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After selling her successful It’s Just Lunch matchmaking business, Andrea McGinty founded 33000Dates.com where she helps 50-70-year-olds navigate online dating with a 65% success rate. She writes profiles, chooses sites, coaches and more. Andrea has been featured on Oprah, AARP, People, Today Show, WSJ+. She is the author of 2nd Acts: 166 Winning Strategies for Dating over 50, on presale now!

Latest Posts By Andrea McGinty

3 years ago

10 Things to Watch Out for When Dating Someone New

My clients range in age from around 48 to 78 years old. I’ve heard many first date encounter stories, and I’d like to share some behaviors that you should absolutely watch out for. Because, let’s face it, if it happened early on, it will only get worse…

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3 years ago

Why I Encourage a Fast Start to Dating?

If you’ve read my previous posts, you know I’m excited about helping my clients enjoy online dating. And I certainly don’t mess around. I am a supporter of the fast start on dating.
And I do this with a reason. Consider this example…

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3 years ago

8 Common Dating Mistakes Women Make Online

As a dating coach with experience of over 25 years, I have heard and seen quite a bit. When Carol, 67, an architect in Texas, came to me last month, she asked me why she hadn’t yet met The One yet, despite being online for a year…

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3 years ago

5 Phrases Confident Single Women Use

You may be surprised, but how you self-talk creates your success… or failure. In life. In dating. In everything. Quick example: I have a new 66-year-old client who told me she wasn’t sure anyone would want to date her – after all, she was widowed…

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3 years ago

10 Happiness Factors Determine Success with Online Dating

You’ve all probably seen Harvard’s ongoing Happiness Project or the yearly stats on the Danes and Swedes being the happiest people in the world. Why does this matter? As a dating coach and former matchmaker, I see some patterns when it comes to dating…

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3 years ago

10 Online Dating Tips That You Rarely Read About

Let me just say that I’m never, ever bored with my job. Why? As a dating coach, I just never know what’s going to happen next with my clients. Some follow my advice, others are very creative – in a good way. That being said, here are 10 tips…

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3 years ago

Texts/Messages Not Leading to a Date? Here’s Why

Online texting/messaging is both an art and a science. The art portion is being imaginative, short, sweet and knowing your audience. The science part is super simple: On average, an online dater can expect that with every 10 messages they shoot into cyberspace…

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3 years ago

5 Tips for Lasting Relationships

I woke up this morning thinking about relationships – the ebb and flow, but also, how much I appreciate the changes from dating in our 20s to the realities of dating in our 60s. As a dating coach, I am grateful we are in the 2020s vs. the 1990s…

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3 years ago

What Men Really Want from Women When Dating

If you’ve dated a single day in your life, you’ve probably wondered about the answer to this question. What do men want? With over 25 years of experience working with both men and women, I can share some good news. What both sexes want from dating…

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3 years ago

3 Ways to Approach the Dating Process

Have you considered that there are different approaches to the dating process? Well, there are. For some people, dating is like an adventure. Others whine all the time that they can’t find anyone worth dating. And still others, like a challenge. Which one are you? Let’s have a look at each of them separately. Adventure […]

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