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writes:I was married for 20 years and now dating again as I separated from my husband. Nothing tragic, just grew apart though still friends and civil with each other.One daughter, away in college who is really cool with the situation . Men I meet: terrible. One worth than another. All offer me sex right away. Everywhere. In one night 3 Uber drivers offered me sex, and gave me their phone numbers. They don't ask me on a date, no, they want action right there, right now. We went out with my girlfriend yesterday, and I liked the guy who started talking to us. But this only guy I liked, obvious was into my friend, but not me. So, I left. On a way home Uber driver, young handsome guy told me I am his last ride and offered just to come to my place. What is wrong with this Uber people??I went out couple times just for a drink and a bit of food. Same story. Guys start talking to me, and then after 1 hour they want sex. What is this ? A new generation of men who are so blunt as to just say it out loud things like that? And actually hope to get it?? Reply to this Question
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reader, chigirl  +, writes (8 July 2016):
 I dont know what Uber is, but perhaps it's time to not talk to any of these Uber people again?
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reader, Andie's Thoughts  +, writes (6 July 2016):
 Please report *any* taxi driver who does that; it's unprofessional and makes you feel unsafe. They're not suitable to drive vulnerable (like drunk/young) people around if they'll happily proposition you because they could easily take advantage! Please report them for the safety of you and others!
As for bluntness, it sucks that they want it, but it helps you get past the crappy "options".
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reader, BrownWolf  +, writes (4 July 2016):
They figure you are separated and most likely due to the lack of sex in your marriage. Lonely woman...so she must be in need of a man.
Those guys are what I call scavengers. Looking for the weak, depressed, lonely, and sad. Just circling around waiting to pick off their pound of flesh.
Scavengers are the worst of men. They are too lazy and shallow to do the work of getting a woman of their own. They wait for someone to injure a woman, so they can swoop in and put her in a worst place than she was before. Then brag about their conquest.
Next time they offer you sex, reply with..."I would. I would love to have sex, and need it...but I only offer it to men who think with the head on their shoulders. Let me know when you are smart enough to use that head...Have nice day."
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reader, Honeypie + ♥, writes (4 July 2016):
 Honestly? I'd report EVERY single Uber driver who does this. Car services should be a SAFE place for a woman to be going home or to events, not for getting hit on. That is crazy!
As for meeting only crappy guys... well, I do think once you pass 30-35 dating gets MUCH harder.
Meeting guys in bars and on nights out? Meeh, maybe not the best place to meet a decent fella who is NOT just looking for instant gratification with no strings attached.
TAKE your time getting to know a guy. Some will say they want serious relationships but will offer sex right off the bat, so it's really up to you to decide what YOU want.
If a guy only offers sex, then it's perfectly fine to say no thanks. Like Auntie Cindy says, you don't have to change YOUR standards, but you can't expect THEM to change theirs either.
Know what you want, stick to your OWN standard/values/boundaries. And know it will take time finding a GOOD one. Or rather a GOOD match.
In a way, the guy who halfway through the meal suggested sex, it was a good thing. You can then weed him out fast and move on to the next person.
I'd also suggest you get that divorce finalized if you are serious about not being with your husband any more. To me either you are married or you are not. The whole "separated" is such a limbo for everyone.
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reader, CindyCares  +, writes (4 July 2016):
 Look at the bright side, though. In this way, your screening process is simplified. Much clearer, shorter and easier.
I get what you say, and in part it is a generational thing. I am from a time and place ( with all you can say against Italian men- and it's a lot,- they DO enjoy a bit of courting, they don't see it as wasted time ) where the intentions might have been just the same, but there was a sort of protocol that imposed also to those just looking for no strings the stringent necessity to ask you out " for drinks " or " too see their rare stamps collection " or whatever excuses they could come up with.
People did not go straight for the kill- or " straight for the triangle " as I heard it defined by some high school kids. So I got as shocked as you the first times I got asked , rather than, " Would you mind giving me your phone number .... ", " Would you mind giving me a BJ ". Well, maybe not THAT blunt,lol, but you know what I mean- one could see very well that social niceties weren't high on the agenda.
But in a way it's better. You know what is what, what the expectations are, what's on offer. And if you are not on the same page, you just say no thanks and you have not wasted more than one hour of your time ( .. even less some times ).
No games, no "mixed " signals- all plain and simple. Your cup of tea ? Partake. Not your cup of tea ? Send them at once on their merry way.
But don't these man realize how rude, how disrespectful they are being ?
Well, yes and not. We cannot pretend to ignore that there have been big changes, more in social mores and mentality than in good manners.
There is lots and lots of people who don't see sex as an act of love, an act of intimacy, an act of emotional connection- but simply as a recreational, fun thing to do.
You or I or other people may disagree - but nobody is forcing us to change our ideas about sex, so I don't know if we are justified in wanting to change theirs.
For many people sex is just not THAT big of a deal, it can just be abut physical pleasure , or a friendly companionable thing to do.
So, from this point of view, some men ( and women ! ) won't see the fact of offering you sex right away as an offence or an insult- more like offering you half of their sandwich . No big deal. If you have an appetite , you take it. If you don't, you leave it.
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