Page 7 | To ask about 56 year old men?

Emptyandsad · 05/12/2024 10:07

Ellieostomy · 05/12/2024 08:29

I can’t tell if the radox comment is a joke, but on the off chance it isn’t, please don’t get anyone radox bubble bath as a gift..

Not unless it's a big bath with you in it

TheYeaSayer · 05/12/2024 10:08

Jumell · 05/12/2024 09:55

Fair enough

But I love these bands 🙌

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Well yes, but I thought you wanted to establish what your average 56 YO might like, not wang on about your own music tastes.

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Jumell · 05/12/2024 10:08

Emptyandsad · 05/12/2024 10:07

Not unless it's a big bath with you in it

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CurlewKate · 05/12/2024 10:10

They a lap tray to eat their tea while they are watching Antiques Roadshow Show. A phone with big buttons. A "big slipper". Afternoon tea at a National Trust property. A tartan shopping trolly. One of those gadgets to open jars. And they like Songs from the Shows and Vera Lynn.

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Jumell · 05/12/2024 10:12

CurlewKate · 05/12/2024 10:10

They a lap tray to eat their tea while they are watching Antiques Roadshow Show. A phone with big buttons. A "big slipper". Afternoon tea at a National Trust property. A tartan shopping trolly. One of those gadgets to open jars. And they like Songs from the Shows and Vera Lynn.

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Jumell · 05/12/2024 10:13

CurlewKate · 05/12/2024 10:10

They a lap tray to eat their tea while they are watching Antiques Roadshow Show. A phone with big buttons. A "big slipper". Afternoon tea at a National Trust property. A tartan shopping trolly. One of those gadgets to open jars. And they like Songs from the Shows and Vera Lynn.

you’ve forgotten doilies.

We need doilies!

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Mrsredlipstick · 05/12/2024 10:14

I have one slightly older (61).
As I'm on my way out he may be up for grabs soon but, there are downsides to these 'ever youthful groovers'
They have strange interests /habits:

A obsession with yellow labels in supermarkets
Shouting at the television when the hit list is on
Muttering about adult DC who are unable to put a wash on
Ringing grammatical errors in newspapers
Refusing to walk fast on holiday
Stroking feet as a form of foreplay
Buying their DW books by other grumpy middle aged women (think Jenny Eclair)
Insisting on wearing rocket pocket trousers
Eating crap if their wife hasn't cooked their dinner.

However until recently he owned a vintage golf, knows his Bach to his Blur and still plays basketball.

They are all different.

MildredSauce · 05/12/2024 10:14

Jumell · 05/12/2024 08:58

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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You're the OP who's set on spending £30 a month on your food budget aren't you @Jumell - is this what the saving is for?!

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Jumell · 05/12/2024 10:16

Mrsredlipstick · 05/12/2024 10:14

I have one slightly older (61).
As I'm on my way out he may be up for grabs soon but, there are downsides to these 'ever youthful groovers'
They have strange interests /habits:

A obsession with yellow labels in supermarkets
Shouting at the television when the hit list is on
Muttering about adult DC who are unable to put a wash on
Ringing grammatical errors in newspapers
Refusing to walk fast on holiday
Stroking feet as a form of foreplay
Buying their DW books by other grumpy middle aged women (think Jenny Eclair)
Insisting on wearing rocket pocket trousers
Eating crap if their wife hasn't cooked their dinner.

However until recently he owned a vintage golf, knows his Bach to his Blur and still plays basketball.

They are all different.

Haha I love Hit List and yellow labels !

grammatical errors tho 🤣

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Jumell · 05/12/2024 10:17

MildredSauce · 05/12/2024 10:14

You're the OP who's set on spending £30 a month on your food budget aren't you @Jumell - is this what the saving is for?!

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No but you’ve certainly given me an idea ! 🙌

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MyNameIsErinQuin · 05/12/2024 10:21

Running marathons, bootcamps, dog walking, watching sports, good food, good wine, reading.

Seekingstyle · 05/12/2024 10:24

MildredSauce · 05/12/2024 10:14

You're the OP who's set on spending £30 a month on your food budget aren't you @Jumell - is this what the saving is for?!

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They're probably planning on seducing him with a Greggs pasty and a bacon bap.

Emptyandsad · 05/12/2024 10:25

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…

This is so true. So give him an experience rather than a 'thing'

A day out
A bike ride together with lunch in a pub
A sporting match
A trip to a gallery
A pair of theatre tickets
A weekend at the beach
dinner at a fancy restaurant...

liverandonions · 05/12/2024 10:30

Yeah they're all different. I had a 60 year old who left me walking like John Wayne, shame he was a twat and I had to dump him. But I waited a while .

Realistically, most 56 year olds need viagra and are obsessed with their shed.

MildredSauce · 05/12/2024 10:31

Dobbythechristmaself · 05/12/2024 08:08

Hmm, I’m all for an older man crush. But you sound very young OP. If you’re under 30, be very fucking careful what you are doing. Can I assume he’s single and available? Because I couldn’t be arsed feeling excited for your crush if you are some young twat chasing a married man. Hopefully not.

Looking back on posts, the op is is 34

Theak · 05/12/2024 10:32

If you’ve got a crush buy him tickets to something as a way to spend more time together. (Football? Vintage car show? Whatever interests you share).

I once bought a man entry to the same half marathon I was doing. We were good friends and he had mentioned he wanted to do one. We are now married.

New4Old · 05/12/2024 10:37

Younger men in their 50s usually like something new, a new experience, something that was out of reach before cost or time perhaps.
One friend enjoyed a driving experience at a race track, a few laps in a Ferrari with instructor by his side. (must have full manual licence) others are off-road driving.
A day on a Sailing Barge might be good.

61here · 05/12/2024 10:40

My hubby is 63, loves lots of different music but not anything from the 60's!! Played golf till his sciatica played up, loves football, classic cars, photography and is teetotal. My brother is 62, hates football or any sport, lives technology, good whiskey, antiques and cats! All men are different so you need to find out more about HIM!

HeadNorth · 05/12/2024 10:43

My DH is 56. He loves mountains, military history, his family, computer games, healthy eating, cars and the gym. He is impossible to buy presents for.

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Jumell · 05/12/2024 10:46

Mummyratbag · 05/12/2024 09:38

And there seems to be a disconnect with then a 56 year old grew up! As a 54 year old the earliest music I remember is ABBA, Bonnie Tyler, Blondie not the bloody Tremelos! He would have been born (almost certainly as it's December) in 1968 and would have been a teen in the 80s so listened to The Jam/The Cure/The Smiths/New Romantics and then Brit Pop in his 20s...

As he’s born in 1968 maybe we’ll find out own ‘Everlasting Love?’

But I certainly won’t ‘Wear His Ring’ anytime soon

(one for the teenagers)

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Jumell · 05/12/2024 10:46

Our* own

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Bohemond23 · 05/12/2024 10:48

username299 · 05/12/2024 08:03

What kind of things do they like in general?
Watching sports, bird watching, DIY, fast cars and gardening.

Have they got good stamina ?
They can walk up a flight of stairs without pausing.

birthdays /Xmas
4 cans of premium lager and some pork scratchings.

music they like
Oasis, The Jam, Chemical Brothers, The Orb and Blondie.

This made me laugh - my hubby (54) made me go and see The Orb this weekend. They looked like a couple of blokes working in B&Q .

chaosmaker · 05/12/2024 10:49

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 🤣

Ask him, he's probably an individual with his own ideas. If he isn't then run away and find a new crush

ATuinTheGreat · 05/12/2024 10:53

StainlessSeal · 05/12/2024 08:08

@EnterFunnyNameHere ...I don't suppose you listen to All Killa do you?

That’s what I was going to ask!!!

SleeplessInWherever · 05/12/2024 10:54

liverandonions · 05/12/2024 10:30

Yeah they're all different. I had a 60 year old who left me walking like John Wayne, shame he was a twat and I had to dump him. But I waited a while .

Realistically, most 56 year olds need viagra and are obsessed with their shed.

That last sentence 😂😂👏🏻