Reasons for my blogg

Today is Valentines Day and poor me I only received one card from my, female, best friend H and a couple of e-cards. Either the postman forgot my door or Eros missed me completely. For whatever reason, here I am, on my own, getting to grips with this new form of publication and contemplating where to start. My writing skills are very poor but if this new toy keeps my brain occupied then is worth the effort.

Being divorced and single is not my preference. At 60 years of age, I remain hopeful that a pretty woman will one day cross my path, zing my heart, and accept an invitation from me for a romantic walk together that will last the rest of our lives.

However, my experience has given me cause for some concern. I've dated several women close to my age, but find that most of them are still bitter as a result of their marital break ups, and are resistant regarding any commitment to either an exclusive or permanent relationship.

Conversely, younger women are much more willing to commit to a long-term relationship. However, most of them are still raising children. Older men, like me, may not be up to walking a child through his/her teens. In my case, I've done that twice as a father and once as a stepfather and I wouldn't personally enjoy being a stepfather again.

I believe, and am told, that I am a strong and independent person, yet very caring, considerate, loyal, intelligent, and always striving to learn. I take responsibilities seriously, but love impulsiveness, fun and surprises.

I like classical, Greek and easy listening music. Also enjoy other types of music, especially from the Seventies and eighties but I hate Pop and techno. I enjoy reading books, surfing the Internet, web designing and watching the news and films on TV. I like to keep up with world current affairs.

I love traveling and have been to many places . All over Europe, the Greek islands, Cyprus, Russia, Ukraine and in Florida/USA. But there is so much more to see and I am constantly looking for good deals.

No woman will ever change the fact that men are visual creatures. It simply will never happen. Some like them slender and some like their women to be on the large side.As for me, I prefer an average woman who enjoys her femininity. A lady who enjoys dressing up in a nice dress to go out dancing but can just as easily throw on a pair of jeans for a day at the seaside or an amusement park, will get my attention every time. A little makeup, a feminine hairstyle, a few curves in the right places and nice legs, are definitely my preference.

Awhile ago I started visiting various dating sites on the Internet and I placed my profile and a few adverts around to see what happens. For sometime now, I keep receiving several e-mails from women, mostly East Europeans and from a few other places.

Some of them get deleted straight away, because it is obvious that the sender does not speak any English and has used an on line translator with funny results. Some of them are from places, which I will never contemplate nor could afford to visit but a few are interesting and I reply.

Very soon I became aware that there are a lot of scammers out there, and you can spot them straight away because after your initial reply to them, you will start receiving, on a daily basis e-mails and of course a photo or two. The ladies in the photographs are very young, attractive and pose very provocative. Of course these photos were stolen from Model Agencies web sites. The pattern is the same and after a few soppy stories about their life and the plight of their family they change direction and tell you that they are in love with you? blah blah blah. What it makes it so obvious is the fact that they never reply to your questions or comments in you previous message.

Soon they will tell you that they would like to come and meet you but they can not afford to pay for their visas and tickets and that it will cost several hundreds of dollars. I read in a few sites that some gullible American men have sent money to them to get a visa and a ticket so they can visit them. A few arranged and went to meet them in their towns and cities and they are still waiting to be met at the airport??.

Myself, an old cynical person that I am, I did not fall for it, from the few that e-mailed me and soon I got rid of their irritating messages by asking them for their home telephone number.

As mentioned before I also received a few very interesting ones, which I replied and slowly got to know them a little. Soon I will start publishing some of them together with my replies, but now weekend is approaching and just managed to set up this blogg.