Ghosted by a man in his 60s

[Rocketman4980]

So even older men are doing this now?

🤣🤣🤣

It’s 2 days!! You’ve blocked him because he didn’t message for 2 days!! He’s had a lucky escape.

Blimey 👀

Mystery solved 🤣

Do tell, what’s the polite response to sexts?

I think you are being ultra sensitive . There are more older people on MN than you would expect and a lot of people, me included, do call out ageism when we see it but the post you’ve picked up on was a pretty obvious joke, which actually highlighted the casual ageism in the thread title.

I don't find jokes about people dying remotely funny.
And yes I am sensitive because I dont want people to poke fun at the fact I'll be dead soon.

@Putmyfootinitagaindontyouknow if you will “be dead very shortly”, please don’t spend the last of your life arguing on mumsnet!

What do you suggest I do?
I updated my will last week.
Perhaps I'll plan my funeral now.
Do you find that an acceptable way for me to spend my time?

Are you housebound? Bed bound?

is arguing on mumsnet seriously the only way you plan to see out your life?

I'm an old fart (mid 50s) and I found it funny. 🐑

I have NO idea where that sheep emoji came from. ^

Seriously though, why will you be dead soon?

Well I'm nearly 60 and I thought it was funny. OP why have you blocked him after 2 days? That seems a bit extreme

50 is scarcely middle aged.
You've got another 30 years before you are "elderly ".
You might not find jokes about older people dying so funny then.
I think this thread shows the contempt people feel for older people that its so acceptable by so many posters to laugh at their death.

MN in particular is full of it.

Also going to say this.

might just be busy for a couple of days. I would one be blocking him

The joke was not about people dying.

It was the opposite.

It was a sarcastic comment aimed at the OP (who WAS being ageist) who was considering someone in their 60s as old.

The sarcasm in the post was pointing out that the ghosting-man was not close to end of natural life at all.

(I am in the second half of my 60s)

I assume she was taking a pop at the OP’s suggestion that a 60 year old is elderly.

OP: in truth, if nothing happened in 3 weeks when you were together all day, maybe he wonders what is to be gained from messaging now you are long distance?

@Arlanymor not too busy to mumsnet 😆

Oh dear, while someone on this thread might be physically old, there’s clearly a lot of growing up to be done.

Exactly. I was going to try to explain it too, but then couldn't be bothered. That joke is the very opposite of ageist.