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somanystars

58, Female - Eons member since April 17, 2007

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Activities: Camping, ballroom dancing (novice!), reading, the arts (museums, etc.), staying fit (step aerobics, weight training), gardening.
Favorite Charities: I greatly admire the Salvation Army
Favorite Music: I like all kinds of music, but am partial to the old standards and singers of the standards. I like jazz, country, rock, you name it. I guess the only music I'm not fond of is rap/hip-hop (who in my age group is?)
Favorite TV Shows: Don't watch much TV, but when I do, old movies, HGTV, stuff on History, Discovery and TLC channels.
Favorite Movies: Two at the top of my list: Vertigo and Rear Window. I like suspense/spy movies best. Enjoyed all the "Bourne" movies.
Favorite Books: For light reading, Nelson DeMille's books (Plum Island, Lion's Game). Loved all of James Herriott's books (All Creatures Great and Small, etc.). "A Fine Balance" by Rohinton Mistry. Compelling book about India in the 70s. Have to get the old memory cells going to recall some other titles!
Favorite Places: Yellowstone National Park. So awe-inspiring!
Favorite Animals: Dogs, cats, birds, really all animals (except creepie crawlies).

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posted by somanystars

ocean, I didn't realize I had a message from you! This darn eons board! Anyway, I understand where you are coming from. I myself stay slim and fit, and I am attracted to the same sort of man. What burns me, and believe me I've witnessed it many times, is men who themselves are balding, pot-bellied, wrinkled, etc. looking for Christie Brinkley.
It's just so ridiculous. Men seem to think that it's OK for them to age, but women aren't allowed to. That's basically what I'm saying. I just want to say grow up and look in the mirror! It bugs me that half the men in America are bald or balding, but they can't deal with a woman who is a few pounds overweight (I'm not talking about serious obesity here). It's part of aging guys, just like your
baldness.

Ocean, your comments seem to prove my point. The woman you were dating (like a lot of us women) has been so brainwashed by the youth culture and the media that promotes it, she probably did feel fat and unattractive even though she wasn't. Sad isn't it?

Thanks for commenting on my comments!

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posted by Ocean52

Hi. I'm responding to your response to my post. (I'm not exactly sure if this is how Eons works- wading through a long screen of posts doesn't seem like an efficient way of communicating). Y

Anyway, you said: "I think the difference between men and women is that a lot of men have unreasonable expectations of what a woman should look like. Women seem more accepting of the realities of aging men."

I can't disagree with you. But I had an interesting situation that really got me thinking about this. After my divorce I was seeing a woman who I found extremely attractive. She was five years younger than me - I was 52 at the time. I made a point of being very complimentary - and I was being honest - I thought she had a great body! But she would have no part of it. She apparently had put on some weight (I had never seen her when she was heavier) and she insisted that she was fat. Well, believe me, she was not fat at all. But in her mind's eye she was! I remember thinking "If someone as fit and attractive as this woman thinks she's fat, how must the overweight women feel about themselves?".

Anyway, thanks for not attacking me for my opinion regarding the role of physical attractiveness. But, obviously, feeling this way makes finding a partner much more challenging.

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