I need some REAL dating advice...

[Baz]

Go read the comments on the video page itself.......enlightening to say the least......

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Bro… after a certain age, dating stops feeling like an adventure.
It starts feeling like a punishment.
You’ve already paid the price:
Breakups that wrecked you.
Divorces that cost everything.
Betrayals that left scars you still feel.
Emotional exhaustion you can’t explain.

Now you finally have peace.
Quiet mornings. Control over your life. Stability.
And the thought of risking all that again?
It’s not worth it.

In this video I break down the real reasons older men are opting out:
• Emotional fatigue – they’re tired of explaining themselves
• Pattern recognition – they’ve seen the same story end the same way
• Modern dating costs – swipe culture, comparison, disposability
• Scar tissue – boundaries get stronger, trust gets harder
• No more need for validation – they’re done performing

Older men aren’t avoiding women.
They’re protecting what they’ve finally earned.

If this hits home, you’re not alone.
2026 is about peace, not performance.

[Seahawk]

^^^ Interesting...I have reached a point in life where a few friends of mine in their late 60's, early 70's have reached similar attitudes discussed in the video while others have happily remarried.

One aspect that shouldn't have surprised me has been the use of long term Air BnB type rentals for the summer months/holidays so they can be near grand children.

No time to waste.

[speeder]

My grandparents enjoyed their time on earth with no concern of how often they saw their grandchildren...it was always enough. On my mom's side, my grandfather died in 1964 and my grandmother spent half the year in Palm Beach, Florida with her sister, whose husband also died decades before her. She had 25 grandchildren and good relations with all of her kids.

The concept of moving yourself around the country to see your grandchildren is a new one to me but then life has changed for a lot of people. I've read comments on this forum from people who apparently hate where they live but stay because of proximity to grandchildren...absolutely bizarre to me.

[Crowbob]

I’ve always said and will say again: if you want problems get a snowmobile, used preferably. ‘Investing’ in a girlfriend has little to no long term value or decent ROI. But, at the very least, snowmobiles are silent when they aren’t working.

[vash]

circling back.

was the OP successful??