Hi Dave,
Warrior and Superme, said it very well.
If, in your experience, you believe that " dating sucks"., then that's the expectations you'll bring to the table... Not really a lot to offer..
Hi, I'm Marsha, and i'v ehad my ileostomy since I was a teen of 15. That's over 55 years. I won't say dating was easy, but it was fun. After 4 years in and out of hospitals, sick with UC, I was thrilled to get back to real life, school, social opportunities, including dating. Yes, there was t he ostomy, but I came to terms with that at a very young age.. If " it" was a problem for anyone, then he wasn't for me.. End of story.
In reality, I had more of an issue with my height ( short) and weight ( chubby) than I did with my ostomy.. But I found guys I liked, and who liked me......and those first dating years were fun.
I married very young, ironically a man with an ileosstomy, and although we were together for 24 and a 1/2 years, we were never really compatable. The ostomy wasn't enough to keep us together.......but we had two sons, and so I waited. Eventually I/ we divorced. He remarried my first cousin ( who also had an inleostomy) but I've spent the last 20+ years dating, traveling, working, socializing.. I met a lot of nice guys, just not the one for me.. I'm 72 now, and was with a guy for about 4 years, until we broke up 2 years ago. He had some family and medical issues.......but we still talk, an may even get back together..
I find it difficult, to meet interesting men, who like to go places, do things. I enjoy music, theater, reading, good conversation, travel, travel....and did I s ay travel? Have been around the world ( I was a teacher with lots of time, and not enough money) love to cruise, or just take day trips... Besides, Europe, China, Japan, Israel, Africa and even Malta, I have been to Australia 7 times, to visit my son and his family who lives there.. On one of my trips, I knew I was going to be alone a lot, so I registered on an Aussie dating site, and met some guys . So I had the best of both, family time with the grand kids, plenty of me time for exploring the Gold Coast, and dating time to meet new people.. I'm no longer working, and my " wings have been somewhat clipped" due to finances and covid, but I'm still out there looking. If you have any specific questions, feel free to write/ ask. Would love to hear from you. Marsha