Thought Experiment: Seeking Romance

THIS IS FICTION! It’s fiction in the sense I am most certainly not in the market. This is strictly for entertainment purposes and an exercise in thinking about the whole question. Your response is most certainly welcome, so long as it accepts those assumptions. Let’s pretend for a moment something awful happened and my wife is dead. (Update: Fixed broken link.)

Widower Seeking Lifelong Partner

I’m 55, balding and on the heavy side, not to mention other afflictions common for men my age. I do work out, watch what I eat, and my doctor thinks I’m a model patient. My economic status is below middle class, with no ambition or interest in changing that. My current income is my VA Disability pension. I spend most of my day reading, thinking, and writing, primarily about my Christian faith and some social commentary which results from that faith. I’m utterly convinced this is what God requires of me.

It won’t matter to me if you have no income of your own. We won’t be having any children, but if you bring any with you, I’m ready to make adjustments. Naturally, I’ll love them as my own. What I will not do is willingly depend on the State any more than I already do, so consider carefully. Any assistance from any government agency means the kids are de facto wards of the State already, as would be their mother, and nothing I can do will make your life any better.

While I have my own tastes, same as any man, I consider it icing on the cake if you happen to be physically attractive to me. Far more important than what you look like is whether you can embrace what keeps me struggling with this fallen world. You can learn about my faith here (site is closed) and decide whether it calls to you. If you can make my mission your mission, all that’s left is working out the details. For me, it’s all about partnership in the mission, the strongest foundation I know for building a romance. I’m sure there are a host of things each of us would have to decide whether we could live with each other.

Love is a willful commitment to the welfare of another. I’ll make sure you never forget you are number one with me. I have a solid track record of 35 years’ fidelity to my first spouse. If you understand you aren’t her replacement, but her successor, let’s talk.

Some of my hobbies and interests: Psychology, History, Economics, cycling, minor car and home repairs, Classical Music. I generally hate TV and movies.

It should be obvious I would be striving to eliminate a lot of unrealistic candidates. I’d rather live alone than be trapped by a painful emotional dependence. Equally obvious is feminists would hate me.