I met "Gateway Man" on a
Match.com date. Who or what is a Gateway Man? He is the answer to
your prayers if you are a single woman...just ask him. He will tell you
that he is what every woman over 50 is looking for. Yikes mister, have
you looked in the mirror lately? He must have the magic kind like most
men. The variety when you look in it you see a full head of hair, no bags under
your eyes, pearly white teeth, a furrow-less brow , zero laugh lines and no
nose or unsightly ear hair. To say nothing of the magically flat abs and
extra 4 inches in height! Trust me that is what they see but not what you
get. Welcome to my on-line dating nightmare.
Gateway Man was 77 and out of my desired age range but coincidentally we had a friend in common who encouraged me to go so I agreed to a dinner. Admittedly he didn't lie about his height (5'7")which most men do by approx 3". Curiously he asked me if he looked his age and I can only assume he thought I would declare "not even close" but truthfully he looked 85. Gateway Man told me his dating life was going great guns and lots of women liked him. I had to query further, as "huh?" was the bubble over my head. Holy moly, his dating life was flourishing and mine was DOA. He must have a secret and I needed in. Surprisingly he volunteered his appeal - money. With a shit eating grin on his face he stated he offered women a better life ; a way out of their financial struggles and there were plenty of takers! He implied he was fishing in a stocked pond. I grimaced. Could this be true?
Admittedly money is not new bait, it is practically biblical, but no one had ever sat across the table from me and stated their dating strategy so candidly. I have nothin' in the way of bait. Regardless, this date was not a gateway but a dead end.
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