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Finding love after 60 is possible. All you need is honest senior dating advice, information about which senior dating sites work and tips for finding someone special.

1 year ago

Dos and Don’ts to Keep in Mind When Dating: How to Kill It on a First Meet

I remember my first ever online-booked meet. I can still picture walking up to the door of the restaurant and pulling it open. It was late afternoon, and the sun blinded me for a moment. A few guys at the bar swiveled around on their barstools to check out the newcomer…

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1 year ago

5 Online Dating Blunders to Watch Out For

Online dating requires special attention, especially when you are new, afraid or have had bad experiences. Otherwise, you will likely make some blunders that will waste your time, cause frustration and lead you to give up altogether…

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2 years ago

3 Quick Tips for Online Daters That Will Save You Time

You did it! You took the online dating plunge, ignoring naysayers, your nerves, negative thoughts and fear of the unknown. You are now part of the millions of people over 60 ready to date. Congratulations! Moreover, you are on the right online dating…

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2 years ago

5 Bad First Date Questions… and 5 Good Ones!

As I listen to my clients share weekly information about their dates, I’m often surprised at what they asked the person they met on a first date… or vice-versa. My take? Some of these questions reminded me of job interviews in my 20s. I thought…

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2 years ago

The Pros and Cons of Dating as a Boomer Woman

Perhaps you have been married for 30 years and suddenly end up divorced. Or like me, married for 25 years, divorced, but wasn’t quite ready to date with an ailing father and two teenage daughters. But, three years later, now the excuses are gone!

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2 years ago

10 Red Flags: Steer Clear of This Date!

I was asked this question. Not once, twice, thrice – but four times last week. As I’m on an online dating site/app with a client, perusing potential dates for them in my role as dating coach this topic came up: Is there a way to quickly identify a fake dating…

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2 years ago

Senior Dating Tips: Why You Shouldn’t Give Up Until the 6th Date

It can take time for people to warm-up during the dating cycle. Don’t give up until your gut tells you to or if the thought of kissing the person makes you physically sick. Don’t stress, fantasize or have expectations for dates 1–3…

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2 years ago

4 Online Dating Tips for Seniors

When I think back 30 years ago into the 1990s, when I began my career as a dating coach, pre-internet, I shudder. The internet has grown with opportunities for online dating for everyone – from a 50-year-old woman to my eldest current…

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2 years ago

Single Over 60? Alone and Fabulous? Don’t Worry… You’re Perfect!

“If I’m so fabulous, then why am I single?” This question came to me and I realized I have to write about it. I often ask it of myself. I see my friends with their various backstories, neuroses and impossibilities, in relationships. High maintenance types…

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2 years ago

5 Online Dating Lessons to Learn This Week

As a dating coach for the past 25 years, I counsel my clients at 33000Dates.com on a weekly basis – from choosing the right dates online, how to write a dating profile, selecting the right site, to how to message men, and how to set up that first in-real-life date…

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