First off, as you age, remember this axiom:
"You're only as old as the women you feel!"
Now, I'm fairly certain your beautiful Girlski is less than 38!
My mother always reminds me, "Johnny, you can't keep yourself from growing older, but AT LEAST you can remain immature!"
Just remember that MOST HOLY of the Ten Suggestions:
Thou Shalt Not Commit Adulthood!
Besides, you're not TRULY a
"Dirty Old Man" until you've been to bed with a girl who's LESS THAN HALF YOUR AGE, where
SHE KNOWS IT, YOU KNOW IT, AND SHE KNOWS YOU KNOW IT.
So, as of today, ANY 18 year old you bring to bed could qualify you, presuming you're both up-front about your ages!
Second thing, Erik isn't romantically-involved with his Baby Mama, they are however very dear friends (her words), and he is, I'm told, a very attentive and enthusiastic Daddy. So cut him some slack!

If he wants to get his freak on in nightclubs at his age, GOOD FOR HIM! Besides, he's still just a young 'un, if memory serves... barely 37!
The ironic bit is, it was Mystery HIMSELF who coin "Fool's Mate" to describe PRECISELY what happened at the nightclub in Charlotte - ie, meeting a girl and having sex with her immediately thereafter.
His advertised model requires something like 7 hours of interaction, spread over several meetings, before the girl is meant to determine that you're NOT just some "pick up artist", but rather that you ARE actually a cool and worthwhile guy, with honest intentions towards making an ongoing, long-term, quality relationship with her. (Regardless of the truth

)
Personally, I am ONLY interested in connecting with women who are completely comfortable with that I COULD be just a flash-in-the-pan, but that they're willing to explore further - as long as they get laid first.
The irony THERE is that I'm not interested in one-night stands AT ALL, and can't be bothered to bring some girl to bed unless I'm certain I'm going to want to keep in touch with her, and actively return to bed with her from time-to-time on an ongoing basis.
Thirdly, while I agree entirely with your pursuing your current course of finding an ideal partner and continuing to explore further and further into the realms of sexuality which can exist exclusively between yourself, I know that THAT particular model doesn't work FOR ME (as I've expressed earlier in this thread), or for some of Our other friends, and I therefore extrapolate that there are also others for whom it won't provide the satisfaction you're currently experiencing. I appreciate that you bear this in mind when you're dispensing advice on here - it behooves your advancing age, as you approach decrepitude
Will I see you this week? You are
always welcome to stay at our place (...and unlike Erik, I DO live with a pair of stunning bisexual women, who love each other as well as me, one of them Asian, the other about-to-become platinum blonde

)
Johnny Soporno
Worthy Playboy