What do you think?

I hope not.

At this point in my life, someone in my age group, I would want to be experienced, but only in the capacity of committed relationships,, not someone who was a player or ladies man type,,,,

Given I only go for men over 40, he'd best either have dating experience or else have married his very first girlfriend and be freshly divorced/widowed. Anything else would make me wonder what deserted island he was just rescued from!

What if they were held captive by young children and are just now getting out? It's been so long I forgot how to date.

I think so. As I haven't met any who offer free courses.

I would definately want a man with dating experience, the more experience the better.
And a good Kisser a Plus.

I've been waistin' away for how long now, and I have to show him the ropes?

I did not care all that much if a guy had mega experience; generally a lot of dating expereince is more likely to be computed as some one who has experience at "failure" since if they were all that smart and desireable they know what they want and how to hang on to it.

That said if you are going to take me out I hope you have your act together enough you can actually plan a date, make the invitatiton, go out, and make it a pleasant experience or just don't bother.

I figure on the back side of the double nickle if you can't manage a date then you sure are not a safe bet for a realtionship so why bother to go out. I have friends to socialize with.

Yes! Mos def!
Otherwise,no way am going to be the tutor! I mean,given the age bracket am looking at,he had better be-i dont mean experience being a player either!

Hey I m searching a true woman for frndship......:) anyone interested in me I m alone in life...

Asking about someone's dating experience isn't something I do when deciding whether to date him or not. It's really not something I worry about.

this is exactly what I was going to say. After being married for nearly 20 years, dating was not a real comfort zone for me, and really still is not

Its got nothing to do with dating experience,but more about chemistry, manners & mindfulness.
If one has these traits then it would come down to how comfortable one is in the present of a lady.

I realy have no dating experience but a lot of
Woman experience.
I took this one Exotic Dance out in Hawaii, I payed her stage fee so she could take the night off then took her to a nice restaurant.
The waitress was carrying trays to another
table as she past by, I could not help but notice my date following her with her eyes, so I said to her "you must be realy hungry"
she smiled and said "I like girls, I think she's hot". I latter thought to myself " like a tipical guy, once you see then all naked, you start to eye up the waitress".

swimming with the sharks...

oldhippie1952 and sweetestgirl 11 have both touched a chord for me, for I was new (again) to the scene not long ago. I'll tell you what I know...

Here are some points of etiquette which seem to work for me:

1. Women may express interest in a variety of ways; some subtle and some not. Usually, however, men must also express some interest and availability. If you are always talking about your children and how your life is a disaster and filled 100% with activities that no one would want to join you for... you are not displaying availability. It takes a bit of practice to learn to flirt without being creepy. To do this, you must venture OUT of your comfort zone. All the magic happens OUTSIDE of your comfort zone.

2. GET OUT. If you stay in your same, stable, social groups or watch TV to fill your free time, then you will never develop the social skills you need, and let's face it, you need to BE the person you think someone will enjoy. Buy a dirt bike, or do a Warrior Dash, or go skiing -- whatever. Be interesting.

3. The onus of planning is on the person who is doing the asking out. Usually, that's the guy. And for you ladies, if a guy asks you on a Monday for a weekend event, PLEASE understand that you are his first choice, but if you can't make it (or don't want to), let him know ASAP because he may need to develop alternative plans if you can't make it: invite someone else, turn it into a group activity, visit his brother in Des Moines; whatever.

4. When asking out a girl, a guy should be specific: Exactly who, what, when, and where. The "why" can be inferred. That way, a girl can let you down gracefully. "Oh, drat; I have a graduation to attend at that time! Thank you, though!". If she follows it up with very much else, such as "Too bad it wasn't next weekend!", you can take that as a good sign.

5. Don't be disappointed if you get turned down. Sometimes it's just not good timing for the other person... waiting for an existing relationship to implode, need to start the new job, getting over a terrible UTI, etc.

6. Schedule some group activities; facebook can be useful for that. I figure that if someone is interested, they will find a way to get to know you better, even if it's not a "date".

I'm sure there are MANY more observations I could make, but I really have to pay attention to this work meeting, now. :)

If you don't know what you've done wrong how can you know what to do right? Experience teaches you how to treat a woman with respect, and to really listen to what they are saying.

After having not dated for long, I think that I would need a course to be 're-trained', very much as if on a job...

Oh,I know firsthand about that date retraining. 25 years ago it wasn't easy. It hasn't gotten any easier from what I've seen so far.

For those who are looking for experienced dates, what kind of experience are you actually looking for?