If only there were still matchmakers! If only you could pay someone money to find you a spouse. Oh, wait a second. There are. But matchmakers today are called dating websites. And they can find someone just for you — no matter your height, interests or any disability.

Craig was happily divorced in the summer of 2013. He was 53 at the time — a college graduate and a business owner. He describes himself saying: "(I was) fun, funny, kind, polite, etc. I looked very young and fit for my age."

He had learned a lot from his experiences with his ex-wife about what he wasn't looking for, and his shrink helped him develop a checklist of deal breakers, the things he absolutely wouldn't put up with.

He says: "Some of it was the usual — smokers, liars, drug abusers — some was much more specific. I didn't want a younger woman. I wanted a woman who acted, felt and looked young, but she didn't have to be 28 years old to do this. Women need to quit looking like their mothers, get some fun clothes, take care of themselves and stay in shape."

He joined an online dating service and had a great experience. He says: "They gave me six or seven matches a day for 10 months. Yea, that's right, I had about 2,000 matches. Between getting fixed up by friends and the dating service, I went out with approximately 75 to 100 women. Most of them were between 48 and 56 years old.

"Most of them were decent people. There were a few liars in there, especially about age. Boy, could I tell you some stories. Women should forget about Botox and boob jobs and spend the money on a good therapist. We all have a lot of baggage by the time we reach 50. It's how we manage it that makes us what we are.

"One of the best things I learned was to let it roll off my shoulder if someone wasn't interested in me. There are 50 reasons why someone might not want to go out with you again. Just like there are 50 reasons why I might not ask them out again. I learned not to take all of this personally. Sometimes it was chemistry. Sometimes it was timing. Whatever. I would just move on to the next one and go from there. I wasn't interested in being a serial dater. I was looking for a long-term relationship.

"I found her — the women of my dreams. She's only three years younger than I am. We've been together for two years. She is the nicest, kindest, most loving, funny, solid lady I've ever known.

"One more thing. I was on a different site for five days. One of the first people they matched me with had 'Pre-operative transsexual' written on the profile. Needless to say, they refunded my money."

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