HI,
I MOVED TO LONG BEACH IN JANUARY. I MOVED FROM HEWLETT. I DECIDED TO MOVE HERE BECAUSE I LIVED IN A 5 BEDROOM HOUSE WITH ONE SON WHO IS 18 AND NEVER HOME, AS WELL AS ANOTHER SON 22, HE LIVES IN BOULDER, CO. HEWLETT IS A LOVELY AREA HOWEVER IT IS ALL FAMILIES AND NOT INTERESTED IN HAVING ME BECOME A PART OF THEIR LIVES. I HAVE BEEN DIVORCED FOR 18 YEARS NOW.I HAVE HAD SEVERAL BAD RELATIONSHIPS OVER THE YEARS AND VOWED TO BE ALONE UNTIL I MET A NICE, FUNNY MAN WHO WAS NOT LOOKING TO CHANGE ME. JUST ACCEPT ME THE WAY I AM, FUNNY, SWEET, HONEST AND NOT ALL THAT BAD LOOKING! WELL YOU KNOW WHAT? I HAVE NOT HAD A DATE FOR 9 YEARS. WHAT DOES THAT TELL YOU? GOOD MEN ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND, SO I STOPPED LOOKING AND JUST STARTED DOING ALL THE THINGS I LIKE TO DO ALONE. I HAVE FRIENDS THAT ARE MARRIED..THERE IS A SILENT CODE AMONG MARRIED PEOPLE. ON THE WEEKENDS YOU CAN ONLY GO OUT WITH OTHER MARRIED PEOPLE, SINGLE FRIENDS IS TABOO! SO I AM ALONE ALL WEEKEND, NO PHONE CALLS! THAT IS ANOTHER UNSPOKEN SILENT CODE. YOU MUST BE ATTACHED TO YOUR HUSBAND OR BOYFRIEND LIKE SIAMISE TWINS! SO HERE I AM IN A 2 BEDROOM RENTED APARTMENT IN THE WALK'S WITH MY BEST BUDDY, PAPPY MY DOG. HE IS QUIET BUT UNDERSTANDS ME VERY WELL. HE IS JOINED TO ME LIKE A SIAMISE TWIN. WE BOTH WALK THE WALKS ABOUT 5 TIMES A DAY. WE WALK SO OFTEN IN THE PURSUIT OF A PERSON SITTING OUTSIDE TO TALK TO. WELL GUYS I HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF WAITING FOR A PHONE CALL OR GOD FORBID MY DOOR BELL RINGS. WHEN IT DOES RING IT IS FOR THE PEOPLE UPSTAIRS. I THING MY FRIENDS FAR, FAR AWAY IN HEWLETT AND WOODMERE THINK I MOVED TO ANOTHER COUNTRY. THEY NEVER COME HERE IT'S SUCH A SLEP. ALL OF YOU IN MY COUNTRY, LONG BEACH WHO FEEL LIKE ME GET TOGETHER. WE CAN JUST HAVE COFFEE, TAKE WALKS AND DO FUN THINGS. WE CAN CALL EACH OTHER EVEN ON A WEEKEND! I COULD RING YOUR DOORBELL AND YOU CAN RING MINE. DOESN'T THAT FEEL GOOD! HAVING THE OPTIONS NOT TO BE ALONE. YOU KNOW WHY? BECAUSE NO MAN IS AN ISLAND! WRITE BACK. DON'T BE A STRANGER!
WILL ARANGE PLACES IN OUR COUNTRY TO MEET! BY THW WAY...MY NAME IS BARBARA. SPEAK TO YOU SOON.