Lonely granny wants to date

I've been running lately, but a buddy would be nice. Want to join me?

I just got back from a wonderful trip to South Africa and I had a wonderful time. I should do something like this more often, but being alone is just lonely.

It's been four years since my husband died, and I've had to manage on my own all that time. Now that I'm retired, I have plenty of time to meet a man who, like me, is single and looking for a nice woman like me.

My whole life, I've had to hear people tell me I'm not beautiful. Sometimes I even hear people whisper that they think I'm ugly. It hurts. It's made me so insecure. And that's why I've never had a man. Really, never. I'm that insecure. And yet, I'd love to. But then you have to promise me not to judge me by my appearance.