Not sure if this is where I post this, but here goes:

[Jack Valentino]

50. This reminds me of a Patricia Neal line from the WW2 movie 'In Harm's Way'--

Paraphrased she said
'After a certain age men tend to avoid making sudden moves where women are concerned. The women have to do the sudden moving, or everyone stands still until it's too late.'

Yes, it's quite all right now for a woman to ask a man out...

As for any other advice given by your children or grandchildren about 'dating',
I have doubts about whether it would aptly apply to you and your date---
presuming she is closer in age to you than she is to them,
she would probably be able to relate better to your 'old-school' dating traditions...

One thing they *might* tell you is that if it goes well, and you want to see her again,
don't wait too long to call her or at least text her--- not more than 2 days, IMHO.
(and if you had a good time, it wouldn't be out of line to text her and tell her so the next day,
or even phone her if you're comfortable with that.)

Good luck, I hope you enjoy it!


You know, my father was in the same situation after my mother died, when he was 80 years old---
and a few years after that, he reconnected with a girl he knew from high school,
and they had dated before he got together with my mother, in their teens!
They became boyfriend and girlfriend for quite a few years, in their 80s!