Interesting thread.
As I mentioned in another thread, my wife passed away in February after a long illness. We had time to plan for many things, but she was clear that she wanted me to do three things after she was gone. They are:
- Stop working so hard. I had been working 60 to 70 hours a week for years. I retired in March.
- Meet new people.
- Have fun.
As per her direction, I stopped wearing my wedding ring after I scattered her ashes in May. It may be coincidental, but that seemed to open u the floodgates. Five times since then I have been approached by women while shopping in Trader Joe's asking me if I was single. If I described a couple of them, this group would be asking me to post pictures.
I agree with Shawn that women have gotten more aggressive. It had been 42 years since I had been exposed to the dating scene, so I expect that some changes should be anticipated.