Middle of The Road

Can I just state for the record that I hate dating?  Sure not as much as I hate being married to a lying azz, cheating azz, hateful azz mofo, but I still hate dating.  There are too  many games and my core's getting hard.  Seriously, I'm not equipped.  I think most men are dogs.  I don't trust any of them, sans my son who's known to tell a fib or two.  Anyone with a penis gets the gas face and a raised eyebrow.  I know, it's phucked up, but I've been through some shyt, and as much as I HATE saying this, "it is what it is" 'til I change it!   

I just did the finger count and it's been over three years, since I've been single.  I've had my share of meet-n-greets with the fellas and a few have stuck around, either in my heart or memory.  I've dated some youngins and some seniors and they're pretty much the same, mentally and physically (read into it as much as you'd like).  Aaliyah was right, age really ain't nothing but a number. If put in the position, I always thought I'd settle down (again) with an older dude, but it doesn't look like that's gonna happen.  What they lack in currency, the make up for in experience.  As for the youngins, what they lack in experience, they make up for in currency and enthusiasm.  I can say this much, chivalry didn't kill everyone.  There are a few youngins who actually open your door, without getting the cue of neck rolls and your eyes leading his hand to the handle.  Yeah, that's some of them.  You'd expect the seasoned senior "from the old school" to know better, but they don't.  And it sucks, either way.

If caught at the right time, middle-aged men can put themselves on the map.  Show and prove and develop into a seasoned senior.  Hell, they're young enough to have learned from both the seniors and youngins.  Where they fall short is in the fashion department.  It's not their forte.  They can still rock some Chucks without looking square.  But they're pants fit PERFECTTLY and are more likely to dangle (you know at the ankle, because they're too short for fear of being too long) and that's not a good look.  They take better care of their bodies, before youth slips away.  Unlike the senior and the youngin', their squirt proportions are usually  on point (TWSS).  They never seem to bathe in their cologne.  They get it just right, so as to not tease you with the scent, but not overpower you with it.  They're the saving grace I think.  I don't know.  Only time will tell, but for now  spring chickens and old geezers unite!  Make this gal a believer again.