7 Tips for Dating After Age 50

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There is no fear in Love!
if You are in Love, and nothing forbids You from trying out Love,
then why not!
The only two problems We often have are:
knowing whether We are truly in Love,
and,
trying to guess or envisage what the other person might say.
But We need not be mindful of these...
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Babatunde Oludare of AK 6:57AM April 19, 2012

I want to meet someone special who would like to have a man of there own

James of SC 6:56PM January 25, 2012

Relax, smile, and be yourself. It's a big world out there....don't be afraid to just,
"Go For It!"
Betty G.
Dallas, Tx

betty german of TX 10:20AM January 20, 2012

Beware of others, especially on Match.com and other dating sights. As people get older, they tend to either lie less, or lie more about themselves. As a rule, you should meet the friends of a potential love interest within the first 2 months. Get their female friends alone at lunch or dinner, add some wine, and listen for the potential horror stories. You'll get more honesty out of friends on wine in an hour than from your date in a year. Beware, bad people hide their badness well.

Beware Ofthem of CA 11:49AM September 11, 2011

I'm a Marriage and Family Therapist and one of the biggest impediments to finding love after 50 is the inability to be an interesting loving person for YOU. When you can have healthy self esteem and feel like a "Juicy" woman of a certain age, you can magnetize a man who is eager to be withan authentic alive animated woman of a certain age.
You can meet a prospective partner anywhere--in the market, on a line for a movie, sitting at Starbucks, waling your dog, at a party, anywhere if you are present and have a vibe.
Dating takes courage after a long term relationship ends. The first step is to assess your assets and area for improvement is you are not current with your style and healthy life style. If you were coasting in your past relationship, you need to wake up to life and get with the program before you will be ready to date.
It's a process. And there are many men looking for a good woman who know her own worth and is taking on herself and loving herself. A woman who can enjoy her own company.

lynn Krown of CA 1:56AM August 30, 2011

Right on! I love your post! Especially...
"Keep yourself up and remember: if you bust tail and succeed in acquiring a rockin' hot body, wheter you're 51, 41 or 31 ...men will definitely be interested in you. Seize the moment!"
That is true. Men are visual and they like to look at a beautiful woman who cares about herself, has an outstanding attitude, passion for living, enoys company of men as they are, likes to have fun, and has a heart full of love.

lcd of CA 5:24PM August 10, 2011

I would love to have my youthful body back, but I wouldn't want to lose the experiences I've had in my life. They are what made me into the person I am today. I went through a lot of heartship and a very cruel divorce that went on for years not months. I knew enough in my 30's to never give up my power to another person. I could choose to hate or move forward and I chose the latter. My young children kept me focused and I drew my strength from their love. Today, I know that happiness comes from within me, and that others contribute to it. I think at this stage we can all safely say we've had some rough times, and have every right to be bitter, but never give your power away like that. Make what happened to you a Blessing verses a curse, and remember that you're a so special to at least one person out there and no doubt more than that. So never let one or two people ruin it for everyone else who wants to be a part of your life. If you do, than you are giving the people who you feel destroyed your life all the power. Always find yourself before you find another person. To nobodyspecial, you're so special! I've been where you are and it took me a long time to turn it around, but have Faith and don't isolate yourself even when you want to. I know the tears flow daily and you don't think they will ever stop, but one night you'll find that you slept all night and soon you won't think of that person every minute or even everyday. you wrote possiblilities are endless and you're right on! I was broke and broken hearted when that happened to me and today the man I thought was my soulmate and loved so deeply no longer passes through my mind but maybe a couple times a year. I left the area we lived in, and it's amazing how much my life has changed. I am so much happier today. Make it a point to smile or laugh everyday and to write down things you are greatful for in your life:)

grandma101 of MA 9:35PM July 18, 2011

no way in **** am i beening anybodies sugar momma did that and it dont work just want to be with someone if there is someone that i can just relax and be without having to worry about anything that will let me be me

Cheri Becker of FL 8:32PM June 26, 2011

Some of these comments are very helpful to me as I get back into the dating world at age 51. But some are truly distressing, w/an undercurrent of "bitterness" and "washedupness" being a recurring theme. Ladies (and to the occasional fellow)....lose the negativity! I too, have gone down a painful road w/my addiction-crazed spouse whose antics are worthy of a "Lifetime True Movie Thursday" script (hey, I may just submit one). It's darned tough when you realize you were married to a combo of Tiger Woods, Elliot Spitzer and Bernie Madoff. I'm just happy I made the discovery when I did and am getting out. I refuse to become bitter over the experience. Never lose sight of the fact that there are fabulous men out there. Keep yourself up and remember: if you bust tail and succeed in acquiring a rockin'hot body, whether you're 51, 41, or 31....men will definitely be interested in you. Seize the moment!

Jamie of VA 6:41PM May 18, 2011

I'm 52, broke and losing at my longtime relationship. I feel bad for Mar of NY because she doesn't believe the possibilities are endless. Just keep truckin'.

D of CO 9:34PM February 17, 2011