| The cruise ship ad said single men and women | | | | "sugar daddies". The first voyage was a big success. |
| passengers wanted from ages thirty to fifty. But the | | | | It all came to an end when older women found out |
| ad was mostly answered by old ladies; some of the | | | | about it. They filled up the reservation list on the |
| women were past eighty. This ruined the voyage for | | | | next voyage and it had to be cancelled. The cruise |
| all the younger men that purchased a ticket for the | | | | owners then demanded birth certificates from any |
| singles cruise to the Caribbean. They expected to | | | | woman that wanted to sail. But the courts ruled that |
| meet young women and had to abandon ship when | | | | it was "ageism", and the good idea had to be |
| they took a look at the overly ripened ladies on | | | | terminated. |
| board. Some of the men got their money refunded | | | | Older single women are not worthless pieces of meat |
| when they saw wheel chairs, walkers, and women | | | | despite their rejection by men. Many older women |
| with canes struggling up the gang plank. Many of the | | | | are giving grandmothers and volunteer workers. They |
| younger men and women who wanted to be on | | | | are good citizens that seldom break the law. We all |
| board could not get a reservation because of those | | | | had mothers and grandmothers that we loved |
| unwelcome passengers who parked themselves in | | | | despite their age. But men have a longer sexual shelf |
| every cabin. The irony of it all was there was | | | | life and they prefer youthful looking women. They will |
| another singles cruise ship at the next pier that | | | | never date elderly women unless they are too poor |
| welcomed fifty plus singles. That ship was almost | | | | to afford a young bunny. Men over fifty have a big |
| empty and it left on its cruise only half full. | | | | advantage in the dating game. They can play the |
| The personal ads are full of financially secure older | | | | game as long as they can afford to spend money on |
| men looking to meet a woman in their mid forties. | | | | their dates. This is seen as an unfair advantage by |
| The majority of women that answer the ads are | | | | many women. Ladies refuse to buy a man, because |
| well into their sixties. But they swear when they | | | | buying a man is against a woman's nature. They have |
| meet the man on their first date that they are | | | | no choice but to angrily accept the "sugar daddy" and |
| twenty years younger than they look. The man has | | | | his power over young women. He is allowed to go |
| to say that he is not feeling well and then quickly | | | | where they are not welcome. Most women would |
| depart after his bad dating experience. The man | | | | not try to go on a cruise ship, enter a bar, or answer |
| stated in the ad that he wanted to meet a young | | | | a personal ad if women their age were not wanted. |
| woman and his request should be respected. The | | | | But there are women whose vanity will not admit |
| same problem takes place on the internet where | | | | that they are not wanted in a youth oriented world. |
| women are understating their age. Some men that | | | | They are causing confusion and spoiling the ambience |
| have been burned by women that falsify their age | | | | of young single events. Besides that they are not |
| have been demanding birth certificates before making | | | | getting the men that they wanted despite their |
| a date. One man claimed he had to go through ten | | | | aggressiveness. Those over age women have to be |
| bad dates until he met a genuine forty year old | | | | put in check by businesses that cater to young |
| woman. This practice by women should be stopped | | | | singles. The only way to do that is by demanding |
| and many dating establishments have setup | | | | birth certificates at single events. Forcing people to |
| procedures to protect their male clients. | | | | produce birth certificates has worked to keep the |
| There is nothing sinister or illegal about a man who is | | | | under eighteen crowd out and it should be employed |
| seventy years old that desires a woman who is | | | | to keep the over fifty crowd out of under fifty |
| youthful looking. If he likes his dates to be around | | | | single events. |
| forty years old he is within his rights. No man is too | | | | There are many worthwhile things for older women |
| old to be eligible to date a youthful looking woman. | | | | to do besides playing the dating game. They can join |
| The "sugar daddy" is wanted and respected world | | | | women's clubs and share conversations with its |
| wide. He has something to offer and most young | | | | members. Most women have more in common with |
| women would like him to be made into a national | | | | each other than with men. The only thing that they |
| hero. Many women who were financially and | | | | will be missing is a guy to open the door for them or |
| psychologically down and out were saved by a sugar | | | | pick up a dinner check. Time moves on and situations |
| daddy. That is why he is welcome on cruises and in | | | | change. A woman that accepts the changes can be |
| bars designed for younger people. One single cruise | | | | happier than ever despite the absence of a man in |
| line advertised that its passenger list was full of: | | | | her life. |