16 Jun 2018, 6:44 am
16 Jun 2018, 6:59 am
I wasn't trying to send that. 
Obviously volunteering on-line is not a way to meet people, except you, of course.
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A lot of single men your age who are retired stay active with clubs or volunteer organizations or attend senior oriented events. In my area, gem and mineral clubs/lapidary clubs, model train clubs were populated almost entirely by older men. The same was true of the gardening club. It's also not unusual for single older men to frequent cafes or restaurants for breakfast or maybe dinner, and a lot of men your age still like going to watch bands play at local venues.
So, to getting out. I'm disabled and introverted and rarely go anywhere. But of the things you mention - first - lapidary? Are you in Australia? Just a guess.
Model trains - I love that! But it's not so much the trains, it's the villages. I would love to build mini-scenery.
Cafes for breakfast - just my style, but they're tearing up the streets and the cafes are gone! This area used to be cafe heaven.
Oh, there's a chess club somewhere - they don't care if you're any good or not - I'll check that too.
Thank you!
ambitious but sleepy
16 Jun 2018, 8:14 am
16 Jun 2018, 4:09 pm
Claradoon wrote:
I wasn't trying to send that.
Obviously volunteering on-line is not a way to meet people, except you, of course.
So, to getting out. I'm disabled and introverted and rarely go anywhere. But of the things you mention - first - lapidary? Are you in Australia? Just a guess.
Model trains - I love that! But it's not so much the trains, it's the villages. I would love to build mini-scenery.
Cafes for breakfast - just my style, but they're tearing up the streets and the cafes are gone! This area used to be cafe heaven.
Oh, there's a chess club somewhere - they don't care if you're any good or not - I'll check that too.
Thank you!
ambitious but sleepy
Obviously volunteering on-line is not a way to meet people, except you, of course.
Quote:
A lot of single men your age who are retired stay active with clubs or volunteer organizations or attend senior oriented events. In my area, gem and mineral clubs/lapidary clubs, model train clubs were populated almost entirely by older men. The same was true of the gardening club. It's also not unusual for single older men to frequent cafes or restaurants for breakfast or maybe dinner, and a lot of men your age still like going to watch bands play at local venues.
So, to getting out. I'm disabled and introverted and rarely go anywhere. But of the things you mention - first - lapidary? Are you in Australia? Just a guess.
Model trains - I love that! But it's not so much the trains, it's the villages. I would love to build mini-scenery.
Cafes for breakfast - just my style, but they're tearing up the streets and the cafes are gone! This area used to be cafe heaven.
Oh, there's a chess club somewhere - they don't care if you're any good or not - I'll check that too.
Thank you!
ambitious but sleepy
I'm not in Australia, I am in the U.S. Lapidary is male dominated for some reason. I suppose because of the craftman nature of it, and it's a way for men who like jewelry and fashion accessories to endulge in that in a socially appropriate way.
Anyway I am sure many men would be happy to have you as a companion or activity partner. I find older men are also usually receptive to conversation and small talk and just being acknowledged in general...especially by women. I would also check to see if your area has a senior center or anything like it. The one in my area hosts a lot of events.
16 Jun 2018, 6:09 pm
