Hi Merry;
This is a new experience for me but I notice almost all the female listings claim they are seeking someone who is "open" and "honest".
I made my profile such that it is both, in as much detail as balanced against too little (which most profiles are and don't give one much of a clue who that person is - many have ZERO information even) or too much.

I favored the "more is better" approach, given it's so difficult for women to decide if they want to take a chance on a given profile on a sorta shady site as this is proving to be.

I'm here, I'm moving on, or at least attempting to, and if that's not enough after all the details I've revealed about myself, then perhaps I'm not the "Mr. Right" or even the "Mr. Right Now" any particular female subscribers are looking for.

Given the 0% success rate I've had so far, I honestly do not know what else I could do, hence the request for you fairer sex persons to give me some responses.
Bob

It goes a little deeper than that Rahul.
For me it comes down to the existence of whatever it is that religions are based on & they generally cede that there is a power unknowable and all-powerful that demands worship.
Yet not 1 single person, philosopher, or scientist can either prove the existence or non-existence of said powerful being or force.

Since the issue appears to defy analysis, by people far more skilled than myself, what is the point of even thinking about it or searching for a "truth" in such a belief system?
My time is better spent thinking about what I'm going to do to interest myself next, than wasting it debating the existence of a god, supreme being, or all-powerful deity.

I figure if such a thing exists, and they/it/he/she needs me, they'll be sure to contact me and let me know what they expect from me...and since the phone hasn't rung, no visions have entered my dreams, and no miracles (other than the miracle of the everyday world around me) have suddenly garnered my attention.... it's a pretty good bet I'm on the right track being agnostic about it all.

PS: I died for 4 minutes and 20 seconds.
If there is an afterlife, I can personally vouch for the fact that it completely black, silent, & devoid of anything - there is nobody else there waiting for us.
(Or I arrived after closing time and should have hung around until they opened shop the next day/year/century/millennium.)

Hi SparklingCrystal;
It's going on 3 years now (Xmas Day 2022).
So how long am I supposed to spend grieving, exactly, before I attempt to start a new friendship - note I say "friendship", not demanding a new "love of my life" relationship.
I guess I'm clueless and didn't understand the grieving period, never having been in one previously.
So, SparklingCrystal, are you suggesting I wait another 3 years, 5 years, 10 years, before it's "the appropriate time" to commence getting on with getting on?

Thank you both for even bothering to replay.
I appreciate the comments.

ignore europeanimport dude too, he's got HIS reasons but they don't apply to even a significant percentage of us older/distinguished type letchs.

My wife passed a few years ago at age 71.
She NEVER stopped caring about keeping up her appearance and she made a stunning looking corpse.

We all aren't.
You probably only meeting delusional Casanova wanna-bes.
My preference has ALWAYS been women older than me - even back in my 20s.
I like 'em tall, with classical Mediterranean looks (long, dark hair, aquiline noses, slender aspect with smaller breasts & long long legs) not the Christy Brinkley All-American blonde-next-door types - which in your case makes you not my type - but you are attractive enough to land a decent fella between 45-85.
Good luck & best wishes.
Bob - with 1 "o", not 2.

Tough ask, apparently.
Search turns up a lot of matches but ignores the fact I want somebody closer and offers tons of matches everywhere BUT Wisconsin.

Hi, I'm Bob.
Skip the photos, I'm no George Clooney clone, but my profile is long, honest, and all 100% truth.
Would I be the sort of widower that can actually find a pretty woman to spend time and less-exertive activities with?
I have a nice cuddy I/O boat to sleep out on the water on - that should give me a few extra bonus points Lmao.