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    Quote Originally Posted by Ultralight View Post
    After the fizzling-out of my most recent romance I was thinking about strategies for coping with being alone in the long term.

    Now, I am not just talking about feeling lonesome. I am talking about the emotional, mental, logistical, financial, etc. issues that come with being alone/living alone for the long term.

    Yesterday I was eating a big bite of baked salmon when it, just for a second, got caught in my throat. I could not inhale or exhale. I managed to cough it up. But had I begun to really choke, I could have died as there is no one to help me.

    I welcome suggestions from you all about how to deal with the emotional, mental, logistical, financial, etc. issues of being alone long term.

    As always: Snark is welcome, but I do want real ideas too!
    Several years ago a man in his late fifties died in my town. He was newly retired and moved here from Ohio, having bought a small condo, and had his bills on auto pay. He died in his condo and no one knew until his sister contacted the Sherriff's Department and asked them to do a wellness check because she could not contact him. An autopsy showed that he had died about eighteen months earlier of what they believe was a heart attack. Unfortunately, your fears are rational.

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    There are more of these stories than we probably know. This was just in the Alaska papers. https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2018...ced-for-years/

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    Your GF was fat as I am 5’7’’ and the same weight. I am also fat. So that dispenses with that myth.

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    If you don't figure out why past relationships ended, you won't have a future long-lasting relationship.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ultralight View Post
    "I am an avid reader, fisherman, and rescue dog enthusiast. I live simply and enjoy minimalism.


    I have gotten into traveling recently -- just a backpack and a plane ticket is my style. In the past couple years I have gone to Israel, Cuba, Jordan, Argentina, and Uruguay. I have also been to England, Spain, Costa Rica, Canada, Aruba, and Portugal. My next trip is either Iceland or Panama!


    I love all kinds of music -- yacht rock, disco, funk, folk, outlaw country, and so on.


    I am looking for a serious relationship that will lead to a life partnership. What I value most in a significant other are empathy, a sense of humor, shared values, and a mutual physical attraction.


    Talk to me about travel, your dog, or any book you're reading."
    You left out "no children"......that way you won't waste her time!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tenngal View Post
    I like it. Gives me an idea of who you are.
    I agree.
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    Yacht rock?
    "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” -- Gandalf

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    Yacht rock on satellite radio is what we used to call soft rock. Lots of 70's, 80's radio songs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Teacher Terry View Post
    Your GF was fat as I am 5’7’’ and the same weight. I am also fat. So that dispenses with that myth.
    The myth that I am some "not fat chicks" hater type?

    I would say she was "thick." But yeah, you get my point.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gardnr View Post
    You left out "no children"......that way you won't waste her time!
    It says that in a little side bar.

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