WTF Wednesday: Match Scratch

Okay, you all know that I'm dabbling with Match.com, right? (By dabbling, I mean I have a half-ounce worth of real interest.) Before I proceed, let me say, love is where you find it and age ain't nothin' but a number. However, something else is at play here.

Seems to me that a good portion of older men on the dating sites are fumbling through a midlife crisis. I mean, when you see how many in their 40s and 50s are only looking for women in their 20s and 30s, you start to recognize the strategy. These guys are seeing the wrinkles, feeling the bad knees, and fighting the paunch. They want a sexy young thing who doesn't know their past foibles, lets them start with a clean slate, and maybe even lets them be the boss. They want a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader. Um, good luck with that.

Of course, you ask me, if Joe the Lineman gets a sweet young cheerleader in his bed, all swoony over his pigskin and prostate issues, odds are good that she will make him look and feel even more like the leatherheads of old--sooner rather than later--when not even shoulder pads will be able to hide it. Between the sheets, when the guy has trouble getting past the line of scrimmage and it's harder to drive that pigskin through the uprights? Somebody's going to start reviewing the play-by-plays, learn to block and make outside passes, and yearn to be a free agent. In a game like that, possession is only temporary and turnovers are inevitable. And there goes Joe, having to punt all over again. (Yes, I drank a whole bunch of energy analogy juice.)

Sure, some guys want kids, so a cute little tight end may be the shortest route to fatherhood; and like I was getting at earlier, a person's age should have little bearing on a mature, loving relationship. But most of the midlife guys' profiles I see on Match.com state, "No kids" or "Probably do not want [more] kids." So if kids aren't a consideration, yet they're still hunting for the perky racks, I have to wonder, are these guys in crisis? Do they know it? Are they setting themselves up to fail?

WTF, I say. Why not look for women in their own age range? Do they think older women can't be tigers in bed? Do they think older women can't be fit and firm? Do they think older women can't be vying for the next big adventure? Do they think older women can't be loads of fun and barrels of laughter? Do they not get that they will eventually want someone they can rock on the porch with?

Plenty of beautiful, sexy, older women are out there looking for passionate, loving relationships. Few are held back by the demands of babies. These femmes have learned the hard way, just like the guys, what works in a relationship and what doesn't; but most of them are not trying to tackle men half their age. (The cougar post is for another day.)













How about these older women? Awesome, right? All 50+.

This post is not a slight to younger women at all -- they are perfect the way they are. But let's face it, the Divine Creator gave us trade-offs like these: single older women may have lost some firmness and elasticity, but they've gained savvy and courage. They know how to get what they want and how to give you what you want. They "get" you. And talk about a cheerleader! Go ahead, fumble the ball, foul out, face-plant into the dirt. See who's more likely to carry that pigskin all the way into the end zone for you.

Come on, guys. Time to form a more realistic offensive strategy. Clock's still ticking.
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