Two days later I got an email from the customer services
team on the dating site informing me that my profile had been approved and was
now live. I took a look, and was surprised to see a message from a lady by the
name of Alicia. It hadn’t occurred to me that women might contact me. I had expected
to have to make the running myself.
Alicia’s profile indicated she was 53, although in her
photograph she looked no more than early twenties. She must be using an old
photograph. She was blonde, with deep-set blue eyes and an engaging smile. She
reminded me of Jean Harlow, the American movie star, in her prime. Her profile indicated that she was
divorced, with two grown children, both of whom had flown the nest, and two
grandchildren whom she saw only rarely because they lived abroad. She lived
with her tabby cat. She was a non-smoker, and drank only the occasional glass
of wine. She said she was looking for a serious relationship with a man aged
between 45 and 55: a man she could trust, and rely on. The last line in her
profile spoke volumes: ‘If you can’t find what you’re looking for in one woman,
don’t bother contacting me because I won’t be interested.’
Her message to me read:
‘Hi, I was actually looking for someone younger, but you
look younger than your years and I like what you say about yourself. If you are
interested, get in touch and tell me something about yourself.
Best wishes,
Alicia’
She seemed to be just the kind of woman I was looking for,
and I lost no time in responding.
Hi Alicia,
It’s nice to hear from you.
What can I tell you about myself? Well, I spent my life
in international business, which involved me travelling on five continents, and
I’ve lived in America and in the Bahamas. I’m retired now.
I enjoy meeting people and I enjoy good conversation. I
live near one of Poole’s beautiful beaches and I walk a lot and I play golf. I
don’t smoke and I don’t drink.
Your profile indicates that you are not interested in men
who can’t find everything they want in one woman. After a long and happy
marriage, I can safely say this does not apply to me. It is in my nature to
make a full commitment to one woman.
I should be happy to hear more about you.
Best wishes.
Alicia responded. She wrote well. She included her email
address and suggested that, rather than keep going through the
website I email her direct, and by the middle of the afternoon we were exchanging emails as though
we had known each other all our lives. We seemed to be on the same wavelength and
she was very easy to communicate with. By the end of the afternoon, we had
exchanged home phone and mobile numbers.
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