I’m recently divorced and looking for some safe intimacy. A friend of mine told me about an online sex site where people put up profiles with photos in search of other people looking for the same thing. I was hesitant to join.

My friend had told me about his experience on the site and it sounded “messier” than what I was hoping for, but he said you can really find a variety of people looking for different levels of interaction. So I started looking around. To my complete surprise, I have found two women with whom I have a connection.

Yes, we were intimate quickly (since that’s the point of the site) but not without talking first over social media, and then meeting in person for a coffee, walk, lunch and some face-to-face time before we got undressed. I didn’t think I was ready to meet anyone to date, which is why I didn’t choose a dating site. But these women have changed my mind.

Now I’m in a conundrum because I’d like to date them and get to know them better and not just have sex with them. Do you think that’s possible? I think anything is possible. Talk to these women, separately of course, and find out if they’re willing and interested in more than just casual intimacy.

They may not be, which is why they joined the site, and that might shut you down before you begin. But you won’t know unless you ask. I hope you find what you’re looking for.

I’m in my mid-50s and looking for a relationship. I grew up surrounded by Jewish friends in a big city whe.