ay (Yippee for short) and a black cat named Maui.
My husband and I are best friends and have a blast together. I just read to him what I'd written so far, and I asked him if there's anything else that he could think of that I could write here - anything else that we love? He said, "Write that we both love...."
Nevermind. You can guess. ;)

Well, unlike some of you loquacious folk, I really am going to do a short bio.

38, journalist (currently doing a nonprofit gig), Bay Area, (one of those unrepentant crazy leftists in San Francisco) - married once - a ten year relationship ended sadly by my hussband's death from cancer at 41 six years ago (my older man) - now madly in love with a 23 year old with whom I've been living together for almost two years and who I am about to follow off the graduate school for his PHD program.

Inverate reader, rally-instigator, insanely enthusiastic traveler to anywhere with an airport and an ancient temple, lover of ceramics and textile art and photography, ex-wanna-be dancer, and a fine cook of Thai and Mexican cuisine (although I microwave just about anything else).

and I wanna learn to play acoustic guitar :>

Wow, reading these bios goes to show...you've gotta have kicked around the planet a few years to be so interesting!

Ok, here we go.

Sex: yes please! hehehehe Sorry; female.
Nationality: Canadian.
Age: 43, but according to this lifestyle study I did last week, I'll be 35 by this June. :D
Physicality: Tall, slim, dark blonde, big blue-green eyes, blind as a bat w/o my specs.
Marital status: blissfully co-habitating with my YM two years this coming December. Before that, married for nearly 20 years. Separated nearly two years. Divorce s/b final this Autumn.
Children: one son, 19. One daughter 15. Both living with their dad. And we have no plans to have children of our own.
Location: England, for now. We've moved coasts/continents twice in two years and may be doing it again. Possible relocation: U.S. It's getting so I'm not sure anymore which time zone I'm waking up in. :p
Occupation: Former Admin Assistant with best position being six years in Pediatric Medicine. Current occupation: Writer. Have been doing this on and off since I was a teenager. Have had some small things published. Working on a novel which no doubt will supply me enough rejection slips to re-paper the front hall. LOL
Favorite couples (besides my YM and me): My dad and mom, Tracy & Hepburn.
Other Favs: Huge movie buff, voracious reader, closet chocoholic (guess I'm "out" now eh?), love long walks, yoga, Pilates, slow dancing, slow kissin', and looonnnggg, slow love-making. Want to get a big bowser named "Clarence" to take on walks with me.
Favorite quotes: difficult to pick just one or two but anyway - "We aren't retreating, we're advancing in another direction." and "You're ugly and your mother dresses you funny."

My YM and me met via the Net two years ago. Started out as e-pals and things just went from there. The saying "nothing worth having comes easy", perfectly describes the events leading up to our finally being together. He is 28, a software engineer, dark hair, gorgeous brown eyes and the most kissable mouth on the planet. Loving, generous, brilliant mind, responsible and I'm incredibly lucky to have found him.

Its said that everyone deserves a second chance, but few get the opportunity to live it. I was given that opportunity and will always be thankful to the Great Unknown for sending him to me.

Peace be the journey!

hi,my real name is Robin.i'm 43.I grew up in central florida in a little town in between daytona and orlando.before all the building,florida was a beautiful place to grow up in.i moved to north central florida years ago because i love horses and it is horse country,now the building is taking over here too:( .
i am an avid animal lover and have always been.my husband joey and i take in abandoned and abused animals.at this time we have 26 dogs and 11cats and some other animals.we bought a little house in the country on a few acres.we tell anyone who will listen to please spay or neuter your pets.
my husband joey is 32,we met about 5 years ago and started dating 2 years ago and married this past oct.in cassadaga,fl,the town of spirtulists.
we both love to read.love flea markets.music and ebay.i collect teddy bears and have like 300 or so.(didn't get enough toys as a kid i guess??)
we both have VERY disfunctional families that we have as little to do with as possible.come to think of it,i think we have nothing to do with them,except for my mother.
i have been married before,no kids.i loved in a couple other states for awhile ny and va.,but always came back to fl.
i have seen and done alot of things in my life,but now opt for living quitely in the country(except for feeding time,when it's not too quite!!)
oh yea,the name Nafadda is really one of my dog's names.she's a black greyhound and i borrow her name cause'it's so cool.

Hi, I've been coming here for a long time. David encouraged me to join, and he's actually the one who initiated contact for me with a couple of people.
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I'm a Nurse/Respiratory Therapist, 46 years old. I have been married twice, 10 years the first time, and was with my second husband for 17 years. I have 3 grown kids, 4 fabulous grandchildren, and following a tubal reversal at age 38, have a miracle daughter, who's my great joy.
David's from North Carolina originally. We met playing Ultima Online, and were friends for a few months. I thought he was a very bright nice kid, and we spent lots of time talking. A couple of months after I left my husband, he started telling me he thought we could be a couple, he was 17, I was 45. I was very patronizing, very "older". He was very determined. I became terrified when I realized that not only was he very very serious, I was having really strong feelings for him too. I was sure I had to be insane. We decided to meet in person, and I was sure that would be the end of this fantasy we'd worked up between us. Five months later he moved here with me, and in May, we'll have lived together for a year. He's the most wonderful guy, treats me like I've never been treated. He's a very nurturing male, and cares deeply for me.
David's a Certified Nursing Assistant in an extended care unit, considering a career of some kind in the medical field. We both still love our Ultima Online, where our two main characters are happily married. We love going to Renaissance Faires, and dress up and roleplay. We spend time with the family. Both of us are movie buffs, and we both love reading, mostly fantasy, although I read anything. I collect angels, and fancy shoe figurines, he collects dragons and swords.
He actually sometimes comes across as the older one in our relationship. My daughter-in-law looked at him funny the other day, after he'd said something, and said to me "He's so darn old sometimes". I had to chuckle, she's 7 years older than him.
He's taught me what love really is.

Ok, here's mine:
Nancy. I live in Upstate NY. I'm a writer/producer and I create websites, cds, tv shows and industrial video, along with writing some freelance stuff. As you can see, work occupies a great deal of my life. I host some tv shows - you might see me in a boating series on PBS. I also used to be very active in the acting community, did a few movies, but I don't have time for that anymore - or frankly, anything that doesn't pay decently! My present goal is to finally get my a** in gear and write the illustrated novel I've had perking in my brain for two years now.

I have two wonderful children who are grown and independent and doing very well with whom I have wonderful, close relationships. I'm very blessed there.

I suppose it's the actor in me but I've been through many incarnations and have so many interests I never have time for them all, but I am consistently into physical activity of any kind: swimming, diving, skiing, biking, running, riding, or just plain working out.

I do some art, mostly illustrations for poems and children's books, fairy stories, that kind of thing. I play a few instruments (not very well, but passionately!) and am in love with Celtic traditional (Scots-Irish) music, which is why I taught myself fiddle so I could play those beautiful tunes! Also taught myself bodhran, which I also play (badly).

I used to garden avidly but find my time is just so limited I can't do it the way I want, so I putter now more than really work at it. I LOVE to travel and have been to the Yucatan, Hawaii, road trips across the US, Spain, Scotland, England, and the north of Africa. I have so many more places to go! Anyone want to make a voyage? I tend to find a place I love - like Hawaii and Scotland - and then go back again and again.

Maybe that last statement is a good analysis of me: loving two places as disparate as Hawaii and Scotland. One warm and sunny and laid back; the other cold and bracing and misty. If it means anything, I'm a dead-on cusp of Taurus and Gemini, so needless to say, I'm constantly at war with myself. Stay home and be cozy or run away and have an adventure?

My ideal situation would be to have a life-long, secure, best-friend-and-love who was also an adventurer at heart, so I would have both the security, and the adventure, all wrapped up in one bundle!

I've been married twice: the first time while still in college (which produced the two kids), that lasted about 5 years. He was the most beautiful, talented, intelligent, psychotic man I have ever met. (It was some consolation and pain to me that he ended up dealing drugs and going to jail, even though professionally he was an electrical engineer - go figure that one out??) A couple of years later I married again, a lawyer. Fun, intelligent, we shared many interests and had a good friendship but he couldn't give up the ladies. In fact, I don't think marriage was ever a good choice for him: he remains unmarried though we split up after another 5 years so that was a long time ago...

I then had a short but wonderful relationship with my (first)"younger" man, but he was only 4 years younger so I don't even give that credit any more! He was probably the one I should have married but I was a wounded bird at the time and was really not fit for a relationship.

Then ten on-and-off years with a man I can't describe because it's too embarassing - but I finally learned my lesson that you have to insist upon character, kindness, intelligence and decency above sexiness, intensity and gut-level attraction.

I met my current ym on the internet. I don't think either of us thought it would go anyway because of the age gap; neither of us had a track record being with the ow/ym variety. But after long chats both online and on the phone, we met and clicked. We've been together since, and while I would describe our basic relationship as ideal (we simply enjoy the hell out of one another), we are dealing with his fear of the future, which is what brought me to this site.

My goals: write that book; see as much of the world as I can cram in; spend lots of time with my family and love them to death; finally find that man who loves me enough to say "you are what I want above all."

I'm Laura, and I am a 34 year old woman who lives just south of Boston.

Born and raised in a small country town in a very rural part of Michigan, I met a guy online 7 years ago and moved to the East Coast to be with him. He was my last older man. I was 27, he was 41. I've always been an age-gapper, refusing to date anyone unless they were 10-15 years older than my current age. Guys never had a problem with, no you are too young.

On a whim, for you-know-whats and giggles, I sought out a younger man last year through a person ad. 1000 responses. And I thought that younger men weren't attracted to older men. Wrong! Now my age range is 13-16 years younger. Guys really have a problem with being told they are too old.

Age was never a criteria for judging a person, just a requirement for being considered at all. I used to have a height requirement, too, 6 feet or better (i'm 6 feet in high heels, and I hate towering). Nixed that when I moved to New England, must be something in the water, there is a much lower percentage of six-footers out here. So, I've gotten used to towering on occasion.

I've worked in IT for a number of years, but I'm in the process of getting out of it to focus on my writing. I wrote one novel a couple of years ago, not for publication as it was an unlicensed derivative, but I did put it up online and it was quite a hit with the fan community, and a professional editor told me to get off my a** and work on writing for publication.

I've just started writing articles for a trade newsletter, I'm an expert on the web hosting industry, and they may give me a column. I'm also in the process of writing a book about my adventures in cyberspace finding my young man. How do you choose one man from 1000 (it's "You've got Mail" meets "The Graduate" meets "Survivor"). ? As soon as I get the first draft complete and online, I will be asking around for beta readers.

I'm also working on a book about female sexual dysfunction and how i overcame it and my technique which I call the Divine Orgasm, got invited to do a workshop on that locally. Bogged down in the historical research now-reading Freud, and the other pioneers of human sexuality theory. How can sex be so boring? When the Victorians write about it.

I have a wonderful YM in my life right now, i've been dating him since last summer. He is a brilliant, creative man, and except for the fact that school keeps him very busy, he's perfect. Some people tell me he's the lucky one, but that's me. I'm polyamorous, so he's not the only person in my life, but except for my significant other, he's the only one who is anything but a good friend. Although one of them is interested in becoming more than just my good friend. So, we'll see.

Likes: Loud heavy alternative music, dancing to trance with a glowstick in each fist, science fiction and fantasy movies and books, action and kung fu movies. Nights out with my guy friends. Shopping (forget having a black belt in shopping, I'm a ninja). Racing and one-on-one combat games on my PS2. Exchanging ideas on the Internet. All your base are belong to us. Making friends. Good people. The three stooges, Beavis and Butthead, and the Simpsons. Fan mail. Flash intros.

Dislikes: romantic comedies, 'chick' music. Being told what to think. Trolls, except in areas designated for trolling. Rude people. Stupid people. White suburban guys listening to rap music that rattles the windows of the house when they drive by. Wanna-be's. Married men hitting on me. Any guy trying to pick me up online or in a bar. Being expected to have cybersex, phone sex, or cam2cam with random strangers online. Vulgarity not meant in jest. Hate mail.

Favorite quotes: "Just because other people are stupider than you are, doesn't make you smart" and "The best things in life are always just out of reach, so you have to stretch a bit to get to them. If we do not stretch, we will never grow." both attributable to yours truly.

NAME: Road Warrior
SEX: Male
Motto: No More Mister Nice Guy!
DOB: 10.17.65
HT: 5'9
WT: 200 LBS
HAIR COLOR: Fleshtone{Shaved Head}
EYES: HZL
OCCUPATION: Mechanic/Machinist/ Master of Disaster
BOOKS: Atlas Shrugged, Mothman Prophecies, The Unfair Advantage, My Side of the Mountain
MOVIES: The Mad Max Trilogy, An Officer and a Gentleman, Imitation of Life, Anything by Ed Wood
TV: Classics: Three Stooges, Lucy, Honeymooners, Twilight Zone, etc
MUSIC: Progressive/Hard Rock, Classical, Jazz, Folk
BANDS: Led Zep, ELP, Yes, Rush, Triumph, Moody Blues, Judas Priest, The Cars
SPORTS: Baseball, auto racing, wrestling, boxing
HOBBIES: Designing/building high performance engines, racing, weight training, reading, playing bass and singing
TURN ONS: O/W, American Pride, American performance cars, intelligence, open minded people, love, spirituality, laughter, cats, dogs, lizards, snakes, long conversations, tattoos, piercings, beer, playing with kids, helping people, driving fast, working out to loud and heavy music, hot showers, shaving my head, long sessions of foreplay, dominant woman, pleasing my lover, and punching out idiots.
TURN OFFS: Judgmental people, narrow minded people, prejudical people, liars, morons, blowhards, mouth breathers, chowder heads, jabronies, yuppies, foreign cars, rap, cruelity to animals, scumbags who abuse women, scumbags who burn American Flags, scumbags who bad mouth America, scumbags who destroy American property, scumbags who kill Americans, and all other scumbags!
BIO: I used to be a poster, but now I'm just a lurker. Don't feel like contributing, and I got sick of singing the blues about my sexual confusion, crazy ex-wife, and other tales from the dark side. Couldn't figure woman out either, so I decided to leave 'em alone. Now I drink my beer, lift my weights, wrench on my hot rod, and watch my wrasslin' and 3 Stooges. I have watered my lifestyle down to 4 teeth and 5 braincells, and it looks like I have found Nirvana. I will one day be the patron saint of white trash!
Shoot high, aim low, give up easy!
THE END {?}

If you're a Rush fan, you're an awright guy! You hear, they have a new album coming out. Hope they tour to support it. :D

Name: Cali_Guy
Occupation: Poor undergrad student studying finance
Age:23
Location: So Cali
Hobbies: Besides flirting with OW ;) .......Desert Spring, I'll borrow your quote. "Insanely enthusiastic traveler". Yep, that's me. I've been around the US (probably 25 states), and some of Mexico and Canada. I would LOVE to go overseas to Europe, Asia,...anywhere with ancient sites and a stable government :) Travelling is one of my big passions. Also, I'm into philosophy, music (classical to alternative to dance etc), Playstation 2, eBay, stocks, sports, movies.
Status: Single
Turn on's: Women with a good sense of humor (this is a MUST), honest, intelligent, down to earth, caring, passionate about something, that never hurts either. Someone comfortable going to an art museum one night, a concert the next, and cuddling up on the couch renting a movie the following night.
Turn off's: Women who think they are "above" you. Loud, obnoxious women. Women who play games. Women who's hair is shorter than mine. The direction TV is going. Cheesy Boy Band songs. Waiting in line at the post office every time I go.
April 15th.
Guilty pleasures: Howard Stern (occasionally). Maxim, Stuff Magazine. Brooke Burke on the E! channel.
Romantic turn on's: A candlelite dinner overlooking the water. A picnic in a park on a nice afternoon. Taking a bath together. :)

Hi, Tom here. I've been coming to this forum for a year now, and finally decided to post my identity. I just got sick of sitting on the sidelines. Anyway, I'm single,34, and live in Philadelphia, in the Old City section. I come to this forum because I realized that I was capable of being attracted to older women as well as women my own age. I don't know how this exactly happened, when, and well, who cares. One day I was involved with a woman older than myself. I didn't plan it, and always felt, or rather assumed that my natural inclination was toward women my own age -and that would be that. Boy, you never know what life has in store for you. It's always an unveiling process that's full of suprises. Taught me never think in too rigid a manner, and always be open.

I received my B.A. from Temple University in Psychology, and am currently applying to an M.S. program for counseling. My interests are art, as long as it's done well-not cheesy. I enjoy cooking , thai food, provincial french, and italian. I enjoy classical music, blues, and dance music.

In a person, I prefer sponteneity, availability, and someone who is personable, and flexible. SOmeone who can be light hearted and simple,fun to be with. Also , someone who listens.
Hate, rigidity, someone who is "too busy", etc. Look, generally, someone who knows how to be a human being in a relationship.

Originally posted by Bubble_bert

If you're a Rush fan, you're an awright guy! You hear, they have a new album coming out. Hope they tour to support it. :D


Yep, RUSH has long provided a soundtrack to my life. "New World Man" could be my theme song. The new wax will be out in April, and it is called "Vapor Trails." The boys will be touring in support of it. After all drummer Neal Peart has gone through in the last couple of years, {loss of daughter to car accident, loss of wife to cancer} it will be great to see him on the road to healing. :)

*am London born and bred. Love it. Live near where I was born.
*work in the film industry. Enjoy my job. Talk about films all day. Go to a few flash film events too.
*would like to lecture in film studies one day. Have a good film studies and communication degree.
*am quite confident and outgoing but actually a bit shy.
*am battle scarred but not bitter. Had a few real bad-boys for boyfriends and tough things to deal with. Suspect if you haven't had this by 35 maybe you're not taking enough risks?
*first met my boyfriend in Nov 1999. Thought he was lovely but didn't pursue him. Met him the second time in Jun 2000. Fireworks and waves crashing onto the beach type thang. Been together ever since. Started living together Dec 2001. Love and adore him. He's about to turn 28; I'm about to turn 37. Age gap hasn't really affected us. Don't think his parents approve though - they can sue me!
--- Loves: happiness, my boyfriend and friends, reading, courage, bicycling round London, films, gigs, the sea, clubbing, dancing, comedy clubs, Saturday mornings, women with balls, art galleries, cooking, talking, camping, laughter, sitting by the Thames on a clear sunny day, writing my never to be published novel, reading other people's I can't believe this was ever published novels......
Words: Rebecca West "I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is; I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat or a prostitute". My mother "success is the best revenge" (not her original words I know). "The rapture of self loss" - anyone know who said this?
Robyn

I was raised in Northern Cali. most of my life. I'm an artist, seamstress, clothing designer, and creative window display designer. I'm divorced with a wonderful daughter. We're animal lover's and have a small zoo, two dogs, a cat, and four birds. I'm a victim of the Dow Corning cover-up. I'm in the process of cleansing my body from silicone poisoning and heavy metals that I aquired from breast implants after having breast cancer at the age of 29.

Likes- Most anything unusal, that goes for music, films, art, art shows, museums, relationships, different thought processes, animals, being creative, erotica, passion, different cultures, I want to see the world, Indian food, Chinese food, velvet clothing, nature, communication, working on my writing and photography, justice, chocolate, good wine, good imported beer, good root beer and all the other things I can't have while I'm detoxing, Damn it! I'd love to live in an Addams Family house or a castle with plenty of land around me with a view of the ocean, I'm such a romantic!

Dislikes- Close mindedness, inflated ego's, injustice, country music, most top 40 music, "the norm", people choosing to be ignorant, people telling me how I should live my life when I didn't ask them for advice in the first place, religious zealots, black licorice, selfishness and a lack of compassion.

I was in love with a YM. We planned on living the rest of our lives together. He was in a horrible accident and before he died he made sure he told me he loved me. He was 22. We had 6 years of love and friendship.

This is the reason I came here in the first place.

Terry

Short Bio ?

I come from the Pacific Northwest, Portland, Oregon. I've lived here my whole life except for those jaunts to Israel and Hawaii. Living in Israel was the most eye-opening experience of my life because the internationalism is unbelievable. Portland has Portlanders. I loved traveling and hearing different languages and learning so many different cultures.

I have never married. Did a few live-ins. But couldn't do the marry thing. I didn't have it in me; usually found ways to fly. I do have two children, boys, ages 10 and 7; they are wonderful and bright little stinkers who keep me very young at 47 (soon to be 48 in another week or so).

My boyfriend is 32 and I am crazy about him. He is the most wonderful partner I have ever known. And he is also drug and alcohol free and lives in this country and he works!!! My pattern for years was to look for the guys who didn't have it together. He is extremely bright, practical, big and sexy and just plain wonderful. I had never even considered the existance of younger men except in Cher's life. I just met Greg, and it all happened. We started as an agreed casual sex thing, that was really not my thing, but did it anyway, and fell in the lovey dovey stuff almost immediately cause I'm just not a sexer without the feelers kinda person. We've now been going over a year. He's the guy I want. I'm content with him.

I work in social services and run a grant here that helps persons who are disabled find training and employment opportunities. I love my work and blessed with a bunch of colleagues who are similiar to the Mary Tyler Moore show.

I wake up in a good mood and I go to bed in a good mood. It helps that it's spring here in Oregon. I have a home that is about 100 years old, bathroom is in the kitchen, and the ceilings reach the sky. We live in an excellent area of Portland with everything we want. We are a happy little family.

I do have kaka moods though, don't think I'm Miss Smell the Roses person either. I mean when the down hits, baby I'm on the ground. But I always end up getting up again.

Hi all my name is Brenda and I have been coming to the ageless sight for about a year and a half but have been too busy to post lately.Im 37 years old and my ym Justin is just shy of 22.We have been a couple for almost 4 1/2 yrs and actually as of today we have lived together for 4 yrs.We live in Abbotsford B.C. Canada with 2 of my 3 sons Greg 15 & Mark 9, my oldest Chris 17 has just left the nest to try it on his own .At the present time I am not working and considering going back to school and taking an office administration course and Justin works at a radiator manufacturing company.We love the great outdoors and have many hobby's such as 4x4ing,fishing,paintballing and trap shooting. When I seperated from my ex husband in Sept 97 I was renting a room from Justin's father and in Oct 97 Justin also moved back in with his dad.We grew close very quickly and found we went together like peas and carrots.I never thought of him as being 17, he has always been very mature for his age.He is a wonderful step father to our kids and has a closer relationship with them then their own father.My parents are very accepting of him and welcome him as part of the family.Justins dad accepted our relationship right from the start, his mother took over 3 years to come around.We plan to marry in the next 2 years but as of yet have not picked a date.I must admit I get a kick out of peoples reactions when they see us walking down the street holding hands.Just recently we went out to buy a new tv and Justin was filling out a credit application and had to ask me what our new postal code was.The salesman piped in "Thats what mothers are for".Justin replied " Thats not my mother thats my girlfriend". I swear to god that salesmans face was red as a tomatoe for a good 1/2 hr after:D .My YM is the best thing that has ever happened to me and I wouldn't trade him for all the money in the world.

Brenda :)

My name is Jay.

I am 21. My significant other is 44. We met via internet about 2 1/2 years ago. We are an interracial couple. BM/WF. I have always read everyone else's story's on here but never took the time to post my own. Deb is my life :-). I love her more and more with each passing day. I have no problem with the age or race (in our case) difference. I'm originally from the south (AR) But, I moved to be closer to Deb. We live together in Northern Iowa. I could talk all night but, since this is supposed to be a short bio, then I'll share "our" full story later. I'm looking forward to talking with all of you.

Jay

Hi:)
I'm Patty, and I've been visiting this site for almost one year. I really don't post much, but certainly enjoy reading everybody else's!! I'm originally from North Attleboro, Massachusetts, but presently live in Rhode Island. I'm 44 and my husband, Gary, is 25 (and is a Brad Pitt look alike). We've been together 6 years, and our 4 year wedding anniversary is coming up next month. We got married on a cruise ship, which was better than I had imagined. We have a 3.5 year old daughter, Emilile, and I have a son, 19, who goes to George Washington Univ. and a daughter, 17, so my life can sometimes be extremely crazy!! I was married for 15 years to a Corporate guy and had the typical corporate lifestyle with all it's perks...but decided to give it all up because I realized I wasn't in love anymore and I truly wanted to be. Material things don't mean anything if there isn't any love to go with them, so I truly feel blessed that I have found what I was looking for when I met Gary. I work for the Internal Affairs Division for my local police department. Both my husband and I have a musical background, I'm a singer, and he's a musician, so we enjoy all kinds of music together. I used to do some modeling in my younger days and was very involved with beauty pageants as contestant and then state director. Gary and I just purchased a new home together and it's been a blast! We move in 2 weeks. This is the first house he's ever bought and it's great watching how excited he is.

I guess my life sounds kind of boring after reading all of your bios. We mostly just stay home and keep busy with our daughter, although one night a week we get my older daughter to babysit so we can go out and have Sushi...we're addicted!!

I love going to Cape Cod during the summer and watching the sunset as we build a little fire on the beach. My in-laws have a summer home there, so we get to go quite often, it's a great way to relax. I'm an avid reader who enjoys anything by Jonathan Kellerman. My 2 favorite shows on tv are Sex in the City and Queer as Folks...never miss them!! I enjoy cooking and love having dinner parties and trying out new recipes.

I absolutely dislike people who brag...it's just not necessary. I also dislike close minded people, (and during my 6 yr relationship have certainly encountered enough of this)!!!

Well, I said I was pretty boring....guess that's all for me!! Roaming, your life sounds so fascinating, I would love to meet you in person!!!!

That all sounds totally lovely to me!
Thanks for posting.

Yours sounds like a wonderful life, Maggs. You are truly blessed.

And, television-wise, it doesn't get much better than Sunday nights--Sex and the City, Six Feet Under and Queer as Folk.

"My name is George. I'm unemployed, and I live with my parents."

Well, ok, so it's not that bad. I'm 25, and in school still working on my BA in economics. I do have a job, as a security guard at a posh condominium in downtown Minneapolis. I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up, maybe that's why I've been slow to get my degree. (I do expect to finish school in May of 2003)

And no, I don't really live with my parents. I live 700 miles away from them, in fact. I grew up in Missouri, and came to MN straight out of high school. If you ask me why I came here, I probably won't have a good answer. It just seemed like a good idea at the time. I didn't want to stay near home, and other colleges I had an interest in (Boston U in particular) were a tad too expensive.

I don't watch much tv, except at work, but the only thing on that time of night is Conan O'Brien, then, a couple hours later, Married with Children. When I do watch tv at home, I like cop shows, such as NYPD Blue, Five-O, and The Shield. Of course, the Simpsons are a big favorite. I watch some sports, but not a lot, since my favorite teams are in St. Louis, and they don't appear on tv very often in MN. And I have to admit I get a kick out of Springer (better to get the bad stuff out of the way now I guess).

I don't read as much as I should, but I do have a nice collection of unread books dealing with such subjects as American history, physics, and evolution. As for my musical tastes, they vary quite a bit, hi-hop, techno, and 'new age' (I guess that's what it's called, you know, stuff like Yanni) are genres I have no tolerance for. I like most rock, and classical, and even some country.

I'm not married, and never have been. I've been in several serious relationships, but those really never got to the point that I thought about marriage. I've had several older women friends online, and a couple in real life, but those weren't romantic relationships, but I have gotten interested in the idea, so I guess that's why I come here and read what everyone else has to say about their experiences on the matter.

I'm never good at beginning these things, but here it goes:

I'm a 31 year old hetero male. I'm currently "taken," so I'm not here to look for a relationship. I'm just looking for friendly people also involved in "age gap" or "intergenerational" relationships to chat with and support.

The age difference in my current relationship, as well as my previous ones, tend to be rather large by most OW/YM "standards" so to speak. I'm not ashamed of the age gap, but I know it makes some people uneasy, so I don't discuss it much in either online or real-life conversation unless I know the person's views beforehand.

Also, most of my Platonic friendships are with older women. I grew up surrounded by adults, especially women, so I've grown most comfortable with them as friends.

I was a member on this board about 2 years ago, but I can't remember my old username, so now I am Shan_M1971. I should be able to remember this one! :)

I have no children nor do I desire to have any, so fortunately that has never been an issue.

I work at a local community college in Tennessee, USA as a video editor / communications tech.

I occasionally compose music - wide variety of styles - for various video projects at the college as well as for my friends. At this stage it is more of a hobby than a profession.

I also enjoy older and/or foreign films - much more than the stuff Hollywood is churning out today.

The only sport I have any knowledge about is tennis.

I'm currently trying to learn the German language - and I stress "trying!!" :) A German friend of mine says I'm doing well, but I still feel rather overwhelmed - yet I'm enjoying it a lot.

I suffer from cyclical depression and anxiety, and I probably will for the rest of my life. By I really do try to keep a sense of humor...

Well, I hope you are still awake out there... :)

Best wishes to all,
Shan

Flyer age 57
YM age 39
Occupation: High school history teacher.
YM occupation: 6th grade math/science teacher
Known each other for 11 years
Together for 7 years
My Children: 2 daughters, 35 yrs. old and 32 yrs. old
Grandchildren: 1 beautiful granddaughter (Born last November)
How we met: He was teaching 6th grade and I was teaching special education. His 6th graders were using my balcony to fly their little white planes that they had made while studying Bernouli's Principle. I thought the planes were neat, so I asked the students who their teacher was--they pointed him out to me. We became best friends for the next four years. Then we transferred together to a middle school to team-teach. Once a week we would both stay to work late (our rooms were close to each other). Afterwards we would go out for a fastfood dinner which became a ritual. It was nice to have someone to speak to for dinner. I knew I was falling for him, but I never thought anything would come of it since there was an 18 year difference. In fact, he was dating someone else, and she would talk to me on a daily basis since she knew I was his best friend and knew him pretty well. He frequently made sexual innuendos in our conversation which made me wonder if he was attracted toward me or just felt very comfortable with me. Anyway, to cut to the chase, we often went out together with friends on weekends, and on one of those days because I complained about having a stiff neck and shoulders, he gave me a shoulder massage that seemed to be more than just platonic. On the drive home, he held my hand all the way (a 3 hour drive). The next day he called me and I asked him what THAT was all about? He said he didn't know. A week later, we went out, this time just the two of us. I kissed him and he's never let me go since.

Hi Flyer -

Just wanted to welcome you back. (Flyer is an oldiw ho had been MIA for quite a while).

Sounds like things have been going well and I'm very happy to hear that.

Hi Folks.
I've been lurking here for a few months now and thought I would use this thread to introduce myself.

I'm 26, 5'10, short blond hair, hazel eyes. I've stayed single so far in my life, but wouldn't mind changing that one day. Live in Newcastle, Australia sharing a house with my sister, who is also single (a career woman).
I worked a few years in a dead end boring job, and am now back studying while working part time as an electronics technician, with an idea of opening my own business one day.

Likes: keeping fit, off-roading, photography, travelling, the beach, hiking, computers, most music from Shakira to Fear Factory (not trance though), war movies, any movie with Tommy Lee Jones, American Iron (especially Dodge Ram pickups), football (rugby league, go the Knights!), motor racing, snuggling, chinese food, online gaming, Beverly D'Angelo, wild ****atoos that sit on the railing outside my bedroom window and make squawking noises until I come out and feed them, double chocolate choc chip icecream, walking in the rain, Susan Sarandon, back massages, drooling over military hardware, The Simpsons, Kelly Preston, steak sandwiches, science fantasy novels, castles in europe.

Dislikes: rude or arrogant people, people trying to be something they’re not, studying, my nailbiting habit, the cost of broadband in Australia, canteen food at college, cats, dogs, being shy, going to the dentist last week and having him “drill for oil” in my mouth, people ringing me up trying to sell me stuff, bad breath, that mozzie buzzing around my bedroom last night when I was trying to get to sleep, The UN.

I prefer OW to their younger counterparts for many reasons, they are more settled in life and more comfortable with themselves, they are well past the “wanting everything” stage. I find it easier to communicate with OW. They are more intelligent, more graceful, and much sexier.

Looking forward to chatting with you all. :)

Jason.

Vapour Trail, I read, was due to come out in May. Anyway, what have you heard about tours? I've not seen anything on the sites I use.

Details! I need details!

Favorite Rush tune: Tom Sawyer (tough choice but you gotta make one LOL!) BTW, the Different Stages CD was brilliant. I've never heard the guys sounding so top of form.

I guess I'll put my bio up too. My name is Angie (Angela), I'm 23 by boyfriend Isaac is going to 26 very soon. I work in a Pediatric office as a nurse but, oddly enough, I'm going to school AGAIN to be a teacher. I enjoy working with kids and am thinking of possibly even getting credentialed to work with special-ed kids. I'm not sure if I could handle that yet though. I've been with my boyfriend off and on for 2 years, but I think the off's are finally over. I might be moving in 1 1/2 years to Temecula (by San Diego in Riverside County) to finish up school and start a real life with Isaac. I currently live by LAX, he lives by Dodger Stadium. I enjoy all my free time to the fullest and enjoy traveling...even if it is just to a place 2 hours from my house. I also like to spend weekends doing absolutely nothing but eachother:D Those are the best weekends!!! As you all can tell I'm not in an older woman/younger man relationship. I stumbled upon this site a far while back when there was a poetry website linked to this one. After my writing ceased (lack of time to fully enjoy the process) I started to post on the sexually speaking forum, and now here from time to time. I'm off this weekend to check out the school in San Bernadino...and hopefully the one in San Diego too. And, of course, to spend long awaited quality time with the man I love. We also enjoy going dancing, drinking, movie watching, exploring, eating in different restaurants, and hanging out with friends and sometimes family. I think this about covers it all.

Hi I'm Arik. I go by Chad at this website because Chad is easier to pronounce than Arik. I'm 25 years old, born in Shakopee,MN.
I'm a cashier at Micheals Arts and Crafts store. I currently live in Savage,MN with my family as the oldest of three kids (16,10) my parents and a cat. Somehow my parents are still married which is a rarity these days at the new century.

I like comic books,video games,cartoons,Transfomer toys,music that I like,books,coast to coast AM with Art Bell, nice people.

I don't like movies, horror movies,mean people,tough days at work.

I came to this website because of the nice people who are posting here so I'll see you later. bye.

Chad/Arik - "myth junkie"....which junkie is it that you myth?


LOL!! :p

Well Bubble Bert "Myth junkie" means that I like comic books. It's my personal belief that had I not read comic books as a child. I would not read books with the same love that I still have for comic books.

Just to bring it to the top.

I'm half asleep right now and can barely read the computer screen. but since I can't sleep, I'll TRY to make a reasonable bio. if that what this is.. hehe

Ryan - me
age:26
height 6.2 something
weight: am and have been around 135 *sigh*
i'm black =]
hair.. it's normal
i wear glasses
dress business style or dress casual style 95% of the time. 5% i wear other things meaning I probably didnt' take a shower that day hehe
have a cat named Lily who's 3 years old. had another cat named Trash (didn't name him) who unfortunately i had to find a better home. and he was lucky! got a rich home!
occupation: i was working at a health insurance place (UHC) but now am planning to finish last year of college. probably changing form computer science to becoming a teacher (no jobs for C.S. out in N.M.) and because i found that would be more ME.

hobbies: programming stuff, surfing the web, watching people, teasing Minolia, driving, and that's about it at this time... but it varies.
turn-ons: oh boy.... everything about my gf Min. sightseeing, smiles, hair styles, chubbyness, can act foolishly silly making me realize i'm not the only one, and some other things, just use your imagination here.
turn-offs: true sloppiness, complaining, overly agreeable, not making decisions. ignoring someone when they ask you a question (that includes sales clerks).

things I've done or tried, or happened in life: won a top gentleman's awad for san antonio tx WAY back in the old days.. traveling overseas, chased by Mofia in Russia, married and divorced too young. and other stuff i can't think off at this second.

I like to make things but seem to never finish :-(
I want to finish my novel and also my new one that's a May December relationship!
I want to realize one day that life can't be close to perfect and i need to just enjoy what is given to me (somebody hit me soon on this!!)

msuic: k-love.com, oldies, soft music, 80s!!!,
i goto church though not as active with activities. I like beign polite to people, even ones that hate me. still great friend with ex-wife (61),

I enjoy knowledge but think I have a drippy faucet in my head these days.

I started out when an attraction to seniors and bbws when in middle school, and now have the same preference but a higher gap for the seniors. I was in a relationship with a wonderful 82 yr old lady when i was in college, being the 2nd oldest and the youngest being 49 here in ABQ before i met match Min.

-- okay stoping. my head just hit the keyboard.

hi everyone!!

My real name is Alice and I am 39 years old living in Cologne, Germany.I work as a music producer. I am originally from California, but have been living here the past 14 years. I just love it. It is a nice liberal atmosphere and there is no death penalty!! It is just perfect for a vegetarian, pacifist like myself.

I love to cook and play boule with my bf. I am a real homebody, actually. I adore animals, but have no pets at the moment, sadly. I read passionately and think the Osbournes is the funniest thing on tv at the moment.

My boyriend Eric is 22 and is an actor (working!!) and far more mature than I can ever hope to be :p ... We are just starting out and I am having the time of my life. When it is good, it is incredible and when it is bad it is agonizing. Par for the course, really.

I stumbled upon this website in a desperate search for advice on age gap relationships (thank God). I am thrilled to know that I am not a pervert or if indeed I am then not a lonely one :)

Feel free to send me a pm anytime...

"it is never too late for a happy childhood!"

I'm going to keep mine short:

Name: Riley - but you can call me AJ.

Age: 22.

Location: Europe - Soon to be USA I hope.

Sex: Male

Hobbies: Music, Drums, Sports, Weight lifting, Snakes, Reading & Writing, Meeting new people, Generally having fun.

Description: A cross between the cookie monster and ALF. Ok, seriously - 5'11, about 180ish pounds, dark brown eyes, dark brown hair, athletic build.

Favorite music: R&B and soul music (old and new).

Favorite book/author: Dave Pelzer - 'Help Yourself'.

Favorite Quotes:
"In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."
"Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome."
"Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names."

Job: Work for a European ISP and study computers and languages.

Xtra Info: I am currently single - Lots of people often ask me why I prefer older women to women my age, I think the main reason is because I feel much more mature than I am which is probably due to my situation growing up, I've never seemed to 'connect' with anyone my age, they just don't seem to do it for me. I feel I connect more with older women and I find them more attractive and I guess challenging. I've really only ever been in two serious relationships both with older women, it's just ashame both have cheated on me (maybe I should be getting a message from that eh?) lol

XtraXtra Info: I'm pierced and tattooed (I'll leave that to your imaginations)

Fav drink: Coca Cola!!! Fav food: Pasta

Me in 5 words: Shy, Introvert, Quietly intelligent, Strange.

And Finally: I enjoy meeting and talking to people from all around the world so please feel free to leave me a message or drop me an e-mail.

And in the words of Bugs Bunny .... Thats All Folks!

Hey AJ, I have read all of Dave Pelzer's books and find them wonderful. He sure has been through a lot in his life. I think that it's great that he is using his past experiences to help other people now.

Chat Cat, Wilkommen! Ich habe im 1980 drei und halb jahre lange im Hamburg gelebt. Nanach, bin ich zuruck nach Kalifornia gegagen (nach 1 jahre im Frankreich). Jetzt wohne ich im Arizona. Ich habe viele Deutsche Worte vergessen, aber das Deutsches Essen koch ich immer noch.

whisper - and here was me thinking I was the only one to ever hear of him let alone totally admire and respect him and his work. It's nice to know I'm not alone on the Pelzer front. Everyone else I speak to look at me like I'm a martian when I ask if they've heard of him. Yay, I found a fellow Pelzerian!

AJ, I think Pelzer's books are fabulous. I could not believe what he went through as a child. Wow. I, too, am glad to know that there are others out there who have read his books. I keep looking to see if he has a new book out yet. Let me know if you ever see a new one. Thanks!

Well, I've been here a LONG time, just never got around to posting my bio, but here goes: Yeah, I've lived here in Texas all my life except one short jaunt to Oklahoma when i was a kid. But I like it here, so thats ok. Got married when I was 21 and divorced when I was 40. In between there was alot of physical and mental abuse. Hey ! I'm a slow learner what can I say!!But I finally did get out and havent looked back!! I lost my Dad when I was 17 and my Mom when I was 37 - those were tough times, but again, I made it through. I have a 19 year old son and a 10 year old daughter, although sometimes he acts 10 and she acts 19!! I'm not a goody-two-shoes by any means, but I do try to keep a positive attitude and appreciate the blessings in my life. I believe you have to be happy with yourself before you can make anybody else happy.

These are some of my likes - God and Country, younger men :) , my kids, family and friends, cats, vanilla candles, being in the sun, summer and spring, water - whether its a pool, a lake or the ocean, sunrises and sunsets, hazelnut coffee, rock and roll, a sense of humor, comedies, romances and action movies, flowers and house plants, driving with the windows down and the radio up loud, Mexican food, reading, lady bugs, chocolate chip cookes and holding hands, in no particular order!!

I dont have alot of dislikes, but here are a few: pessimistic people, laziness, country music, winter, fall, being cold, barking dogs, horror movies,shallow people and dishonesty.

These are some things I do for fun: listen to music, chat with my friends, lift weights, take photos and dance (just dont do it much).

Guilty pleasures: Coke floats, taking naps on the weekend while drifting off with Bob Ross on PBS :) , reading Cosmo and Glamour.

This isnt all there is to me, but its a little about me.

Southerngal :)

Well..

My name is Dave Wesen, I'm 5'8" 170(take or give 5 pnds). I used to be 195 but after working full time I've lost a lot of time and muscle(no more lifting time). But that's life of work and no play. But I'm content with life. My favorite sports to play are Baseball, Basketball, Softball, Tennis and any other physical activities :) My brother introduced me to the computer when I was 17 and I have been stuck on it ever since. My career goal is to be a Police officer or anythign related to law enforcement. I could work/train for computer networking but my mother has input in my mind to be helpful and kind-especially to women. I have always liked helping people with problems unrelated to computers. Not to insult anyone in the computer/help desk field but the computer field is not what I'm looking for in career enlightenment. My Brother is a Help Desk supervisor and makes serious cheese. kiss..keep it simple stup*d. Take care eveyone :D

just would like to add mine since I am new here, found this place by accident and its pretty great.
everyone seems so full of life, its different from other places, cant seem to find any heckling yet (maybe i just havent seen all the threads)
anyways i'm a student in the UK just for info, not much else to add i guess.
take care people.

Hi All....
My name is John and I'm a board newbie!
AGE: I'm 36
STATUS: Currently VERY Single! Creative, Down To Earth and Easy Going.
LOOKS: 5'10, 168, Dimples, Light Blue Eyes, Dirty/Dark Blond Hair, Clean Cut.
German/Irish/Spanish/English Mix! A Mutt!
LOCATION: 20 minutes north of NYC and 10 Minutes from the NJ line(Rockland County,NY)
HOBBIES: Travel, Music, Movies(I LOVE Film!!!), Reading, Art...Meeting new people(OW).
JOB: Graphic Designer for an Electronics Firm
COLLEGE: School of Visual Arts in NYC
FAVORITE AUTHORS: Harlan Ellison, Robert Graves, Clive Barker, Richard Matheson...
FAVORITE MUSIC: I'm pretty open to alittle of everything: from Jazz(Dave Brubeck) to old school Metal (Judas Priest) to Classical...unless its Rap, not into Rap.
I've preferred dating Older Women most of my adult life, it all started when I was 22 and she was 46. That relationship lasted 3 years and we parted as good friends.I've always found there is less BS when dating an OW, they are more creative and open to trying new things in life.
Feel free to say 'Hi" sometime!
:)
John

Hello John

Welcome.

Movies(I LOVE Film!!!),

Ok then, ONE film you love, and WHY.

You will score points for choice, interpretation and, particularly, telling me something I don't know.

Now there's a challenge...

Robyn
;) ;) ;)

I only recently discovered this site, and enjoyed reading the bios here. Some very fascinating people who visit here!

Myself, I'm a 26 year old hetero male, single, currently living in Washington, DC, until August 1st. Then I'll be in Seoul, Korea, for a year or more, teaching English. Otherwise I'm a Virginia boy, and have lived all over the state at one time or another.

Mathematics and Psychology major, I enjoy Psychology more, but have found Mathematics to be more...lucrative...in the job field. :) I was a Data Analyst for a financial firm for almost five years out of college, got tired of working there, so I quit. Spent the next year playing the stock market, making decent cash, until it went haywire. :) Now, it's off to Korea!

Eventually, I'd like to get into either counselling (family or crisis), or become a paramedic (I'm a liscensed EMT in Virginia), though both fields require more schooling, and vows of poverty. :/

I enjoy hiking, mountain biking, opera, reading (everything from mathematic/history books to trashy detective novels), meeting new and interesting people, online and offline computer games, and generally having a good time.

I've had the pleasure of being involved with a number of older women, for various reasons. I fell in love with one, though she did not feel the same way. Most are more along the lines of 'friends with benefits' kind of relationships, though I do greatly value their friendships. I enjoy older women because they tend to be more mature (it's not only guys that can be immature :) ), and more confident, and usually aren't afraid to tell you what they want/need.

I don't watch much TV - about the only thing I watch religiously is Buffy, the Vampire Slayer...it's da best! I enjoy movies from all genres - my personal favs are 'Strictly Ballroom' and 'The Sound of Music', though I think 'Die Hard' is a terribly romantic, heart-wrenching work of art. ;)

Hrm...that's all, folks. If you happen to visit Korea, give me a holler! :)

Hi there, my name is Garth and I'm in Stuart, FL which is about 40 minutes north of Palm Beach. A few months ago I had a 3 year relationship end with a woman 12 years older than me, and I am only looking for women older than me now. I enjoyed everything about dating an older woman. I'm 6'2, 210 lbs., brown hair and eyes. I enjoy boating, fishing, sailing, beach, biking, and golf. I love spending time with the person I'm dating, and I do the little things to show her that I care! Flowers, massages, bubble baths, candlelit dinners, etc! All ages welcome, because to me it's about the person, not the age. If you like some of the things I mentioned, then please e-mail me and we'll start getting to know one another. You can send private message or send to cococrkguy@aol.com Look forward to hearing from you!

Hi Robyn.

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Hello John
Welcome.
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Movies(I LOVE Film!!!),
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Ok then, ONE film you love, and WHY.
You will score points for choice, interpretation and, particularly, telling me something I don't know.
Now there's a challenge...
Robyn
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Just one Film?
Thats the tricky part!
It really, really depends on my mood....
Comedy:
Duck Soup: One of the ALL time classic comedy films. One I can watch over and over again and it never fails to make me laugh!
PROSECUTOR: Chicolini, where were you born?
CHICOLINI(Chico): I don't remember, I was only alittle baby.

Adventure:
The Adventures of Robin Hood: Old school action that still holds up! Flynn was the man!

Horror:
Suspiria: An italian horror film directed the master Dario Argento. Both shocking and bizarre....turn the light off when you watch this(but make sure you are not alone...).

Drama:
BIG toss up here...
The Godfather(I believe Anthony Quinn was up to play the Don until Coppola gave it to Brando against studio wishes)
or
Citizen Kane(Welles was 25 when he made this and it pretty much killed his career.)
Everytime I watch these two its like a revelation. Timeless filmmaking!

How about you Robyn...? What do you like?
I know I could keep going! LOL!
John
:)

Boy John, I abit in awe....Citizen Kane and the Marx Brothers??? definitely not of your generation! But GREAT taste!

:D

Originally posted by suicideblonde
Boy John, I abit in awe....Citizen Kane and the Marx Brothers??? definitley not of your genertation! But GREAT taste!

:D
Thanks Blonde(a pleasure "meeting" you!),
Not of my generation is right, LOL!
Most of the women I'm friends with (just friends) around the 20's-30ish range tend to be thrown off by some of my fav film choices.
I usually get:
"Marx Brothers....WHO?"
or
"Citizen Kane...is he in the WWF?"
or
"I can't watch a movie thats not in color!"
or
"Do I have to read while I watch (subtitles)?"
or
"I want to watch an Adam Sandler movie....not an OLD movie!"

I'm not kidding about any of the above!
Thats why OW rule!
:)
John

Just wanted to say Hi:) ....... an introduce myself:) Have been coming to the forum for months ( as a lurker? lol) an thought that it was about time I joined ....... I am 46, according to the # of candles my daughter put on the cake this year lol ........ A tall, skinny Blonde with blue eyes ....... With a passion for Wolves, hence the nick :) ....... I read, alot!!! lol ....... I am visually disabled (no sight in left eye, 50% loss of visual field in right) result of a tough upbringing and a violent 1st marriage, I have worked hard to overcome the restrictions that this causes, an live my life to the fullest :) .......... As far as I can recall I haven't dated anyone older than myself since I was in my teens lol ...... I just don't seem to get on with guys in my age group, they never seem to be on my wavelength .... Am single at the moment ...... Don't really know what else to say about myself :) ...... Anyway it is nice to meet u all, hope to get to know u all better :)

Are you sure you haven't been eavesdropping in my classroom everytime I say we are going to watch a film???? That is all I hear! Esp. this is in black and white???? Then I have to JUSTIFY why this is a black and white film...sometimes the subject matter just needs it to be (referring to the movie To Kill a Mockingbird where the issue is back and white.) ALSO musicals make them want to commit hari kari, even after I try to explain to them they are a totally American phenonenom!!!! And then I show 1776 and when John Adams, played the William Daniels, the voice of KIt on Knight Rider and Mr. Feeney on the TV show Boy Meets World, comes on and they all yell recognizing those roles of his! Sheesh.... There goes HIS credibility as a forefather!

Hi there everyone. Roaming, I think this is a wonderful idea. Here Goes:

I am 45 years old, full time employed as a social worker, mother of two school-aged children. I have recently begun an exciting relationship with a man 9 years younger. As with many of you on this board, I didn't plan to become involved with someone younger than myself, it just happened. Since we have only just begun, I'm taking it easy, in terms of expectations and such. Sexually it's delicious and I haven't had this much chemistry in years. I enjoy his excitement, passion, energy. He is steadily and responsibly employed, as am I. I don't want to examine what we have too deeply, but rather let it be what it will. That's not to say I feel tranquil, there is that anxiety present in all new connections, but it's the good sort of anxiety, tinged with excitement and curiosity. He is tender, not overly dependent, yet openly expresses his that intentions are not merely sexual.

Originally posted by suicideblonde
Are you sure you haven't been eavesdropping in my classroom everytime I say we are going to watch a film???? That is all I hear! Esp. this is in black and white???? Then I have to JUSTIFY why this is a black and white film...sometimes the subject matter just needs it to be (referring to the movie To Kill a Mockingbird where the issue is back and white.) ALSO musicals make them want to commit hari kari, even after I try to explain to them they are a totally American phenonenom!!!! And then I show 1776 and when John Adams, played the William Daniels, the voice of KIt on Knight Rider and Mr. Feeney on the TV show Boy Meets World, comes on and they all yell recognizing those roles of his! Sheesh.... There goes HIS credibility as a forefather!

Blonde,
LOL! See i told you I was not kidding!!!!
I once went to go see the movie Ed Wood with a friend of mine(she was 27 at the time), when the film came on my friend Dani whispers to me "I didn't know Johnny Depp was that old!" I said "What do you mean?" She replied " Well, it MUST be old...its in black and white!"
UGH! Pass the popcorn!
Btw...what level english do you teach? Sound like a pretty cool class to be showing movies! :)
John
p.s. I never had the chance to see 1776...does Mr. Feeney have a good singing voice?

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Shewolf
[B]Just wanted to say Hi:) ....... an introduce myself:) Have been coming to the forum for months ( as a lurker? lol) an thought that it was about time I joined .......
Welcome Shewolf....
I just found out about the site and just started posting myself!
How goes it in England? Thats one of 2 countries I've always wanted to visit(the other being Japan).
Maybe one day...
John
:)

1776 is great! :) Wow...and here I was thinking I was the only one to have seen it outside of HS Humanities class. I actually own the bloomin' thing! :)

And I'd never made the connection with Kit, from Knight Rider!

Hi again, John and laughing again too regarding Johnny Depp... Sometimes there is just no response to things like that! I teach American literature (11th grade) both reg. and honors. AND we do NOT watch a lot of films, let me clarify that up front! They see bits and pieces of 1776, and after we read a novel or play, if I have time, I will show the movie BUT they have to critique both saying which better presented the author's intended message and why (85% of the time the kids will say the book..YAHOO!). And also since time is short (9 week semesters), I have one film that is used in lieu of the novel, but we treat it like one via discussion after viewing it. So that is how I deal with the video onslaught! Oh Wm Daniels has an ok voice; he usually is talking the words though...but it IS forceful.. I highly recommend it!

Originally posted by suicideblonde
Hi again, John and laughing again too regarding Johnny Depp... Sometimes there is just no response to things like that!

Blonde,
You are correct...the only reponse I had at the time was a hard banging of my head against the wall!
:D
Thanks for the heads up on 1776...I think it just came out on DVD last month so I'll have to check it out.
John

Hello,

My name is Pedro. I am 40 and have basically been a lurker, but I have posted here a few times recently. I live in New York-specifically Manhattan (where my handle comes from-I live in Tribeca, I have been there for a very long time). I'm 6' 5" and weigh about 215 lbs(give or take a few). I work at a financial firm(the rent job) but am also a cable TV producer. I have been involved in a few OW/YM relationships and this is why I'm here.

Originally posted by TERM32

Welcome Shewolf....
I just found out about the site and just started posting myself!
How goes it in England? Thats one of 2 countries I've always wanted to visit(the other being Japan).
Maybe one day...
John
:) [/B]
Thank u John an Hi I'm Leigh btw......... England is OK at the moment, summer finally got here :) Hoorah, don't have to wear my woolly vest LOL ........ I ain't been to Japan yet either, nearest has been reading novels like Shogun etc :)

Originally posted by Shewolf

Thank u John an Hi I'm Leigh btw......... England is OK at the moment, summer finally got here :) Hoorah, don't have to wear my woolly vest LOL ........ I ain't been to Japan yet either, nearest has been reading novels like Shogun etc :)

Leigh,
Summer finally came to England! Time to break out the swimwear and hit the beach? :)
John

Hello all my new friends.

I have been coming on here about 6 weeks now. Never knew there were so many people, that feel as I do.

I'm a 5'6" Irish & Scotch decent. Strawberry blond with hazel eyes(which use to be blue). I was born and raised in a small town in Michigan. From the time I was fourteen, I knew I was in the wrong lifetime.

I feel I am on a journey from a pioneer woman, to a famous novelist. I had a vision, when I was 11, of me as a pioneer girl. Yes, I know it sounds wierd to most, but I swear it on my dear Mother's life. And now, I'm desperately trying to become this novelist.

Along the way on this wried journey, I have been in and out of one relationship into another. Searching for what is missing. It was 5 years ago, after another failed relationship, I made a vow to myself and my higher power, I would give myself and my spirit time to heal and find my true self, in this life time.

Norma Jean has emerged, as who she should have been many, many years ago. From mental and physical abuse, and rape by a man she thought loved her, to a younger man marriage, which was destroyed by his image of her, as his Mother, to the years of carrying her daughter through drug and alcohol abuse, Norma Jean has survived and is more comfortable with herself, then she has ever been. She has proven a human spirit is unbreakabe.

I have now met, thanks to this wonderful site, a very loving, almost in awe of who I am, young man. He has given more to me in the last ten days, then any man I have known in my many years. He is, hopefully, the reason, for this long hard journey.

We all walk our own chosen paths, more then likely taking the wrong fork, now and then. The secret, is to follow the path Fate has chosen for you, do not stray. If you want a loving relationship with someone much younger then you, or much older then you, do not let anyone discourage you. For those who condemn, may be the lost ones.

I did not intend to write this as a speech, but as advise, which Norma Jean wishes she had listened to many years ago. The advise, came from someone very close to her. Her Guardian Angel.
________________________________________

"For it was not into my ear you wishpered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul."

You have some classic lines there John. I had to laugh at all of them even though these women didn't know to much about the art of film making! BTW Ed wood was great, and I've even seen Plan 9 From Outer Space too!
When I was growing up there was this tv show out of San Fransisco called "Creature Features", it was on Sat. afternoons. My Dad and I would be glued to the set to watch the best of the worst monster movies around. We also like bad womens prison films. They all had the same version of that classic line, "Yeah I did it, and I'm glad I did it too!!!! I did for Frankie!!!! So dramtic and cheesy. lol
Plan 9 topped our list of the best of the bad films we watched along with "The Giant Claw" and "The Crawling Eye!" What can I say they are the best of the worst films made of the 50's. I have some of my favorite memories yelling with my dad at the monster on the tv. Even though we're great fans of Shakespeare, four star films of the past and foreign film we loved that sort of thing too. BTW ever see the short "Frankienweinnie?" (sp) I made sure I taped it. Love Tim Burton movies!

To all the new people welcome to the site :) Glad you decided to join us! Terry

Originally posted by morficarts
You have some classic lines there John. I had to laugh at all of them even though these women didn't know to much about the art of film making! BTW Ed wood was great, and I've even seen Plan 9 From Outer Space too!
When I was growing up there was this tv show out of San Fransisco called "Creature Features", it was on Sat. afternoons. My Dad and I would be glued to the set to watch the best of the worst monster movies around. We also like bad womens prison films. They all had the same version of that classic line, "Yeah I did it, and I'm glad I did it too!!!! I did for Frankie!!!! So dramtic and cheesy. lol
Plan 9 topped our list of the best of the bad films we watched along with "The Giant Claw" and "The Crawling Eye!" What can I say they are the best of the worst films made of the 50's. I have some of my favorite memories yelling with my dad at the monster on the tv. Even though we're great fans of Shakespeare, four star films of the past and foreign film we loved that sort of thing too. BTW ever see the short "Frankienweinnie?" (sp) I made sure I taped it. Love Tim Burton movies!

To all the new people welcome to the site :) Glad you decided to join us! Terry

Terry,
In the NY area we had CHILLER THEATRE on our local t.v. station every Sat night...the movies shown would scare the pants off me(yes...a 4 y/o John was scared of the GIANT CLAW!)...such fond memories!
If you have a DVD player "Frankenweenie" is on the "Nightmare Before X-Mas" Special Edition DVD...and it looks great.
I love Burton and saw him a few months back shopping at the Virgin Megastore in downtown NYC...I was torn between saying "Hello, I'm a fan of your work" or "May I please have my $9.50 back from watching your Planet of the Apes remake?"
So I just smiled at him while I walked by....

:)
John

Here's a nice little bio on me:

Name: Alan
Age: 20
Height: 5'10
Weight: 160
Hair\Eyes: Brwn\Brwn
Location: Southern California (40 minutes east of LA)
Sex: M
Interests: I love to surf, play music, listen to music, travel, camp, hike, and go to concerts. I'm currently an Undergrad at a university in California. I'm majoring in Business Administration and Spanish Literature. I plan to go into the entertainment industry, and I'm currently doing some work in radio.

I often visit the east coast, primarily New York City. I haven't found love with an OW yet, but I'm very hopeful. What can I say, I'm young and hopeless :) I'm looking for friends in California, and always open to having pen pals from other places. Well, hope to get to know some of you soon!

- al

Originally posted by TERM32


Leigh,
Summer finally came to England! Time to break out the swimwear and hit the beach? :)
John

About time too :) was beginning to think it was gonna be cold an wet all year ........ So suncream at the ready I am hitting the beach :) ............ tis cool living on the coast lol

welcome Shewolf,just wanted to say,I love the name.:)

A nice topic here to get to know each other.So here's me...Lifetime chicagoan,29,single and looking.Irish-italian ancestry.Nice combination hey!I've had a couple of relationships with women older than myself,ranging from 3 years to 18.Music is my life!I play classical guitar,my passion,and i like to listen to a lot of different types of music.Beethoven,mozart,vivaldi,bach,dean martin,frank sinatra,the beatles and jimi hendrix to name just a few.I have so many cd's i could fill a warehouse with em'.I love to read.I think i spend more money on books than i do on food.Love the classics.Shakespeare,Alexandre Dumas,Edgar allan Poe,J.D. Salinger,i still have my copy of Catcher in the Rye from high school.Anne rice's vampire chronicles i really enjoyed reading too!Currently learning to speak italian,my grandparents didn't teach me when i was little so now i'm playing catch up.Can't think of anything else for now but if you'd like to talk just send me a message.I'd be glad to hear from ya!....Buona Sera!

Sex: Male
Date/Place of birth: May '67, Brooklyn, NY
Lives: Hudson Valley region, NY
Occupation: electronic engineer
Appearance: caucasian, tall, blue-eyed, rugged build, mischievious smile, long eyelashes, dimpled chin, shaved head, no facial hair.
Hobbies: Writing, reading, playing guitar and writing songs.
Children/Pets: none.
Dating status: relationship with 59 year-old woman recently ended. Not seeing anyone at present.
Other: Usually date older women, but also attracted to younger women. Over the past two years, have dated women ranging in age from 19 to 59. Age-gaps are a turn-on :D

My Name is Traci, I am new to this site. I have been looking for a place to go where people are in the same situation as me. I am glad I found this place. I am 33, my husband Bo is 21. I am a homemaker and Bo is in the Army (special forces), he is away overseas right now, so my job is to keep the home fires burning and to take care of the kids until he returns.(safely I hope)We have been married almost 2 years , we have 2 beautiful daughters, Josie (age 12 from my previous marriage)and together we have Halie (age 1). We met at a country western dance club, I was dating a bouncer there and Bo and his buddies created a stir from all the ladies as they danced on stage adding their own special moves to line dances which included splits and other mind boggling moves. I watched from afar and admired Bo but he was only 19 and my friends kept telling me he was a no no. One night fate stepped in and a mutual friend of ours borrowed my cell phone and then disappeared, I was forced to talk to Bo and ask if he knew where our friend had gone. He said he left and went home and since our friend lived in the barracks on post Bo offered to take me there saying I should not go there late at night alone. So we went and our friend was not home, however we sat on the steps talking and waiting for him to come home until the wee hours of the morning. He never showed so Bo got my number to call me the next day when he assured me he would get my phone back. He called the next day to tell me the phone had been left at the club. We started going to movies , dancing and out to dinner on a regular basis with mutual friends. Others saw what was happening before we did. We kept saying we were only friends and then one night dancing we shared a kiss . I know it sounds like a movie but it was magic. It was as if time stood still and we looked at each other and knew we were in love . From that moment on we were together , we spent all our time together , we got married, started a family and were never apart until the events of Sept. 11th took him to where his country needed him. It has been hard but absence truely does make the heart grow fonder. Our love grows everyday. For us age has never been an issue we fit together like a hand in a glove, we have the same interests and we are truely soul mates. I have dreamed of a love like this since I was a little girl and heard my first fairy tale. I never thought I would be this happy or that love like this exsisted other than in that fairy tale. If I had listened to others I may not have taken the chance and all of this would have passed me by. I believe that fate and a cell phone brought us together. We still have the cell phone in fact it has been run over twice and like our love it just keeps working. Now if his family would just come around and accept us things would be perfect. However that is another story. I would love to have the chance to make friends here and have people to chat with who understand what I face everyday. So to everyone I say Hi and its nice to meet you! Hope to get to know you all very soon. Maybe someone has some advice on how to solve the problems with the in-laws. I would love to hear from anyone who has any suggestions.

Ok, just bumping this up again, I know there are lots of new people around who might want to add their bios.

Was going to write a short bio, but need to think about it, so will just bump this up for our new members!

Short Bio for Dabrake


Hello all. So glad to find this site.I have been lurkin for awhile and finally decided to "speak up" a little.

I am 42 and my YM is 32. As alot of you....I've been having my struggles with this. I posted my 'how we met story' in the sexually speaking section.
So far,things are going GREAT! We have an amazing relationship. I have tried to push him away on several occasions(thinking I wasn't right for him) but he just won't let me go away....thank God!
We have been together a little over a year now,and really have a good time together. I have never felt so respected.He is very affectionate,loving and hardworking.

He was in an 8 yr. relationship that went very sour,and so was hurt badly. He says now he won't marry again....but yet sees us growing old together. So that is kinda hard for me,as I don't know for sure of our future.
I'm just gonna enjoy this beautiful moment and not live for tomorrow.....we're not promised one anyway.

Dawn;)

asdf

Nationality: Canadian
Location: Southern Ontario soon to be Nottingham, England
Date of Birth: February 14th 1976 (it's a curse)
Occupation: Currently the Communications Co-ordinator for a Business Improvement Area. Will be leaving that job on Sept 6th on a scholarship to do my MA in International Relations.
Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Blue/Grey
Books: a few on the go right now... The Great Game, The Great Republic, and The Kennedy Tapes. My favourites include just about anything by Robert D. Kaplan.
Movies: Thirteen Days, Much Ado About Nothing, Ferris Bueller's Day Off
TV: The West Wing, The Simpsons, and BBC World Service
In my CD player right now: Coldplay (A rush of blood to the head), Oasis (The Hindu Times), 54-40 (Greatest Hits).
Favourite Food: Anything with chocolate
Favourite Beverage: Alexander Keith's Indian Pale Ale (it will be the death of me).

;) Hello I guess I am the new kid on the block(lol) I am 46 year,s young.I live in NewJersey.I am divorced have three grown children.I am a cosmetologist.I enjoy reading,bowling,sewing,music,fishing,traveling,cra fts,younger men. I like honest men which is hard to find nowaways.

Hi there, a O/W friend told me about this site so i checked it out and decided to register.

I am 33, live in colorado a little north of Denver.
im about 200 pounds 5'10" brown hair with some gray, blue eyes and wear glasses.
Currently Iam taking flying lessons and cant wait until i get my PPL to go places by air with me flying the plane.
I work as a network administrator and really love my job. Its fun and can be challenging at times.

I went to University of North Dakota when i was in the air force and stationed at that quaint little town called grand forks.... lets just say i wont go back.

It actually happens. On the old site we had a member, Windsong. She met a guy from England online, and he moved here and they married.
Haven't heard from her in a while, I assume that means they don't need support anymore.
Good luck, and welcome.

It's great to see so many new people. Welcome! :) Terry

My real name is Irene, i´m 39 white female, blonde hair and green eyes plus a very nice size 10. Mother of one child 9 years old, Rey. (I use Mimosita because in spanish it means affectionate).
My parents are from Spain, but live in Venezuela since 1958, Here i was born and raised.

I was marry 2 times. First with my Highschool sweetheart, it was nice but not enough for me a divorced in 1991. Then i meet my son´s father, fall in love with him and married in 8 months, but was mentally abused and cheated for two long years, until i runned out.

I was involved with, Romi, 25 years old guy, for 2 years, now we´re taking some time apart trying to fix some issues. I really love and miss him so much and i want him back, but i have to wait and see what he´s gonna do.

I live in an apartament with my son and "Chiqui" my siamese cat of 1 year. I work in Electrolux Group as a Marketing Manager since two months ago. Before this i was unemployed and was a hard time.

On weekends i like to go to beach or to the pool. I like dancing, karaoke, movies, read all kind of books, tennis, play cards with my friends because we talk and joke for hours.

I consider myself as a good and loving person,loyal,espontaneus, flexible, cheerfull, friend and more. But in the other hand i´m so insecure and that make me jelous and a little swaggering.

I reach this website looking for advice and support in age gap rs.
Now i consider all of you my support group even if i don´t post anything ( my english is not good enough and feel ashamed sometimes ) I feel relieved and better just reading the threads. I identify myself with many of you in many of your situations.

Are there someone from Latin America?? I will be very glad if so.

MIM

:)

Bienvenido, Mimosita! Don't worry about the English -- you're doing just fine! I am not Latina, but my mother's husband is from El Salvador and one sister's husband is Puerto Rican. It's good to have an international perspective! For after all, we are all human beings together, aren't we?

Arachne

RADICAL! I am sure not many of you know my profile! Just ask me! Too much to say!

Cool, Phil. You are getting the best education available! Take care of yourself while you're on this journey. Keep on truckin :-)

Just bumping this to the top

Hey Phil, the world needs more people like you. Keep up the good work know that you're getting the best education you could get right now. More power to ya, Take Care Terry

If any one was interested, heres where I have been where I am now, and where I plan to go.
Maine
Massechusets
Conneticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois <= read hitch hikers guide to the galaxy here, and met arachne
Wisconsin <= arrested here
Minnesota <= I am currently here, mind boggleingly flat so far.
North Dakota
Montana
Washington
Oregon
California

I am wearing a green and black pack, If you see me please don't run me over, better yet pick me up :)

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moving on up

My name is John but I prefer Ty or Tyger online. I been at agelesslove about 3 yrs now. I was involved with an attractive 46 yr old saggitarius woman back in 1997. I met her at a bartending school and we went out off and on for two months. It did not work out with her but I enjoyed all of the good times I had and it made me realize that I love being with OW's. She wasn't comfortable with the age gap. Most of the friends I have are OW's at my former jobs. My ethnic background is a bit complicated. I am half chinese/ Italian/ Spanish decent. I still would consider myself Filipino(Philippine Islands). I am into metaphyscial studies like tarot, past lives, mediums and astrology. I am going to be 28 this year. I was born during the Wood Tiger and that is where I got my name. I read alot of books regarding investments in real estate and also self help. I do enjoy a variety of things from watching wrestling(fake) to walks at the park. I feel like an old soul in a young body at times. I do believe that when I genuinely meet people and really become close to them..I feel this past life bond with them. I don't like working for someone else..I want to do my own investment ventures so I don't have to rely on an employer. I don't like to conform to office politics. I am currently a seller on ebay surviving on a shoe string. I also believe in angels and I believe that the reason I am different is because I am an incarnated angel. I was a healer back in my past life. That's it for now.....

I hardly come in here...and lurk when I do but here I am.

I am a 34 soon to be 35 y/o woman who looks young (I still get carded). I look like Katy Najimy (I am told).

I am pretty involved in church and old fashioned now...used to be a raving punk rocker in my teens into new age, so I guess people change.

I like younger men since they seem to like me better than men my own age...I dunno, they just seem to accept me more. I also have to admit they are CUTE but more than that, I just keep meeting sweet ones.

I like reading in here all the posts where older women feel confident in themselves and men accept them. It is just so encouraging to me. If you go to someplace like askmen.com, they bash all the women over 30 as OLD. sheyrl Crowe is 40...and I dare any of them to say she is TOO OLD (she is so cool with her guitar dancing).

Meg Ryan is another one who looks great (and is another mentor sort of for me in looking better and better...got my hair cut like her like everyone else). I read that Howard Stern said about her in Kate and Leopold "He [Leopold played by the wonderful Hugh Jackman] looked like he was dancing with his mother" and he went on to denigrate her. As if! Meg Ryan is only 8 years older than Hugh Jackman and furthermore, IRL Hugh Jackman is married to a lady about 8 years older than him [Hugh Jackman]! Howard Stern needs better glasses...Meg Ryan was great in that movie (yes, I love chick flicks...gotta confess).

I am trying to reprogram myself that I am not over the hill at 35...that my life is just beginning and also that "50 is the new 30" (what Oprah said, Oprah looks great at close to 50!). Living in the Silicon Valley, I have gone through more than one middle age crisis (one at 35...another at 30 and the last one at 33). I am determind to not let the mindset here affect me.

Anyway...I love reading the positive vibes on this website. You guys rock.

God bless.

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Heya Everybody! I'm Betsy, 46, and grew up in Santa Cruz, CA. I was a major hippie-gurl back in the 70's, and haven't changed too much :p I happened across this site years ago, I think when it first debuted, and became a member....but thru moving and a few computer crashes, lost my reg. info. I've only recently come back. I'm married to a man 20 years younger, Ron (guido), and I have been together for 5 years now, married for 4.

BACKGROUND SYNOPSIS
I have a B.A. in Film Journalism, and although life's journey has led me away from my original goals, I still have had many opportunities to utilize my education. I became a marketing consultant, specializing in entrepreneurs with a dream and 20 bucks (or so it always seemed!), such as artists, rock bands, non-profit organizations, models, etc. At that time, there were no females in my area doing this, so I really enjoyed pioneering the field, and hacking my way thru my male competitors....growing up with 4 brothers gave me the edge on that!

After 12 years of making starving artists wealthy, I burnt out.... and began a consultancy firm for the medical and legal fields....and burnt out from that a hellva lot faster! Great money, horrible stress....rarely saw my kids, had stress-related health problems, marriage going down the tubes...time to find a new gig! This brand new thing called the Internet was making waves, hmmmm..... I started one of the first web design companies in my city,At that time, there were no females in my area doing this, so I really enjoyed pioneering the field, and hacking my way thru my male competitors.... I have kept my biz at home to enjoy the best of both worlds; family and the work I dig! I now own and operate 2 design studios, one here in Virginia with a partner, and one in CA....which is maintained by another partner there.

FLASHBACK:
I married my college sweetheart in 1975, 2 years into the marriage, we were told that we couldn't have children, so we adopted our first child, a girl....I got pregnant immediately after that :eek: ....had another daughter, 3 years after, a son.....and 8 years later, my little late-n-life surprise, another son. He's 13 now and the only one left at home....sigh....I grew up in a large Italian family myself and miss the hub-bub from a bazillion kids running around, I still can't seem to adjust to the scaled down version I have now....and keep buying cases of food at Costco :)

While I was breast-feeding everybody and cooking up pots of pasta, my ex changed careers and became a math and science teacher...he had always been the aloof and reserved type, but it became much worse after he started teaching. His passion was teaching now, of which we are all proud, but he left his family behind.
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SEGUE TO FUTURE EVENTS:
Just before my 40th birthday I took up hang-gliding and had a revelation at 3,000 feet: it's ok to be happy! ....after 22 years the marriage died of complacency, apathy, atrophy. I moved to a nearby city and re-started my web design biz, from scratch....on a dream and 20 bucks.

I hadn't dated since the 70's....and I never really liked the date scene anyway, so I quickly ended up in a torrid, wonderful, passionate love affair with a Native American holy man, whew! 8 months of magic, literally! My first experience with a younger man, although he was only 4 years younger. He was an administrator at the time for a tribe in CA, while he prepared to accept his family's birth right as senior holy man for his tribe in New Mexico. Part of accepting his position was to "sacrifice something precious"....guess what that was? After he left I was devastated, I laid on my living room floor, drank and listened to Enya....for almost 3 months! I would have never been accepted anyway, and we both knew it.

ENTER RON:
I finally got up off the floor and went out with some friends one night to a local pub....the place was packed with young guys sporting short hair, I thought they were college students! It felt great to get hit on by so many young cuties, but spending any time with one was just not an option, they were too young!, and sailors, I've heard too many rank stories about sailors to ever want to get involved with one, even briefly Yet there he was, 6 ft. of Italian hunk, with the most beautiful smile I've ever seen....I was a goner! We kept running into each other after that....and had mutual friends as well. I was very attracted to him but the age thing kept me from doing anything about it.

I had invited a girlfriend and her fiancé (both were in the Navy) to a pasta feed one night, they asked if they could bring a friend, I said sure....enter Ron...thru my front door! ....we spent the evening getting to know each other, when he told me that he's a Libra too I knew there had to be some kind of fate thing going on here, so I seduced him :D ....that had to have been about the best sex of my life (still is!)..., we started a wonderful love affair after that......he seemed to have no problem with our age difference....I sure did....what would friends and family think? how can I even consider it? 20 years? ...ugh....way too much of a gap! But he persisted for a year and convinced me how much he really loves me....no matter the age. I totally adored him as well, and figured, what the hell....it's ok to be happy! FINI

name: william
birthdate: 5/12/84
age: do the math :-)
status: junior at harvard concentrating in math (planning to spent 04-05 in england)
relationship status: with an OW (41) for more than 6 months now
physicals: 5'8 1/4 :-) / 162 lbs; blue eyes/brown hair

Great thread!

I replied once.but it didn't take,so here goes again...lol

I'm 42 for another month;)
I have 3 kids....boys are 19&21,my daughter is 14.
They are the best!!!!
I live near Portland,Oregon and love it here.Been in this state all my life.

I'm a waitress and I love my job.I've been there for 13 yrs.
I married when I was 19.It lasted 19 yrs.when he chose the booze over us.I just couldn't do it any longer.

I met my second hubby,who I thought was exactly what I wanted in a man.
He's a good man,just didn't want the responsibilities I guess.We were together 3 yrs.Married a short time,then he left me.
Talk about a major heartbreaker!
Took time and prozac to get me through that one.
He is 9 yrs. younger then me and wasn't anywhere near ready to be involved with my kids like I was.My son is in a very serious relationship and the thought of being an in-law put him over the edge.
Turned out to be the best thing though.
I am now in a relationship with a guy who is 29.
We met online playing cards in Yahooabout 2 yrs. ago.
At that time I was very happy in the relationship I had.
We were just friends.No innuendos to anything else whatsoever.
When my hubby left me,my daughter and I moved to the same town my guy lives in,purely by chance.
Anyway,we met for coffee,and have been exclusive ever since.Thats been 3 months ago.

He's smart,wise,sexy,adorable,a great daddy,caring,thoughtful and understanding.

I'm in a really good place in my life right now.
Heartache makes a person grow once you get past the hurt.
This site has helped so much!

So thats a little peak into my soap opera life.I could go on and on,but won't bore you!:)