Adult men...Your considered opinion please :)?

i am a 50 year old man and i haven't dated in about 10 years now,at this point im getting really nervous about asking any woman out.so if it were me i would be glad that a woman asked me out,i don't think that's unattractive at all.its possible that he is shy or maybe he is afraid of being shot down.as for being older than him,i never payed any attention to age when it came to dating woman,i think to much is put on that.if two people are happy together or are having fun together,what difference does age make.i wish more women would make the first move,i think it would take a lot of pressure off of guys.there are still a lot of us out there that may seem confident on the outside but when it comes to asking a women out its like were back in school again and get all dumb founded.have you asked any of your girl friends what they would do or think you should do?i would say go for it and ask him out.hope this helps.good luck.