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i really dont know. I met a chap on this site. on the surface he seems perfectly wonderful. not unduly handsome not trim taut and terrific not sublimely romantic. Just lovely.

I think my problem (to offer you some insight into at least one womans mind) is that I cant believe my luck or that i feel he is too good to be true.

why do i think like this? long marriage ending in tears hasnt helped.
feeling old at last and carrying more weight than I want altho still sexy and cuddly.
the knowledge that others are still searching and i need to no longer

all of these things about me combined with his self assured confidence throws me into a spin.

silly me eh?

Posted by: sweetsixt at March 7, 2010 5:06 PM

Being over 50 is just fantastic - I know who I am, I don't have to listen to "you shouldn't do that at your age" - and I'm sexually adept and *interested* ....
I don't have to be a "pretty pretty Barbie" because I'm a real woman, with real skills, and the guts to get out there and DO IT.

Posted by: didelicious at January 23, 2010 11:49 AM

Because Barbie was raised by children she never learned the phrase "all men are the same, they only want one thing". Now that I am single again, I'm finding it diffifult to find an open minded woman on line who is willing to look at my real characteristics without the "all men are the same bias". How does one prove he is genuine, honest and sincere in an online search for a meaningful relationship?

Posted by: contentedcanuck at December 22, 2009 6:04 AM

Posted by: iaminperth at March 30, 2009 4:46 PM

wonderful speech.
Perhaps the paperbag theory would work here also. Then again perhaps a full body bag would be better.
At least Ken doll - Bless his plastic heart retained his shape and good looks. I wonder if you can get a Life size verson.

Posted by: notahothouseflower at November 16, 2009 10:55 PM

OH GOODY BARBIES RED FACED

Posted by: lustdancer at November 1, 2009 3:40 PM

OH WHAT THE HELL 50 x50 SLAPS

Posted by: onlymyking at October 10, 2009 6:31 PM

50 SLAPS

Posted by: onlymyking at October 10, 2009 12:45 AM

LOL life is fun Jennifer.... Hi, he says with a sparkle and twinkle in his eye.

Nothing went faster than the Buddy Express, and who said boy's couldn't play with Barbies..... Oh yeah, that is right, my mother and sister did.

Posted by: buddy383 at April 14, 2009 1:52 PM

That is funny Buddy.

That train set sounds like it was fun.

Jen

Posted by: jenniferhi at April 14, 2009 10:10 AM

Thank you for your kindness amberlight58.

Very witty of you, I say with a smile.

Did Barbie survive or did Barbie become dismembered pieces scattered all over the shed?.... The answer to that question lies in how many firecrackers were used at the bridge. The good thing about Barbies though is a girl often has more than one, I looked at it this way, I blew up a few Barbies, and gave her back a Sussan?

Now what is a Sussan you may well ask? Well you know, this goes with that, this arm could now go with this body and that head could attach to that. I took away something lifeless and useless and gave her back a meccano set...... And couldn't she have fun with that.

LOL Hey, I think they wrote that old song about me.

Posted by: buddy383 at April 14, 2009 8:52 AM

Posted by: buddy383 at April 12, 2009 9:34 AM
Posted by: buddy383 at April 12, 2009 9:51 AM

Loved your comments Buddy. Poor Barbie, did she survive her train explosions or simply become dismembered Barbie?

Not sure Paper Bag Ken and Barbie would be big sellers, though.
Kind of reminds me of that old song "Nice Legs, Shame About The face!"

Posted by: amberlight58 at April 13, 2009 6:18 PM

However, with more than one billion Barbie dolls sold in 150 countries, it seems the plastic has endured, so it must be fairly well received. So why has Barbie maintained indisputable popularity?

Barbie is the creation of some very clever marketing. It works on the principal what do you buy a child who has everything. For girls the answer is simple, Barbie. Most girls of course wont play with them that often, generally just pull them out when they are bored or during sleep overs when group fantasy takes over. Not many children specifically requests Barbie dolls, parents just buy them, and they make an easy birthday gift for a birthday party which doesn't require much thinking.

Personally, I liked my sisters Barbie dolls. They made a terrific model to sit on my model train set. They went flying half way across the shed when you blew the bridge up with a heap of fire crackers (bungers) strategically positioned to the middle piers, just as the train and Barbie reached the middle of the bridge. Strange. My sister and mum never saw the fun in it.

Perhaps they could make a train Barbie?

Posted by: buddy383 at April 12, 2009 9:51 AM

“According to the boys, plastic does not equal fantastic. In fact, a big smile was donned sexier than a face caked in make-up and only 21% of men found Barbie's little bod appealing.”

Oww Wah…. And some men lie. Nine out of ten men would give Jennifer Hawkins a second look (smile or no smile) than they ever would have given Mamma Cass with the biggest smile on earth. Actions don’t always marry with words and actions speak louder than words.

There is a very good reason why cosmetics are a multi-billion dollar industry.

Now when I want to look my very best, I use the Ned Kelly method. I put a paper bag over my head and say, “Now use your imagination.” The difference between me being below average Joe and handsome and hot, is the amount of alcohol women have consumed. Some tell me I start looking really good about 2 in the morning and others say, “Better give me another bottle; there’s still room for improvement yet.” Others of course say there isn’t enough alcohol in the whole world to perform that sort of miracle; it would take some really serious divine intervention.

Perhaps they could make paper bag Barbie and Ken.

Posted by: buddy383 at April 12, 2009 9:34 AM

Love Broccolini, however you spell it! I think it is one of the nicest well presented veges ever. The taste is great as well. I think with veges it doesn't matter what you buy so long as it is totally fresh. If you can't get one particular vege there are loads more to choose from and so many different ways to cook then or just go au naturel. Love veges, could eat them all day. Laf Amway does the toilet roll thing and all the cleaning products and stuff, share with a friend of a neighbour. I can buy from a warehouse in WA but it is a bit of a hassle and I just go and get what I want when I need it. Must admit though, most is fresh and toilet rolls, cleaning and washing up stuff is dumped on my doorstep every couple of months from Amway. I don't sell, just use it myself but I don't have to cart from the shops, just need to get my fresh stuff couple of times a week, or more.

Posted by: iaminperth at April 9, 2009 10:44 AM

Online groceries ... would love that. The last time I investigated that here, we could only get 'dry goods' and only if we ordered in massive amounts. (where would I store 24 rolls of toilet paper?). Also, there is no to-your-door-after-work delivery. I'd have to go to a depo in town to pick it up, after arranging to leave work early.

:-/

Posted by: lafileuse at April 9, 2009 10:07 AM

Online......now there is a valuable service that many are now starting to use.Our store is the regional distribution point for the Gold coast Coles online.You get the best in the store without having to spend an hour or more shopping.....great for the customer but maybe not so great for the single population hoping to meet in the supermarkret aisles.......or for Kenny!!!!
I get lots lof inane questions ....like the day Warwick Capper wanted to know if the granny smiths were firm......no Wazza we sell soft floury apples ...Durhh.
Today we ran out of Broccoli so I had to explain to customers that Broccolini was even better and that the stalk was the best bit(most nutritious lol)

Posted by: benjaminbutton at April 8, 2009 11:30 PM

I do a good line in mutton dressed as lamb...as my daughter says...baaaahhhh!!!
I'd start doing my own shopping instead of online if you were loitering in the fruit department Kenny:))...asking inane questions like...are these fresh?

Posted by: istj54 at April 8, 2009 1:18 PM

Never let it be said that Kenny doesn't have a sense of humour......

Posted by: benjaminbutton at April 8, 2009 11:01 AM

That's funny Kenny. lol

Posted by: jenniferhi at April 8, 2009 8:39 AM

Free range Barbi...chics .....chooks.... mutton...fruit....we have it all..J.L

Posted by: benjaminbutton at April 7, 2009 9:12 AM

...are they running around the fruit department, Kenny????...free range:))

Posted by: istj54 at April 6, 2009 8:02 PM

I am dressed like i'm off to Coles......start work in an hour lol Oh dear....Kenny the fruiterer ....haven't seen Bill in looking for one our chooks yet though

Posted by: benjaminbutton at April 4, 2009 10:40 AM

This was interesting from The Age article in response to Bettina Arndt's new book regarding women and losing their sex drive.

Let's face it, many men lose their attractiveness.

Cocooned in married bliss, well fed and watered, with someone else changing the sheets and washing the towels, they quickly go to seed. Their beer bellies swell, body parts droop, and their breath goes sour, and don't they get all of us in the mood.

How many men fret about their wardrobe? How many take particular care with personal hygiene? Many men think three days of facial growth is sexy, far more than for whom it actually is. They think an old Rolling Stones T-shirt is chic, when it's just plain shabby. And most wouldn't be seen dead in a gym, claiming it's too metrosexual, too homosexual or anything but the truth: it's just too hard.

It's hard to keep up appearances, hard to keep the crow's feet at bay and hard to keep your tummy taut. But that is what is expected of women. We are expected to keep ourselves nice, keep our weight down, do our hair, paint our faces and dress like we're not off to Coles. But not men.

And yet it's our fault there's not enough rooting?

Most women are generous in praising the virtues - physical and mental, if not emotional - of their menfolk. Few women would demand their partner visit an Ashley & Martin hair-loss clinic, for instance. Hair loss is a natural, if unwelcome, process and bald men can look hot. And which woman would insist on their fella dyeing his hair or having pec implants?

Apply that to the other half. How alluring do men find women who've lost their hair, or gone grey, or have small breasts, or gained weight, or stopped doing their hair or otherwise ... let themselves go?

The debate sparked by Arndt's book, including much of the commentary about it, has framed the domestic sex war as one largely grounded in supply, or more accurately, a lack of supply of sexual services by women.

But we shouldn't ignore demand. If women are going to get "real" about our mismatched libidos, men need to get real about their sex appeal.

Posted by: iaminperth at April 4, 2009 2:30 AM

As a young girl I was never into Barbie...preferred my walking bride doll(have forgotten her name but she was around for a number of years); playing with my brother's meccano set; caring for my pet tortoise and dressing my poor little chihuahua dog in my little brother's outgrown baby clothes that I found stored in the bottom drawer of a kitchen dresser!

I must admit, however, that I did introduce Barbie to my daughters during their little girl years...they used to swap Barbies with their friends. Barbie's popularity with my girls faded well before their teens. I think the Barbie collection ended up at St V De Paul.

Posted by: bellibone at April 3, 2009 2:15 PM

I never looked remotely like Barbie and never wanted to. I think in today's world of plastic surgery though, there seems to be more Barbie "look alikes" than ever before!

Which is why it is getting harder for those of us who can't afford that quick "nip and tuck" after our children.
Botox is apparently becoming much more affordable, but not for single mother's though!
A little 'help' would be nice, but it's not something I worry about unless I'm having one of those really "down" days.

Hi Perth, how awful! But sadly the men I see walking around looking like that actually tend to be married.
And often their wives look, although not nearly as bad, very similar.
It seems very sad to me that people stop making an effort just because they are in a stable partnership.
Doesn't seem very respectful to me.

We all get older, perhaps gain a bit of weight and are obviously not as good-looking as we were in our younger days.
And of course, we all get out in the garden, clean the car, scrub the oven or shower and look quite ordinary at times.
(A hot summer's morning in the garden, with dirt, sweat, lank hair and no make up at all, and I am sure any potential partner would run a mile in less than 4 minutes!)
But we don't have to look like that all the time!

I think it is sad when people only make an effort when going to work or going out with other people and not for their SO.

Yes Jen, I agree. Most older women in my age group look fine to me. Some women do go 'over the top' when they dress to look seductive.
I think if your older child is too embarrassed to be seen out with you, that's a pretty good idea you may be doing the "mutton dressed as lamb" thing a bit too much!

Seriously though, sometimes a little less is better in the makeup department and a little more in the clothes department, for those of us who are older.
But hey, what would I know?

Chad, you really do need to get past all that anger and negativity if you really do hope to have another significant relationship!
It is not always just men who know they got less than they deserved in a property settlement, but hell there is a lot more to life!

Posted by: amberlight58 at April 3, 2009 11:19 AM

Barbi is alive and well and looking great for her age.......I can vouch for that as I met her the other week.....alas she was on the rebound and soon ran back to surfer Buddy lmao
Kenny

Posted by: benjaminbutton at April 2, 2009 11:07 AM

Those cupie dolls can be worth a bit too istj. Think she would be more like my body shape too. lol.

Could anyone really look like Barbie? And would we want to? Nah, not me. I always liked having dark hair myself. lol

Jen

Posted by: jenniferhi at April 1, 2009 8:43 PM

...Jenniferhi...I have a very old Cupie Doll...and she still looks fabulous...don't think it's worth anything but she is so cute and cuddly looking...and more "my" body shape.

Posted by: istj54 at April 1, 2009 8:35 PM

Jen met Ken. Ken met Jen.

Ken and Jen went out then. Maybe they will again. lol.

Ok, ok, I know. Small things amuse and all that. lmao.

Posted by: jenniferhi at April 1, 2009 3:27 PM

This Jen recently went out with a Ken.

I like that... Jen and Ken. Sounds kinda cool.

lol. (hehe)

Jen

Posted by: jenniferhi at April 1, 2009 3:23 PM

One of my old favourite sayings just comes to mind.
"Many a fine man is found under a shabby hat."

I love that!

Jen.

Posted by: jenniferhi at April 1, 2009 3:21 PM

Oh and re Barbie. I still have my original Barbie with the original box and clothes.
She's worth heaps now, but don't think I could ever sell her.

Jen

Posted by: jenniferhi at April 1, 2009 3:00 PM

And really how many are like that? Let's get real. I haven't either JenJen.

I like to think those out there looking for a new partner present themselves in the most attractive way they can. As do we women.

And if a woman wants to show off her boobs, well so be it. They are obviously one of the most attractive things to a man, and if she's got it and is comfortable in flaunting it well good for her.

Jen

Posted by: jenniferhi at April 1, 2009 2:59 PM

Posted by: iaminperth at March 30, 2009 4:46 PM

Very descriptive, still giggling :)))
Havent met anyone even remotely like that fortunately...

Posted by: jenjen57 at March 30, 2009 11:28 PM

Posted by: iaminperth at March 30, 2009 4:46 PM

:-D

So well put! Fortunately, the men I've met so far in this scene have been into good grooming (quick, where is some wood to knock on?!). That is so much more important, and attractive, than clothing labels or car models.

Posted by: lafileuse at March 30, 2009 8:20 PM

hi perthy did you know theres a new barbie out? she is called divorced barbie and she comes with everything ken used to own chad

Posted by: chad1958 at March 30, 2009 5:47 PM

50 very shortly here. Barbie's OK in some ways. After all she has done just about everything from Barbie the Astronaut, Barbie the Dancer, Barbie the Nurse. Barbie the everything. But, she's a bit chimerically plastic.

Posted by: astrawberry at March 30, 2009 5:43 PM

And Ken 50 and fabulous. A belt around the top of a pair of pants is not something to hang under the great beer gut hanging out sometimes stretched to such an extent you can see a grotesque hairy naval. Neither is nasal hair attractive and tufts of hair hanging out of ears. A smile is to be attractive and welcoming but when the teeth are almost green from lack of cleaning and neglect and the tongue coated white due to fungas causes you to think that someone has risen from the grave unnanounced, it is time to run for the hills. Fingernails really show what a guy does with his hands and dirty lumps of brown stuff could resemble anything but we won't go there. How much effort does it take to be clean, and crop a few hairs. And please visit the dentist and get those teeth scraped on a regular basis as you are obviously doing something to make them such a horrible colour. These are only the bits you see on the outside on first meeting so heaven knows what you would find underneath the clothing, Yuk, I need to change the subject now. A good electric toothbrush, one of the nose hair thingos about 29.95 for the nose and ears and good old soap and a brush for the dirty nails. ps little boogas sometimes stick in the nose hairs and that can be so distracting and quite pukeworthy at times.

Posted by: iaminperth at March 30, 2009 4:46 PM

I think you can look fresh and fabulous at 50 or older than that. However, I don't think a 50 year old can look fresh or fabulous with caked on makeup, loads of eyeliner and mascara and the inevitable stretchy black crossover top. Yes, I know I have done this before but it's my pet hate. Sagging bulging boobs hanging underneath loads of cheap jewellery is, in my opinion a repulsive look and seems to be one that so many 50 year old adopt. I am sick of seeing middle aged overweight womens breasts hanging out, they are not attractive, they are just great lumps of fat. I think it is true what one englishman said, Younger women have breasts, older women have bosoms and some women getting around at the moment, sad to say, almost look like they have udders !!!

Posted by: iaminperth at March 30, 2009 4:39 PM