Anybody out there?

     Someone asked me today if I had a girlfriend? They asked why not? I had to think about that for awhile, then came back with my answer. I told her that I wasn’t very lucky in the dating world. I don’t drink anymore, or go to bars, which is where I always met ladies usually turning into something from the Bates Motel. I am a quiet man with no desire for drama. I told her I am at an age where the younger ladies, let's say in their forties, think I'm an old man, and the ladies my age don’t quite fit the profile I'm looking for. That leaves ladies in their fifties who are looking for forty-year-old men, I'm screwed. Then there's the matter of what I could bring to a relationship? Well, I am a writer who spends time everyday writing its time I won't give up. I live a very modest life with my dog who gives me more affection than anything or anyone could give. I drive a twenty-year-old truck with no intention of renting something newer to impress anyone. What money I once had is just that, once. I am quiet by nature but do enjoy a good conversation as long as it doesn’t include politics. I believe in God and pray for a lot of people on a daily basis. I don’t like social media very much but keep a presence to market my books. I own several guns and love to shoot whenever I can. I see a shrink every four months to talk about my most inner feelings and how best to deal with them.I'm not crazy, I'm just someone who needs to let it out at times and hear a response from someone with a degree. Oh and I live in a mobile home but you can call it a trailer if you want to. I depend on myself to be happy or sometimes sad. I love the ocean and rivers but hate Florida ponds and lakes simply because I hate gators and snakes. My idea of someone I would like to spend time with fits into the categories I have mentioned. Someone who is looking for a companion to have a meal with, take a walk on the beach or sit by the river just looking. Someone who has learned the education of the streets and knows what they like and don’t like.Someone I can write a story about and will hold my hand when we go somewhere.Someone with a beautiful smile and haunting eyes that can look deep into my soul. Are you out there somewhere? Maybe there is someone for me and maybe not. I will continue to live my life, doing the things I do and maybe someday someone special will walk right into my life.