12 Tips for Asking Someone out on a Date
So you’ve been flirting for a while and you’ve got a pretty good idea that your feelings might be reciprocated, but there’s still that nagging feeling. What if they don’t want to go on a date with you? What if they just don’t respond? What if I’ve misread the conversation? No matter how well things […]
Love on the Rocks: Tips for First Date Drinking
First dates can be difficult waters to navigate, even at our age. They’re a mess of anticipation, emotion, confusion and excitement that, sometimes, leads to the very best night of our lives. That is, of course, if we can remember it in the first place because, surprise! England loves a good drink. By far the […]
Women, Should You Use an Old Picture In Your Mature Dating Profile?
Dating online over the age of 50 can be a surprisingly emotional experience for both women and men. Lots of us come into online dating having been out of the scene for a number of years, be it because of prior relationships, marriages or personal losses. Either way, when we get back into online dating […]
Should You Date Inside your Age Group?
For whatever reason, a large number of us simply don’t like to date amongst our own age group. Sexual preferences in humans are defined at a relatively young age, and for some of us that means liking older or younger partners. Clearly then, it’s perfectly natural to date outside of your own age group, but […]
Should you be Embarrassed about Dating over 60?
Back when I first set about the dating scene in earnest (which was, in fairness, quite a while ago), I couldn’t imagine dating at the age of 60. For one reason or another, it seemed to abstract. After all, aren’t all the over 60s married, and if they aren’t, surely they don’t have the same […]
Should I Feel Guilty about Starting a new Relationship?
Starting a new relationship can be magical; a whirlwind of excitement between two new lovers. The thrill of getting to know each other, the butterflies, the anticipation of what the future holds for you as a couple. Yet starting a new relationship can have a dark side; the guilt. Perhaps you’ve been betrayed, rejected or […]
How to Succeed on the Over 50 Dating Scene.
Dating in your midlife can be daunting, but it doesn’t have to be. The secret to success is preparing yourself prior to putting yourself out there, that way you’ll be armed the essential tools to make the dating experience an enjoyable one and ultimately get you want; somebody special to spend your life with. So, […]
Is Mature Dating For Me?
Are you a mature single? Then it’s probably been a long time since you were on the dating scene, happily (or otherwise) cocooned in a marriage or partnership for a number years. Whether we’re left single by choice, bereavement or separation, it can be hard to get back into dating. Welcome back to the single […]
Am I Allowed to Date a Younger Man?
For centuries the older man has paraded his younger female lover proudly with hardly a bat of an eyelid, whilst a mature woman caught with a youthful man was seen as taboo. Not anymore. Times have changed and it is becoming more and more acceptable for women to date out of their age group and […]
Tips for Staying Fabulous at Fifty
Reaching fifty for many of us represents a huge milestone in our lives. Reaching fifty can precipitate the much spoken about “midlife crisis”. This strange phenomenon, first identified by the renowned psychologist Carl Jung, it is thought of as a transitional period where most of us take stock of where we are in our lives. […]