Senior Dating Advice

Yes, I know you can never be too careful these days. With all the romance scams targeted at adults over 60, it’s no wonder you’re trying to do background checks on everyone you attempt to date. But let me tell you something… if you overdo it, you will literally kill your love life…

Ahh, the search for the rare breed of good men: The decent men who want a serious relationship. You mean decently healthy, financially stable, well-groomed and clean, handsome enough, and ready for a long-term relationship. At first glance, these seem like questions about the dating market. But, if they were, my answer “everywhere” would suffice…

We all know how to flirt at least a little bit because some flirting happens subconsciously. This means it happens without our conscious awareness, so it’s very natural and automatic. Super sexual flirting isn’t done naturally, and that’s not something I recommend…

Dating over 60 is brave. Tender. Hopeful. And yet – sometimes the hardest part isn’t the men. It’s the people sitting across from you at lunch, clutching their wine glasses, nodding sympathetically while inadvertently dragging your love life into the gutter…

One of the most common complaints I hear from my coaching clients about first dates is that they didn’t feel any chemistry. So often we expect it to feel like a bolt of lightning like you see in the movies. We forget, we live in real life, not in a movie…

The lonely heart is a hungry old hunter,
It wanders at night and it wonders and wonders. For years we were married, then suddenly—poof! A spouse disappears—by divorce… or by death. You planned a whole lifetime with someone beside you, then life…

Part of the reason so many women avoid dating online is that it feels like a waste of time. I hear that plenty as a dating coach. By my back-of-the-napkin calculations, less than half the people (men and women alike) on online dating sites are there because they are serious (and ready) for a long-term…

If you’ve ever caught yourself thinking, I don’t even know what I want anymore… you’re not alone. And if you’ve ever wondered, Why do I keep attracting the same kind of man? you’re obviously not literally attracting the “same man” – but you…

If you’re over 60 and thinking about dating again – maybe toying with it as a New Year’s resolution – this article is for YOU, loves! Whether it’s been a few years…

Not long ago, I met a very lovely lady who enthusiastically shared her story of love lost and found again. She explained how her husband had died 20 years earlier. Years later, after vowing that she would never love anyone else, this woman found herself…