I'm happily single. I'll date occasionally when the opportunity arises, it's not something I'm looking for and it would have to be something amazing for me to consider changing my single lifestyle. I love living alone and have a very active social life, mostly through a variety of hobbies.
Some of my friends in these groups are men.
Man 1 is a nice chap, married, always completely properly behaved towards me. We sometimes socialise as part of a group, but I've never been anywhere except to practice our sport alone with him. A friend I've been close with for 20 years has made a point of telling him she thinks it's "inappropriate" for us to spend time together. She's never even mentioned our friendship to me.
Man 2 is recently separated with a lot of time on his hands. He's not looking for a realltionship any more than I am, but we have formed a close friendship, which may or may not develop into something in the future. For now we enjoy each other's company in a nice relaxed way. A female friend of mine (different friend) has "warned" him not to mess me about. Again, she's never mentioned him to me.
I'm 53, FGS, why do these friends think I can't look out for myself? Why do they think this is any of their business and if they're genuinely concerned for me, why aren't they telling me that?