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To ask about 56 year old men?

339 replies

Jumell · 05/12/2024 07:58

Just that really.

What kind of things do they like in general? Have they got good stamina ? I suppose it depends how they live their lives. Would love some feedback on things like -

kind of things they’d like to receive for birthdays /Xmas

music they like?

in case someone’s asking - I’ve got a little crush 🤣

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FrenchandSaunders · 05/12/2024 09:05

Red wine
Family time with his DCs
Nice meals out
Holidays and weekends away
Cinema
Gym
Classic cars
DIY

pumpkinpillow · 05/12/2024 09:04

I am mid 50s. My male peers like playing the ukulele, cross country running, dogs, foreign language films, travel, craft beer.

blackwithlight · 05/12/2024 09:03

Namechangefordaughterevasion · 05/12/2024 08:54

How close is his birthday? You wouldn't want to buy something suitable for a 56 year old man if he is turning 57 in a few weeks.

😁

CautiousLurker1 · 05/12/2024 09:03

My DH is a nearly 56yo man. All his friends are 55-60. Every single one of them is different. If you have a crush, you must have an idea of ‘who’ he is and what he might like? IME though, men that age tend to have everything they like and the means to buy things as needed/wanted. Makes xmas/birthday shopping bloody annoying and frustrating actually…

Ginmonkeyagain · 05/12/2024 09:03

@Jumell you may do but does he? My late 70s dad would think your list was old fashioned and dull - he was all about the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and protest singers liks Joan Baez

My mum, a similar age was really really into Jazz - Miles Davies, Ornette Coleman etc..

LarkspurLane · 05/12/2024 09:02

Bbq1 · 05/12/2024 08:43

See this is very generic. My dh is a couple of years younger than 56. He likes watching sports and cars but hates diy and gardening. Isn't a bird watcher. He doesn't drink and loves heavy metal /rock. He's got great stamina. Asking what an age group like is ridiculous as everyone is different. Take him as a individual and find out what he likes.

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I presumed this was a joke, it made me laugh anyway.

Do all 30 year old men like the same thing? Is there an age when they suddenly do?

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Jumell · 05/12/2024 09:01

OrlandointheWilderness · 05/12/2024 08:59

Excellent! In that case, the 56 year old men I know like beer, chocolate, cheese. Dress in shirts and chinos. Like pyjamas and a good pair of slippers and own two labradors.

But for goodness sake, don't get a 55 or 57 year old man anything connected to the above - they are soooo different!! 😂 😂

What's he like? Is he a nice one?

Oooh yes !!

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LoafofSellotape · 05/12/2024 09:01

What a load of bollox 🤣

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Jumell · 05/12/2024 09:00

Ginmonkeyagain · 05/12/2024 08:59

Ok troll. I'm out.

In case you are by any chance sincere men in their mid fifties were born in the late sixites to early seventies. The music of their youth is Indie guitar bands, Britpop, House music, reggae, old school hip hop. Not the fucking Tremeloes.

Also you don't stop liking new music whem you leave your twenties.

I MUCH prefer Tremeloes to all of that !

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FatOaf · 05/12/2024 09:00

Would love a multi pack of blancmange (Princes brand, nothing but the best)

For me it would really have to be Pearce Duff. Still available, apparently, although I don't think any supermarkets sell it anymore.

A nice portion of braised liver & onions followed by raspberry blancmange. Yum.

But I'm 61, so a different generation.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blancmange-Chocolate-Strawberry-Raspberry-Butterscotch/dp/B0DG9WN1K9/ref=asc_df_B0DG9WN1K9?mcid=d9663160dd053300bcd3dc941126ef6c&linkCode=df0&hvadid=696351800532&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15077500550742633779&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9046674&hvtargid=pla-2368135704148&psc=1&gad_source=1&tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-am-i-being-unreasonable-5224151-to-ask-about-56-year-old-men

OrlandointheWilderness · 05/12/2024 08:59

Excellent! In that case, the 56 year old men I know like beer, chocolate, cheese. Dress in shirts and chinos. Like pyjamas and a good pair of slippers and own two labradors.

But for goodness sake, don't get a 55 or 57 year old man anything connected to the above - they are soooo different!! 😂 😂

What's he like? Is he a nice one?

Original poster
Jumell · 05/12/2024 08:59

Elf36 · 05/12/2024 08:53

Can we have more info on the crush?

Lean handsome and virile 🙌

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Ginmonkeyagain · 05/12/2024 08:59

Ok troll. I'm out.

In case you are by any chance sincere men in their mid fifties were born in the late sixites to early seventies. The music of their youth is Indie guitar bands, Britpop, House music, reggae, old school hip hop. Not the fucking Tremeloes.

Also you don't stop liking new music whem you leave your twenties.

jellybellysaregood · 05/12/2024 08:59

how old are you, OP?

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Jumell · 05/12/2024 08:58

Namechangefordaughterevasion · 05/12/2024 08:54

How close is his birthday? You wouldn't want to buy something suitable for a 56 year old man if he is turning 57 in a few weeks.

True true !!

if love to buy a car from his year of birth. Maybe an F registration Austin Morris ?!

birthday is January

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healthybychristmas · 05/12/2024 08:57

Jumell · 05/12/2024 08:46

I could get him a compilation take of hits by :

Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich
Tremeloes
Manfred Man
Amen Corner
The Move
Herman’s Hernits
Small Faces

What fabulous music there was back then !

What the hell have I just read? Why would a 56-year-old man be listening to that? Maybe a 76-year-old one would. Someone who is 56 would be born in the late 60s not influenced by the era.

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Jumell · 05/12/2024 08:56

OrlandointheWilderness · 05/12/2024 08:55

I'm just echoing the PP who asked if he is married?! You seem to have dodged this..! 😂

No!!

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Jumell · 05/12/2024 08:56

Ginmonkeyagain · 05/12/2024 08:51

@Jumell ummm surely he is 56 not 86?

That stuff is seen as old fashioned and boring by my dad and he is 78.

But then perhaps you are having fun trolling.

Edited

What exactly have I mentioned is old fashioned and boring ? I’ve not mentioned collecting doilies?

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TotallyTwisted · 05/12/2024 08:56

In my experience, they're grumpy gits. I would recommend swapping your crush onto someone in their 30s or 40s.

OrlandointheWilderness · 05/12/2024 08:55

I'm just echoing the PP who asked if he is married?! You seem to have dodged this..! 😂

Namechangefordaughterevasion · 05/12/2024 08:54

How close is his birthday? You wouldn't want to buy something suitable for a 56 year old man if he is turning 57 in a few weeks.

herbetta · 05/12/2024 08:53

EnterFunnyNameHere · 05/12/2024 08:06

Well, they are all one amorphous mass, so having never met this man I can confidently say he's:

Really into cars
Loves vintage movies
Hates spam
Moderate stamina
Has a fake leg but it's very well concealed
Would have been an adventurer but took an arrow to the knee (hence the fake leg)
Likes dry bumming
Mostly enjoy hurdy gurdy music
Would love a multi pack of blancmange (Princes brand, nothing but the best)

Hope that helps!

Edited

This wins post of the day for me 😆🙌

Which kind of spam btw - the unwanted comms or the cheap meat variety?

Also, do you think they'll stretch to Angel Delight at a push? 😅

Elf36 · 05/12/2024 08:53

Can we have more info on the crush?

Ginmonkeyagain · 05/12/2024 08:52

@FoxtrotOscarFoxtrotOscar Ha ha! That is what the Turkish barbers and their lit match wizardry are for.

ViciousCurrentBun · 05/12/2024 08:52

I have a 56 year old pet DH myself

He likes
Travel, has visited around 130 countries
Football, Cricket, Hockey, played in hockey and cricket teams till he was thirties
Running, runs 5k every week
Hiking
Rowing, was on his college rowing team
DIY
Reads various newspapers and science journals
Technology, can build a PC and programming
Political debate
The worst 80’s music know to humankind
Dining out
The cat, in fact any cat
Board games and video gaming
Wordplay and sarcasm
Singing to horses and making me laugh