Anyone else over 35 and currently dating in central Scotland?

[changeling82]

I'm 37 and I'm honestly despairing. I've been online dating since I was 27 and while it has in many ways been a disappointing experience, in that I've found men to generally be quite bad at relationships even when they're nice people, until a few years ago there was always hope. In that there were men who looked like they might be a match that contacted me or that replied to my emails when I contacted them. But now almost nobody my age looks worth meeting at all. Terrible photos (not necessarily referring to looks but just so many gormless expressions in dire looking environments and seemingly no understanding that you're trying to sell yourself), an inability to string a sentence together or massive male entitlement issues. I just don't know how I'm ever going to meet someone. Is anyone else experiencing this? Can you commiserate with me? Or tell me where I can meet someone decent?

It's the same in the English Midlands, everyone vaguely decent seems to be in London, Manchester or Bristol and they won't travel. I swear they are all either builders or hgv drivers here, well today was worse, he works as a shop assistant and had a rented flat (wouldn't you keep quiet at first?? ) he was 52

How did he come across other than that though *stucknoue"? I could forgive almost any financial situation and lack of career prospects if the man looked like he had the intelligence to hold a conversation or make a relationship enjoyable.

I'm 39, separated after being with the same man 20 years 2 years ago! I have just ventured into the grim world of online dating as it's seems to be the only way to meet anyone nowadays, but well it's dire isn't it!! I'm in Lancashire. Nobody my age seems even vaguely attractive in any way, I think I may be delusional I'm not sure! I cannot believe this is my life honestly I can't 😂

Awe, so sorry you're having the same experience milkysmum - I had wondered if it was like this in other places. I posted a while ago and got loads of people in big English cities seemingly finding lots of eligible men which just made me feel even worse although I know I should be happy some women have it better than me! What's so frustrating is that I feel that a lot of the men could be attractive with just a little effort. Even just running their profile through a spell check would be a massive improvement for many of them. Sooooo frustrating! I need to find other options but I feel I've tried everything. Meetups, speed dating, networking events etc. To be fair, the prospects were better with speed dating but it's so expensive and there aren't events on all that often.