happythoughts 0 #76 April 7, 2006 QuoteDo you think it's true that a man will remain a bachelor once he hits 43 and is still single? I think they meant that the guy was single all his life, up to 43. Not married, divorced, and now 43. I worked with two guys who were both single and successful at age 40. One had a series of 4-year live-in girlfriends. The other was very handsome and serial dated. Neither are married yet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dumpster 0 #77 April 7, 2006 I'm 43 and getting divorced - (for the 2nd time-). First mariage lasted 12 years, the second lasted for nearly 7. Neither one was a nasty break-up, but the first one was definitely harder than the first. Will I remarry? Right now I just cannot picture myself in a LTR anytime in the forseeable future - Ask me in a year. I'll be spending the summer jumping as much as possible and deciding where I want to be in the next five years. But I do kinda feel like I'd be a good "catch" for the right woman. Questions is - if I'd ever meet that person!!?? I think I'll buy a house today. Houses are good. Easy Does It Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ROK 0 #78 April 7, 2006 I waited until I was 34 to get married. No specific reason that I waited, I've just lived an adventurous life and never stood still very long. Would I do it again? Maybe. Anyone who thinks that they can predict their future is wrong. I do know that it's really important to marry someone who has the same passions in life that you do. If not, the relationship will be one-sided, or extremely turbulent at best... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waltappel 1 #79 April 7, 2006 QuoteBy the time I was 24 I was defintely looking - and TIRED of being single. Married the following year at 25. I'd sort of wonder if anybody, not just a man, would still have much interest in marriage if they were 43 and never married. They'd have pretty well hit their stride in life and marriage would be more of a giving up of long held independence I'd think. I think with the right partner it would not be giving up anything at all. I'm 49, never been married, although I've come close a time or two. I can do what I want, when I want, and with whom I want, but truth be told, I really don't do all that much that I'm really attached to other than jumping. I'm not looking to get married, but marriage to the *right* person doesn't seem like it would be a huge sacrifice. Kids, though, would be an *enormous* sacrifice for anyone, no matter what their age or relationship history. Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #80 April 7, 2006 I wish I was 43 and not ever married...well, except for #2..she was great up to the point where I screwed up and broke Rule #1. Somebody mentioned being "a good catch"... Sounds like a fish just waiting for the hook...ladies throw out the lure with a little "bait" on it and SLAM! they got a live one...only to throw him back in the pond later. My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waltappel 1 #81 April 7, 2006 QuoteI wish I was 43 and not ever married...well, except for #2..she was great up to the point where I screwed up and broke Rule #1. Somebody mentioned being "a good catch"... Sounds like a fish just waiting for the hook...ladies throw out the lure with a little "bait" on it and SLAM! they got a live one...only to throw him back in the pond later. I'm almost afraid to ask what Rule #1 is. Is that the one about the woman is always right? edited to add: Oh, you mean THAT rule--yikes!!!! Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monkycndo 0 #82 April 7, 2006 ***I wish I was 43 and not ever married...well, except for #2..she was great up to the point where I screwed up and broke Rule #1. *** What, she asked you how her butt looked in her new pair of pants, and you told her the truth?50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonto 1 #83 April 7, 2006 QuoteI'm 24 and I'm getting married next month. In all seriousness, I think when you know...you know. If what you say is true, we'd all be able to see into the future. You need to have that confidence now, or else you would never enter into something that stands (at best) a 50% chance of working. Of the remaining 50%, some die, some stay married for the kids, some are not emotionally or financially independant enough to leave, and some are truely happy, but their partners are not. For a lucky few, it's as close to Nirvana as we get in this life. Would you sign up for a Tandem 1st jump course where half die and half the rest are maimed and the outcome lies shared between you and the partner you've paired up with? I'm 44 now, single in that I'm not married, but am in a committed relationship. I've been divorced for 10 years, so I clearly have not rushed into getting married again. This is what (I think) I know. There are no garentees. You live life forwards, and understand it backwards. It's about being the right person AND finding the right person. It's about solving problems, not about not having problems. tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrBounce 0 #84 April 7, 2006 Sure, (mental/emotional) age matters a lot. I decided when I was 12 that I wasn't ever gonna get married. Since then I just older, I just never grew up. I'm still 12, I've just had a lot more practice at it. Gavin Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. If you don't take it out and use it, its going to rust. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #85 April 7, 2006 Quote...I'm almost afraid to ask what Rule #1 is. Is that the one about the woman is always right? We had a somewhat "open" relationship. But Rule #1 was: Thou shalt NOT screw my best friend. I got caught "in the act." Yeah I was an asshole and she had a low asshole tolerance. Why am I telling you guys these things?My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waltappel 1 #86 April 7, 2006 QuoteQuote...I'm almost afraid to ask what Rule #1 is. Is that the one about the woman is always right? We had a somewhat "open" relationship. But Rule #1 was: Thou shalt NOT screw my best friend. I got caught "in the act." Yeah I was an asshole and she had a low asshole tolerance. Why am I telling you guys these things? Confession being good for the soul, maybe? Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tink1717 2 #87 April 7, 2006 I'm 43 and will probably be permanently single. Not because I want to, but because I'm too old to be interesting to women. Somehow the fact that my head is now resting on my father's body has rendered me invisible to women. At least that's my story, and I'm sticking to it.Skydivers don't knock on Death's door. They ring the bell and runaway... It really pisses him off. -The World Famous Tink. (I never heard of you either!!) AA #2069 ASA#33 POPS#8808 Swooo 1717 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
