On Wed, 9 May 2018 04:30:20 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
wrote:

>On Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at 10:17:55 AM UTC-10, Sheldon wrote:
>>
>> You've been very fortunate, it's not easy to find a new spouse, for
>> women and men. I think it's more difficult for men because it's
>> primarily the women who gets to accept/reject a date... men get
>> rejected far more than women. Every day is not perfect but I feel we
>> are both very fortunate to have stayed together for nearly 27 years. I
>> think the secret is to bend like a reed in a wind storm. We both
>> agree that the most difficult challenge is to deal with the children
>> from another's previous marriage. Children from previous marriages
>> regardless their age can be extremely selfish, graspy, and mean
>> spirited.
>
>Actually, widowers are prime pieces of meat in the used spouse market. When my mom died, he was getting chased by several women. He was afraid to answer the phone. It was pretty funny.

When mom died dad was the hottest catch at the senior center, but at
75 he was not about to get hitched again, so he sampled many of the
women instead... he even sampled some of those old biddy's single
daughters.
Older women who are self sufficient aren't looking to remarry either.