As I understand it there are around 4 layers of seniority or equity and debt interest.Quite.Thames Water collapse could trigger Truss-style borrowing crisis, Whitehall officials fearThis must absolutely, categorically be resisted. Fuck them. Fuck the greedy shareholders now expecting the taxpayer to bail them out; Fuck the Treasury; Fuck the Debt Management Office. This crappy business going bust is the best thing that can happen to the UK economy.
Exclusive: Concerns over effect on UK’s finances lead officials to believe utility should be renationalised before general election
Senior Whitehall officials fear Thames Water’s financial collapse could trigger a rise in government borrowing costs not seen since the chaos of the Liz Truss mini-budget, the Guardian can reveal.
Such is their concern about the impact on wider borrowing costs for the UK, even beyond utilities and infrastructure, that they believe Thames should be renationalised before the general election.
Officials in the Treasury and the UK’s Debt Management Office fear that, unless the UK’s biggest water company is renationalised as soon as possible, “prolonged uncertainty” about its fate could “damage confidence in UK plc at a sensitive time”, with elections in the UK and the US later this year.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/28/thames-water-collapse-borrowing-whitehall-uk-finances-bonds-liz-truss
If the current management of Thames Water thinks the business is insolvent, they need to be calling the administrators, not lobbying the government for a bail out.
(That said, I think it is more likely the debt holders than the shareholders who are arguing for nationalisation. If it were nationalized it would be for £1. But if it was, the government would take on the entire liabilities - i.e. all the debt. The correct thing is for the administrators to come in, find a new owner for the business, and say "sorry folks, you're getting 40 pence in the pound" to all the bond holders.)
I think both positions can be true i.e. someone at peak fertility might always be most physically attractive, and yet there are more rewarding relationships to be had with older women as you yourself get older.My best ever relationship - my greatest love - was with someone 32 years younger than me. We only broke up because of differing desires re children (due to age). We never argued, we had amazing sex, we were very happy, we still miss each otherWe are more than physical beings though.When they do polls on this most men - worldwide - express a basic physical preference for women age 18-25 - the years of peak fertility. This is obviously true and to be expected. Indeed it would be weird if it wasn’t true. We’d die out as a speciesI think you are being far too absolute in your views, even more so than Leon who is expressing his preference in women on a solely personal basis."Start fancying women your own age” is a misunderstanding. Men fancy women between, say, 20 - 30 years old . This doesn't change whether the man is 20, 40 or 60. It's hardly surprising when that age matches peak female fertility. The idea that men fancy older women as they themselves get older is absurd.I’m just being honest. Those are my tastes. This shit quite annoys me. I get it from my female feminist friends. “Just grow up Leon. Start fancying women your own age”My wife is 40 years old, still hotter than many (most) 25 year olds and we still have great sex. You have to marry someone who's sexually compatible with you, always says yes, and who both really fancy each other.Fair enough. I like a spirited debate - that’s why I’m hereI do. If you disagree, you can argue your reasons. And readers can determine for themselves who is more persuasive. That is the point of discussion.Is it? Who says?Regardless of the flagging dispute, having a high quality woman that will marry you - and stay married to you - is a far better marker of a real man that a hundred one night stands.Just so you know it wasn't me who flagged you. To be honest I would like to see the flag option taken away.. I didn't take offence. My wife might, but she won't see the post.Who on earth flagged this?? I am actually contributing useful advice for PB-ers, that if they meet @kjh’s charming wife DON’T EXPECT A FREE ONEReally? Your wife certainly charged me. But I don’t mind paying, TBFI don't think comparing numbers is a good metric. I'm happy to concede a lower number, but in my humble opinion they were all stunners, non smokers, intelligent and no money ever changed hands.You illustrate my point most excellently. Display those attitudes as a young man and don't expect to be dated. No one wants a whiney boyfriend complaining how life is so stacked in favour of girls.So the men all have to be left wing as well, to please the left wing women?Both my boys have beards and lovely long term girlfriends. Neither has well paid jobs, but they are kind, good listeners do the cooking and housework and fun to be around. Neither is particularly classically good looking, though not ugly. Each met their girl via Hinge.It's not booze. There are few people as unattractive and frankly incapable as drunken twentysomethings, plus there are consent issues. I think there should be compulsory national courses for twentysomethings in washing, combing ones hair, getting a better haircut, shaving regularly, moisturising, showering, and going to the gym. Plus shaving those stupid f***ing beards off.Share of men under 30 who admit to having zero sex partners since they turned 18: 27%My God, we need to get these people laid or the country itself will be screwed.
The curve is interesting
https://nitter.poast.org/SMTuffy/status/1783781813950845313#m
I have the solution. A massive government investment in pubs and discounted booze, and the internet to be switched off between 7pm and 5am.
It's less marked in Britain, but in America there is a major difference between young men and young women over politics, and the divide is increasing:
https://changeresearch.com/post/young-women-are-more-liberal-than-young-men/
Party politics is not everything, but increasingly it is about cultural and social issues rather than economic ones. These matter, so why would a young woman want to date a gun-toting anti-abortion climate change denier?. Their interests and aspirations are just too far apart, particularly for the College educated
So, it's not just a matter of brushing up on grooming, but also a brushing up of attitudes that's needed. This is an international phenomenon, with South Korea the most extreme example.
Why don’t the stupid left wing women veer right, to get the men?
Or have you considered the possibility that the politics ARISE from the way western society seems to favour women, hugely - and it does. And I speak as the father of two daughters. They massively benefit from structural sexism
Do you really want to compare numbers in terms of sexual conquests? Really? How can I put it politely: I don’t think you’re going to win
But let’s not go down that road eh
My point is, society is now structured towards women: women live longer, they get better grades in schools (as exams are changed to suit them), they now dominate the professions, they demand equality in every job yet somehow men still do all the shit physical jobs and they don’t demand equality there
And still men are legally discriminated against. Women only shortlists. Prizes for women. Jobs advertised for “minorities and women”. It’s obscene and absurd. And young men are starting to notice
I am sure @kjh himself will happily back me up. He’s surely even keener than me to keep her income going
Why flag simple consumer advice that’s actually helpful??
*bewildered face*
My position is I love sex and I love women. Young women in particular. I genuinely tried gay sex - not for me
So it’s women and I physically prefer them under 30, that is the way I am made. I really really wish this was not the case - it’s a buyer’s market if you’re a sane male and straight and you fancy women over 45, but I don’t
Ergo if I’m to be sexually happy in a relationship I need a younger woman - this gets increasingly hard as I age (and increasingly ridiculous). There may come a time - soon - when I accept being celibate. Its not quite yet
If I were to marry someone she would have to accept that I won’t want to have sex with her after that age. That’s quite tough - cruel even. And then we’re both unhappy. Is that “better”? According to you it is
So do please explain how - with my make-up - I am meant to find a wife and settle down forever in
marital bliss, as you define it, given the man I am
You play the hand you’re dealt. I have played and I still play the hand that god gave me. And I think that’s all you can do - and try not to hurt people
Aren't you being a little silly?
I simply don’t. I’ve tried believe me. Leads to embarrassment all round
If I said “I simply fancy men” would you say, “grow up” and “stop being silly”?
No. You wouldn’t
While I'm only 34, I have found the age of women I find attractive has increased as I've gotten older.
Attraction is more complicated than who would choose for the cover of a magazine, at least for many people.
Of course around that there are a trillion variations and huzzah - human diversity is good. But that is a basic fact
I am not anticipating needing to, but I don't think I could sustain a relationship with someone not of a similar age. There is a need for a common hinterland. Someone who remembers life before cellphones.
Crucially, we had an identical and highly evolved/insistent sense of humour. We constantly made each other laugh which is quite fundamental to
getting on
True story. It can happen, it’s rare but it can
happen. Love is where it falls
I’m sort of the opposite to you. My last three long
relationships have been with women 5 years older
x2 then 7 years older (I’ve just messaged her
which will go down really well). They are all
beautiful, could pass for many years younger physically and from a fun and enjoying life
perspective. What they have however is the
understanding and confidence in who they are.They are beautiful, they have lived life, they
know what they won’t put up with, they know what
makes them tick mentally and sexually.
They can be your best friend because they can
understand your cultural reference points and you
were both raving to the same music and watching
the same films but they can also be the best lover
you will ever have because they are happy withthemselves and not feeling the need to play a role.
It’s best mates who fancy the shit out of each
other with a physical edge. Every one of my last
three partners was physically in better shape than
a lot of women I see around in their twenties and
thirties - the world has changed where you can
have Liz Hurley and salma hyek or rebel Wilson
who is two decades younger.
as men age , the sexual attraction of youthful women may remain but the baggage that goes with it becomes more and more unattractive - the sex may be good but you will pay for it (young are poor) financially and start to dread 'going out' as it will be to a club where you have no idea of the music or slang or trends etc - Leon as a cultured man ,would find it difficult to hold a good intelligent conversation with a 20 year old who would be naturally self centred and ignorant of the worldWhen they do polls on this most men - worldwide - express a basic physical preference for women age 18-25 - the years of peak fertility. This is obviously true and to be expected. Indeed it would be weird if it wasn’t true. We’d die out as a speciesI think you are being far too absolute in your views, even more so than Leon who is expressing his preference in women on a solely personal basis."Start fancying women your own age” is a misunderstanding. Men fancy women between, say, 20 - 30 years old . This doesn't change whether the man is 20, 40 or 60. It's hardly surprising when that age matches peak female fertility. The idea that men fancy older women as they themselves get older is absurd.I’m just being honest. Those are my tastes. This shit quite annoys me. I get it from my female feminist friends. “Just grow up Leon. Start fancying women your own age”My wife is 40 years old, still hotter than many (most) 25 year olds and we still have great sex. You have to marry someone who's sexually compatible with you, always says yes, and who both really fancy each other.Fair enough. I like a spirited debate - that’s why I’m hereI do. If you disagree, you can argue your reasons. And readers can determine for themselves who is more persuasive. That is the point of discussion.Is it? Who says?Regardless of the flagging dispute, having a high quality woman that will marry you - and stay married to you - is a far better marker of a real man that a hundred one night stands.Just so you know it wasn't me who flagged you. To be honest I would like to see the flag option taken away.. I didn't take offence. My wife might, but she won't see the post.Who on earth flagged this?? I am actually contributing useful advice for PB-ers, that if they meet @kjh’s charming wife DON’T EXPECT A FREE ONEReally? Your wife certainly charged me. But I don’t mind paying, TBFI don't think comparing numbers is a good metric. I'm happy to concede a lower number, but in my humble opinion they were all stunners, non smokers, intelligent and no money ever changed hands.You illustrate my point most excellently. Display those attitudes as a young man and don't expect to be dated. No one wants a whiney boyfriend complaining how life is so stacked in favour of girls.So the men all have to be left wing as well, to please the left wing women?Both my boys have beards and lovely long term girlfriends. Neither has well paid jobs, but they are kind, good listeners do the cooking and housework and fun to be around. Neither is particularly classically good looking, though not ugly. Each met their girl via Hinge.It's not booze. There are few people as unattractive and frankly incapable as drunken twentysomethings, plus there are consent issues. I think there should be compulsory national courses for twentysomethings in washing, combing ones hair, getting a better haircut, shaving regularly, moisturising, showering, and going to the gym. Plus shaving those stupid f***ing beards off.Share of men under 30 who admit to having zero sex partners since they turned 18: 27%My God, we need to get these people laid or the country itself will be screwed.
The curve is interesting
https://nitter.poast.org/SMTuffy/status/1783781813950845313#m
I have the solution. A massive government investment in pubs and discounted booze, and the internet to be switched off between 7pm and 5am.
It's less marked in Britain, but in America there is a major difference between young men and young women over politics, and the divide is increasing:
https://changeresearch.com/post/young-women-are-more-liberal-than-young-men/
Party politics is not everything, but increasingly it is about cultural and social issues rather than economic ones. These matter, so why would a young woman want to date a gun-toting anti-abortion climate change denier?. Their interests and aspirations are just too far apart, particularly for the College educated
So, it's not just a matter of brushing up on grooming, but also a brushing up of attitudes that's needed. This is an international phenomenon, with South Korea the most extreme example.
Why don’t the stupid left wing women veer right, to get the men?
Or have you considered the possibility that the politics ARISE from the way western society seems to favour women, hugely - and it does. And I speak as the father of two daughters. They massively benefit from structural sexism
Do you really want to compare numbers in terms of sexual conquests? Really? How can I put it politely: I don’t think you’re going to win
But let’s not go down that road eh
My point is, society is now structured towards women: women live longer, they get better grades in schools (as exams are changed to suit them), they now dominate the professions, they demand equality in every job yet somehow men still do all the shit physical jobs and they don’t demand equality there
And still men are legally discriminated against. Women only shortlists. Prizes for women. Jobs advertised for “minorities and women”. It’s obscene and absurd. And young men are starting to notice
I am sure @kjh himself will happily back me up. He’s surely even keener than me to keep her income going
Why flag simple consumer advice that’s actually helpful??
*bewildered face*
My position is I love sex and I love women. Young women in particular. I genuinely tried gay sex - not for me
So it’s women and I physically prefer them under 30, that is the way I am made. I really really wish this was not the case - it’s a buyer’s market if you’re a sane male and straight and you fancy women over 45, but I don’t
Ergo if I’m to be sexually happy in a relationship I need a younger woman - this gets increasingly hard as I age (and increasingly ridiculous). There may come a time - soon - when I accept being celibate. Its not quite yet
If I were to marry someone she would have to accept that I won’t want to have sex with her after that age. That’s quite tough - cruel even. And then we’re both unhappy. Is that “better”? According to you it is
So do please explain how - with my make-up - I am meant to find a wife and settle down forever in
marital bliss, as you define it, given the man I am
You play the hand you’re dealt. I have played and I still play the hand that god gave me. And I think that’s all you can do - and try not to hurt people
Aren't you being a little silly?
I simply don’t. I’ve tried believe me. Leads to embarrassment all round
If I said “I simply fancy men” would you say, “grow up” and “stop being silly”?
No. You wouldn’t
While I'm only 34, I have found the age of women I find attractive has increased as I've gotten older.
Attraction is more complicated than who would choose for the cover of a magazine, at least for many people.
Of course around that there are a trillion variations and huzzah - human diversity is good. But that is a basic fact
Yep. England's national Bard. His poetry and plays have aged well, because it taps into universal truths.Btw that was written by the notoriously unfaithful, non-uxorious, serially philandering and probably bisexual Shakespeare. Who abandoned his family for london and then ended up giving his wife his second best bedBecause I have known Mrs Foxy since we were in our early twenties, she remains 23 in my head, even though that is 35 years ago. I am reminded of Shakespeares Sonnet 116, which we had as one of our wedding readings:I think most men have a preference for youth. But - assuming you're psychologically stable - if you are in healthy love with someone, that attraction overwhelms the youth preference, even for sexual attraction. Getting to explore and pleasure the body of the person you think is most fantastic in the world is just an all time high, every time. So at that point all the imperfections of age become markers of that person and just contribute to knowing it's them.Fair enough. I like a spirited debate - that’s why I’m hereI do. If you disagree, you can argue your reasons. And readers can determine for themselves who is more persuasive. That is the point of discussion.Is it? Who says?Regardless of the flagging dispute, having a high quality woman that will marry you - and stay married to you - is a far better marker of a real man that a hundred one night stands.Just so you know it wasn't me who flagged you. To be honest I would like to see the flag option taken away.. I didn't take offence. My wife might, but she won't see the post.Who on earth flagged this?? I am actually contributing useful advice for PB-ers, that if they meet @kjh’s charming wife DON’T EXPECT A FREE ONEReally? Your wife certainly charged me. But I don’t mind paying, TBFI don't think comparing numbers is a good metric. I'm happy to concede a lower number, but in my humble opinion they were all stunners, non smokers, intelligent and no money ever changed hands.You illustrate my point most excellently. Display those attitudes as a young man and don't expect to be dated. No one wants a whiney boyfriend complaining how life is so stacked in favour of girls.So the men all have to be left wing as well, to please the left wing women?Both my boys have beards and lovely long term girlfriends. Neither has well paid jobs, but they are kind, good listeners do the cooking and housework and fun to be around. Neither is particularly classically good looking, though not ugly. Each met their girl via Hinge.It's not booze. There are few people as unattractive and frankly incapable as drunken twentysomethings, plus there are consent issues. I think there should be compulsory national courses for twentysomethings in washing, combing ones hair, getting a better haircut, shaving regularly, moisturising, showering, and going to the gym. Plus shaving those stupid f***ing beards off.Share of men under 30 who admit to having zero sex partners since they turned 18: 27%My God, we need to get these people laid or the country itself will be screwed.
The curve is interesting
https://nitter.poast.org/SMTuffy/status/1783781813950845313#m
I have the solution. A massive government investment in pubs and discounted booze, and the internet to be switched off between 7pm and 5am.
It's less marked in Britain, but in America there is a major difference between young men and young women over politics, and the divide is increasing:
https://changeresearch.com/post/young-women-are-more-liberal-than-young-men/
Party politics is not everything, but increasingly it is about cultural and social issues rather than economic ones. These matter, so why would a young woman want to date a gun-toting anti-abortion climate change denier?. Their interests and aspirations are just too far apart, particularly for the College educated
So, it's not just a matter of brushing up on grooming, but also a brushing up of attitudes that's needed. This is an international phenomenon, with South Korea the most extreme example.
Why don’t the stupid left wing women veer right, to get the men?
Or have you considered the possibility that the politics ARISE from the way western society seems to favour women, hugely - and it does. And I speak as the father of two daughters. They massively benefit from structural sexism
Do you really want to compare numbers in terms of sexual conquests? Really? How can I put it politely: I don’t think you’re going to win
But let’s not go down that road eh
My point is, society is now structured towards women: women live longer, they get better grades in schools (as exams are changed to suit them), they now dominate the professions, they demand equality in every job yet somehow men still do all the shit physical jobs and they don’t demand equality there
And still men are legally discriminated against. Women only shortlists. Prizes for women. Jobs advertised for “minorities and women”. It’s obscene and absurd. And young men are starting to notice
I am sure @kjh himself will happily back me up. He’s surely even keener than me to keep her income going
Why flag simple consumer advice that’s actually helpful??
*bewildered face*
My position is I love sex and I love women. Young women in particular. I genuinely tried gay sex - not for me
So it’s women and I physically prefer them under 30, that is the way I am made. I really really wish this was not the case - it’s a buyer’s market if you’re a sane male and straight and you fancy women over 45, but I don’t
Ergo if I’m to be sexually happy in a relationship I need a younger woman - this gets increasingly hard as I age (and increasingly ridiculous). There may come a time - soon - when I accept being celibate. Its not quite yet
If I were to marry someone she would have to accept that I won’t want to have sex with her after that age. That’s quite tough - cruel even. And then we’re both unhappy. Is that “better”? According to you it is
So do please explain how - with my make-up - I am meant to find a wife and settle down forever in
marital bliss, as you define it, given the man I am
You play the hand you’re dealt. I have played and I still play the hand that god gave me. And I think that’s all you can do - and try not to hurt people
Anyway, that is a separate discussion to my original point. Which is that one high quality woman, sticking with you and commiting their life to you for decade after decade, is more impressive than a large number of women experimenting with you for one night.
Let me not to the marriage of true minds
Admit impediments; love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove.
O no, it is an ever-fixèd mark
That looks on tempests and is never shaken;
It is the star to every wand'ring bark
Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken.
Love's not time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks
Within his bending sickle's compass come.
Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,
But bears it out even to the edge of doom:
If this be error and upon me proved,
I never writ, nor no man ever loved.
I'd be interested as to how the poll was conducted:When they do polls on this most men - worldwide - express a basic physical preference for women age 18-25 - the years of peak fertility. This is obviously true and to be expected. Indeed it would be weird if it wasn’t true. We’d die out as a speciesI think you are being far too absolute in your views, even more so than Leon who is expressing his preference in women on a solely personal basis."Start fancying women your own age” is a misunderstanding. Men fancy women between, say, 20 - 30 years old . This doesn't change whether the man is 20, 40 or 60. It's hardly surprising when that age matches peak female fertility. The idea that men fancy older women as they themselves get older is absurd.I’m just being honest. Those are my tastes. This shit quite annoys me. I get it from my female feminist friends. “Just grow up Leon. Start fancying women your own age”My wife is 40 years old, still hotter than many (most) 25 year olds and we still have great sex. You have to marry someone who's sexually compatible with you, always says yes, and who both really fancy each other.Fair enough. I like a spirited debate - that’s why I’m hereI do. If you disagree, you can argue your reasons. And readers can determine for themselves who is more persuasive. That is the point of discussion.Is it? Who says?Regardless of the flagging dispute, having a high quality woman that will marry you - and stay married to you - is a far better marker of a real man that a hundred one night stands.Just so you know it wasn't me who flagged you. To be honest I would like to see the flag option taken away.. I didn't take offence. My wife might, but she won't see the post.Who on earth flagged this?? I am actually contributing useful advice for PB-ers, that if they meet @kjh’s charming wife DON’T EXPECT A FREE ONEReally? Your wife certainly charged me. But I don’t mind paying, TBFI don't think comparing numbers is a good metric. I'm happy to concede a lower number, but in my humble opinion they were all stunners, non smokers, intelligent and no money ever changed hands.You illustrate my point most excellently. Display those attitudes as a young man and don't expect to be dated. No one wants a whiney boyfriend complaining how life is so stacked in favour of girls.So the men all have to be left wing as well, to please the left wing women?Both my boys have beards and lovely long term girlfriends. Neither has well paid jobs, but they are kind, good listeners do the cooking and housework and fun to be around. Neither is particularly classically good looking, though not ugly. Each met their girl via Hinge.It's not booze. There are few people as unattractive and frankly incapable as drunken twentysomethings, plus there are consent issues. I think there should be compulsory national courses for twentysomethings in washing, combing ones hair, getting a better haircut, shaving regularly, moisturising, showering, and going to the gym. Plus shaving those stupid f***ing beards off.Share of men under 30 who admit to having zero sex partners since they turned 18: 27%My God, we need to get these people laid or the country itself will be screwed.
The curve is interesting
https://nitter.poast.org/SMTuffy/status/1783781813950845313#m
I have the solution. A massive government investment in pubs and discounted booze, and the internet to be switched off between 7pm and 5am.
It's less marked in Britain, but in America there is a major difference between young men and young women over politics, and the divide is increasing:
https://changeresearch.com/post/young-women-are-more-liberal-than-young-men/
Party politics is not everything, but increasingly it is about cultural and social issues rather than economic ones. These matter, so why would a young woman want to date a gun-toting anti-abortion climate change denier?. Their interests and aspirations are just too far apart, particularly for the College educated
So, it's not just a matter of brushing up on grooming, but also a brushing up of attitudes that's needed. This is an international phenomenon, with South Korea the most extreme example.
Why don’t the stupid left wing women veer right, to get the men?
Or have you considered the possibility that the politics ARISE from the way western society seems to favour women, hugely - and it does. And I speak as the father of two daughters. They massively benefit from structural sexism
Do you really want to compare numbers in terms of sexual conquests? Really? How can I put it politely: I don’t think you’re going to win
But let’s not go down that road eh
My point is, society is now structured towards women: women live longer, they get better grades in schools (as exams are changed to suit them), they now dominate the professions, they demand equality in every job yet somehow men still do all the shit physical jobs and they don’t demand equality there
And still men are legally discriminated against. Women only shortlists. Prizes for women. Jobs advertised for “minorities and women”. It’s obscene and absurd. And young men are starting to notice
I am sure @kjh himself will happily back me up. He’s surely even keener than me to keep her income going
Why flag simple consumer advice that’s actually helpful??
*bewildered face*
My position is I love sex and I love women. Young women in particular. I genuinely tried gay sex - not for me
So it’s women and I physically prefer them under 30, that is the way I am made. I really really wish this was not the case - it’s a buyer’s market if you’re a sane male and straight and you fancy women over 45, but I don’t
Ergo if I’m to be sexually happy in a relationship I need a younger woman - this gets increasingly hard as I age (and increasingly ridiculous). There may come a time - soon - when I accept being celibate. Its not quite yet
If I were to marry someone she would have to accept that I won’t want to have sex with her after that age. That’s quite tough - cruel even. And then we’re both unhappy. Is that “better”? According to you it is
So do please explain how - with my make-up - I am meant to find a wife and settle down forever in
marital bliss, as you define it, given the man I am
You play the hand you’re dealt. I have played and I still play the hand that god gave me. And I think that’s all you can do - and try not to hurt people
Aren't you being a little silly?
I simply don’t. I’ve tried believe me. Leads to embarrassment all round
If I said “I simply fancy men” would you say, “grow up” and “stop being silly”?
No. You wouldn’t
While I'm only 34, I have found the age of women I find attractive has increased as I've gotten older.
Attraction is more complicated than who would choose for the cover of a magazine, at least for many people.
Of course around that there are a trillion variations and huzzah - human diversity is good. But that is a basic fact
Another good day walking. Just over 45km todayVery impressed with your turn of speed, between St. Jean PdP and Santiago I averaged only about 26Km a day. Mostly starting at 6 then stopping around 1pm, taking a siesta and exploring the stop. I could have done it maybe a week quicker, but met people along the way and git into the same rhythm. Terrific experience though. Mind you only 25,000 did it in 2000, so totally different from the more than 300,000 doing it each year now.
I'm in a very flat, and quite dull scenery wise, period of the Camino, so I'm trying to get loads done each day
I've got to a village called Bercianos del Real Camino. I got a room for 25€. The room has a lock but I don't have a key, and I have to share a bathroom
I've found a little bar/restaurant and am now eating calamari and chips with quite a nice local red