Interesting conundrum

Okay- I have had this conversation way too many times in the last few weeks.
Women over 40 not wanting a realtionship- men over 40 wanting one!
Why?
Is it because women having raised husbands and children- caring for everyone but themselves- including a career, finally just want to take care of themselves?
Then men get upset and say we are too selfish.
Men, spend their youth having fun and taking care of themselves (and pay for the family) then want some sex, companionship - and us old birds- having been the caregiver- want someone to take care of us.
The men used to being taken care of by ex-wives- now realize they want more of that but do not realize- or now maybe do- the first wife- or wives- left because they (the wife) was not being romanced, respected and loved.....
Hmmm. women want respect, romance, flowers, dinners out---- then that makes us gold-diggers! Or if not interested in a relationship makes us miserable old women.....
any ideas?

Men blooming?

Interesting comment- why can men not bloom?
It seems funny to me that in 'person' men do not discuss the emotional part of their lives- but in anonymity of the Internet they seem to need and want to...... (maybe one of the reasons men and women are having such a hard time with each other)
However, many men I know do harbour secret fantasies- ( not that kind- that is another blog) rock-star, moviestar fantasies..... why not live them out now?
Why not go back to what your dreams where when you were young and try to revamp them?
Was the goal of your life really to be a mechanic, corporate exec-- do you feel still left out?
Yes, I think men can bloom- even though the word itself may have feminine connotations.

Never Bloomers!

http://www.sharonfilms.com/quiz.html
This quiz is way too fun=- even for us old and jaded folks--- try it--- and maybe you too will find some way to rebloom!

What women really want

Million dollar saphire and diamond shoes- yuhoo!

Browsing through this months Oprah magazine- I came upon an interesting article
Men and women and how to tell them apart'
basically the article was what women want and what men want--
"'Women want men to know what women want. And men want women not to want anything.'
That is the premise-- women want things that are hard to get- to prove the men love them, respect them and will go to great lenghts for them.
Men, if they give something that is easy to give- women do not feel treasured, and hence then the man will have to hunt and forage for something truly rare to make up for the slight of giving something rather mundane.... causing the woman to feel mundane!
The article goes on the say- if you want to impress your woman you need to find a rare lily that has not been seen on the earth since the time of Cleopatra!
Voila- simple !
Men, on the other hand want women that will think everything they do, like eating left over Indian food from the container, with the fridge door open- using their fingers to pick the bits out of the take out container, in the worn underwear--- and to hear their woman - sigh. She thinking he is the most impressive man on the planet!
There- simple- we will never come to terms on this----however I suppose if you clone the rare lily just for her- she may allow you some middle of the night finger eating out of the containers- just make sure the lights are highlighting the rare lily you created only for her amusement!