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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ilaine who wrote (53199)	8/26/1999 12:45:00 PM
From: Starduster234	Respond to of 108807

Cobalt Blue ..I give you 50 Gold Stars for your comment...I could be your Parent...We would make one hell of a team...:-)SD

To: Ilaine who wrote (53199)	8/26/1999 12:46:00 PM
From: nihil	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Don't wear t-shirts with horizontal stripes (or get a bra).

To: Ilaine who wrote (53199)	8/26/1999 1:02:00 PM
From: Edwarda	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 108807

CB, you and I are reasonably close in age. I turn 48 next month and, like you, do not enjoy feeling "high maintenance" because of medications. And, as I have indicated in several discussions, I certainly don't have the body that is ready to pose for the swimsuit issue of Sports Illustrated! But, also like you, I've paid my dues and then some. I've earned every wrinkle by living and I don't give a damn about them. Unlike you, I am not married so being the object of sexual attraction does have some significance, but I think that it is my being who I am and not giving a damn that holds the attraction--even for men who could be my sons, for pity's sake. It is women like us who make the nubile teenagers look "unfinished" somehow and retain our attraction long past those whose primary charm is their youth. One of these days, you and I must find a way to get together for a chat. I like your style, lady! [Edit: I as well award you 50 gold stars and a hug!]

To: Ilaine who wrote (53199)	8/26/1999 2:26:00 PM
From: Michael M	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Re. teenage girls being the object of collective lust (now and possibly then) -- the marketing people didn't force this on us. It's a nature thing, I believe. The survival of species is rooted in primitive biological imperatives. I believe males are strongly inclined toward women with obvious and probably not-so-obvious motherhood cues. Aside from the youth/health link, perhaps, since our species requires such a long period of nurturing we may require female mates who promise to be around awhile. Also, we males may fixate on the look of female counterparts at the time we had initial sexual urges. From the female point of view (presented just so the women can tell me how clueless I really am).....I suspect they biologically gravitate toward men with the means or power to protect them from other men and provide for a certain level of need satisfaction. Modern life and longevity have twisted our perception of our true (IMO) nature to the degree that aging sophisticates (I'm 56 and happily not THAT sophisticated) reject some of the realities. Some may remember the scorn re. my joking interest in meeting E -- as long as she was under 30 (25 even better). One of my favorite examples of the power of the mating urge is the part of so many animal shows that illustrate the trouble the male goes to to attract the female (I especially like the ones that feature birds). The guy often builds the great nest and then struts and poses and displays his feathery finery to the nth degree.....sometimes at great length. I never see the film of the bird repeating this behavior on a continuing basis once mated. Got to wonder if nature didn't program some us to be couch potatoes after winning the lady's affection. Then again, there seems an automatic sucking up of the gut when a sweet young thing approaches.....may be nature's way of reminding us of the value of a back-up plan! If any think my meaning would be more clear with a smiley, please pretend that I included one.