Dating over the age of 50 isn’t always pretty. You know yourself better than you did at 30, but you have less patience for the endless BS — and it is endless — and it’s difficult to find someone with whom you want to spend however much time you have left. But dating can and should be energizing, exciting and educational.

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Not to mention that in the rare and precious moments I do have to myself, it feels like a major risk to spend that time with someone I might never see again rather than catching up with friends, reading, zoning out to Netflix, or, you know, sleeping. Stop Swiping to Find Dates. A hookup and not a serious dating candidate. Look for Prospects IRL. Still, the experts say single moms would do well to look for prospects in places other than our glowing screens.

We fool ourselves into thinking people, sex, or companionship is a message away—and relationships are, of course, a little harder than that. You never know who might send someone great your way. New Options for Love and Romance. It makes perfect sense to me: