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    <title>topic Re: Pen pal request in Introduce Yourself</title>
    <link>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Introduce-Yourself/Pen-pal-request/m-p/2669939#M11963</link>
    <description>&lt;P&gt;Hey what's up? I was born on April 6, 1954, in Brooklyn, NY, and raised in Ridgewood, NY. I was married a long time ago to a Newfoundlander. We divorced in 1993. I then was with a wonderful woman for 21 years, until her death in 2025. I miss her dearly. I am 72 years old and live in Glovertown, Newfoundland, Canada, in a senior's home where I have my own room, but company isn't allowed. I use a cane to help me walk. Please tell me where you are from? Everything I've told you is the whole truth; I have no reason to lie. I hope we can correspond and maybe have a life together. I am a Christian man with Christian morals. I am honest, sincere, sensible, gentle, caring, kind, passionate, shy, trustworthy, truthful, and affectionate. I'm not a fighter; I'm a lover, and arguments are a thing of my past. I don't drink or smoke. I am a simple man but do have a few health issues: diabetes, depression, anxiety, an enlarged heart, memory loss, and hearing/vision problems. I had an online girlfriend who used my affection and love as a ploy. She even coached me to give her my bank account number, which I foolishly did, and she scammed me out of $8,000. My bank then advised me that $4,000 more was released from my account. I was horrified. She told me how much she loved me and also said she had a daughter named Laura, a lovely 15-year-old girl who called me "Daddy," and my ex-wife said I could adopt her daughter as my own. The daughter loved me as her daddy. I want to move from here because I have no privacy. I am a homebody/couch potato. I love classic movies and classic sitcoms on my Roku Smart TV with over 300 apps. I enjoy playing online solitaire and word games.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 17:59:37 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>EdwardF977451</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2026-05-09T17:59:37Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Pen pal request</title>
      <link>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Introduce-Yourself/Pen-pal-request/m-p/2444643#M11058</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;I am a senior and live alone. I am wanting to explore the pen pal program. I think it would be a way to stay social. Because of hand contractures it's difficult for me to write cursive but I can use email, text, messenger no problem. Wondering if there are pen pals who use these systems.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I am a retired Disability Law Advocate.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2022 13:34:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Introduce-Yourself/Pen-pal-request/m-p/2444643#M11058</guid>
      <dc:creator>MarionT453212</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2022-02-18T13:34:12Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Pen pal request</title>
      <link>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Introduce-Yourself/Pen-pal-request/m-p/2444670#M11060</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hi Marion. My name is Patricia, but my friends call me Patty or Pat. You can use any 1 you like. I am almost 61, live in NC. for 13 years. Originally from Long Island, NY. I live in a retirement community with my husband Ray, and our 2 Siamese cats Leah n Molly.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Hope to hear from you soon.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Patty&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2022 17:24:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Introduce-Yourself/Pen-pal-request/m-p/2444670#M11060</guid>
      <dc:creator>kountrypat</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2022-02-18T17:24:02Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Pen pal request</title>
      <link>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Introduce-Yourself/Pen-pal-request/m-p/2445063#M11063</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Greetings Marion,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;My name is Margreta. I use mostly email. I'm 63 and God has blessed me to work full time for a Non-Profit Organization. I enjoy reading and studying the Bible,listening to worship and praise while joining in. Have a blessed evening in Jesus name&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2022 20:58:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Introduce-Yourself/Pen-pal-request/m-p/2445063#M11063</guid>
      <dc:creator>Margreta</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2022-02-21T20:58:58Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Pen pal request</title>
      <link>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Introduce-Yourself/Pen-pal-request/m-p/2445078#M11064</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Margareta, how very nice to hear from you! I live alone now as my sister passed last year. Since this pandemic and winter here in Missouri has isolated me most days I thought a pen pal connection would be a nice way to connect socially. I have two little dogs that keep me company, a little rescue dachshund named Buster who is seven and a miniature Greyhound who is 14 Delilah. I have four children my oldest daughter passed away from cancer when she was 39 but the other three live pretty close to me and I have 8 grandchildren and 4 Great grandchildren.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I was a single mom raising four children so the busyness of that and working jobs constantly I find myself wondering how to fill the time with this empty nest LOL&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2022 21:55:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Introduce-Yourself/Pen-pal-request/m-p/2445078#M11064</guid>
      <dc:creator>MarionT453212</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2022-02-21T21:55:10Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Pen pal request</title>
      <link>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Introduce-Yourself/Pen-pal-request/m-p/2530186#M11448</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Do you still want a pen pal?&amp;nbsp; I think this would be a nice way to communicate with other seniors...Let me know&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2023 10:34:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Introduce-Yourself/Pen-pal-request/m-p/2530186#M11448</guid>
      <dc:creator>AnnD664392</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-12-07T10:34:05Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Pen pal request</title>
      <link>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Introduce-Yourself/Pen-pal-request/m-p/2530187#M11449</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;If still looking for a pen pal....would like to communicate ..enjoy emailing&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2023 10:36:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Introduce-Yourself/Pen-pal-request/m-p/2530187#M11449</guid>
      <dc:creator>AnnD664392</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-12-07T10:36:32Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Pen pal request</title>
      <link>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Introduce-Yourself/Pen-pal-request/m-p/2535942#M11465</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;Hi Marion,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;My name's Jody and I'm a 63 yr old disabled widower. I'm so glad to have happened upon your post! I have &lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;A href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/peripheral-neuropathy/symptoms-causes/syc-20352061#:~:text=Peripheral%20neuropathy%20happens%20when%20the,functions%20including%20digestion%20and%20urination." target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Peripheral neuropathy&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;and diabetes with complications. My hands are in constant discomfort; they feel like chunks of ice. t&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Thus my interest in your post.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;I'm currently in a Skilled Nursing Facility undergoing rehab from a serious infection that almost cost me my leg!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Anyway, if you're still in the market for a pen pal, I'd like to give it try.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Sincerely,&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Jody&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2024 21:15:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Introduce-Yourself/Pen-pal-request/m-p/2535942#M11465</guid>
      <dc:creator>JodyW810916</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-01-23T21:15:30Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Pen pal request</title>
      <link>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Introduce-Yourself/Pen-pal-request/m-p/2555603#M11539</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hello nice to meet you, I live in Southern California where do you live?&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2024 15:14:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Introduce-Yourself/Pen-pal-request/m-p/2555603#M11539</guid>
      <dc:creator>g764073w</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-05-09T15:14:56Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Pen pal request</title>
      <link>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Introduce-Yourself/Pen-pal-request/m-p/2555657#M11540</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hello I would enjoy being your penpal&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2024 23:08:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Introduce-Yourself/Pen-pal-request/m-p/2555657#M11540</guid>
      <dc:creator>g764073w</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-05-09T23:08:56Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Pen pal request</title>
      <link>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Introduce-Yourself/Pen-pal-request/m-p/2555658#M11541</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hello like to be penpal?&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2024 23:09:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Introduce-Yourself/Pen-pal-request/m-p/2555658#M11541</guid>
      <dc:creator>g764073w</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-05-09T23:09:56Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Pen pal request</title>
      <link>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Introduce-Yourself/Pen-pal-request/m-p/2655993#M11897</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hi my name is Marsha. I live in Quincy Ma. I’m 67 and would love to have you as a pen pal.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:49:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Introduce-Yourself/Pen-pal-request/m-p/2655993#M11897</guid>
      <dc:creator>MarthaG607374</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-02-07T20:49:10Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Pen pal request</title>
      <link>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Introduce-Yourself/Pen-pal-request/m-p/2655995#M11898</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;flowersbymarsha@hotmail.com&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:51:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Introduce-Yourself/Pen-pal-request/m-p/2655995#M11898</guid>
      <dc:creator>MarthaG607374</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-02-07T20:51:15Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Pen pal request</title>
      <link>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Introduce-Yourself/Pen-pal-request/m-p/2669939#M11963</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hey what's up? I was born on April 6, 1954, in Brooklyn, NY, and raised in Ridgewood, NY. I was married a long time ago to a Newfoundlander. We divorced in 1993. I then was with a wonderful woman for 21 years, until her death in 2025. I miss her dearly. I am 72 years old and live in Glovertown, Newfoundland, Canada, in a senior's home where I have my own room, but company isn't allowed. I use a cane to help me walk. Please tell me where you are from? Everything I've told you is the whole truth; I have no reason to lie. I hope we can correspond and maybe have a life together. I am a Christian man with Christian morals. I am honest, sincere, sensible, gentle, caring, kind, passionate, shy, trustworthy, truthful, and affectionate. I'm not a fighter; I'm a lover, and arguments are a thing of my past. I don't drink or smoke. I am a simple man but do have a few health issues: diabetes, depression, anxiety, an enlarged heart, memory loss, and hearing/vision problems. I had an online girlfriend who used my affection and love as a ploy. She even coached me to give her my bank account number, which I foolishly did, and she scammed me out of $8,000. My bank then advised me that $4,000 more was released from my account. I was horrified. She told me how much she loved me and also said she had a daughter named Laura, a lovely 15-year-old girl who called me "Daddy," and my ex-wife said I could adopt her daughter as my own. The daughter loved me as her daddy. I want to move from here because I have no privacy. I am a homebody/couch potato. I love classic movies and classic sitcoms on my Roku Smart TV with over 300 apps. I enjoy playing online solitaire and word games.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 17:59:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Introduce-Yourself/Pen-pal-request/m-p/2669939#M11963</guid>
      <dc:creator>EdwardF977451</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-05-09T17:59:37Z</dc:date>
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