Ending the One Upmanship that is Middle-Aged Dating
My best advice: To find love, develop your empathy muscle. In my experience, many middle-aged men have let it atrophy. Dating at fifty was like being in a wolf pack, or worse, a law firm.
My best advice: To find love, develop your empathy muscle. In my experience, many middle-aged men have let it atrophy. Dating at fifty was like being in a wolf pack, or worse, a law firm.
Number One: Dating and Regurgitation Do Not Mix
If you're having trouble finding love at middle age, throw away your list.
Let’s start a movement called the unfun daters where we treat our dates like potential life partners instead of bottom feeders.
It took an archaic husband-hunting manual for me to stop I settling for less than I wanted.
I was shocked at all the criticisms I received from men when I started dating in middle age. Instead of taking them to heart, I should have just walked away.
I finally realized that many middle aged daters were living in the past. Dating was an exercise in revenge against the people who’d failed them.
I wanted someone who was invested, and that meant caring about what I cared. A dead air conditioner showed me I'd found the right person.
I found love and learned not settle when I was 55 at one of the saddest points since my husband died. Don’t give up hope.
Last year, a boyfriend (now ex) left me stranded on [...]