And so am I. Since I got married for the first time at 51, I can speak from experience when it comes to dating men in their 50s.
Despite the occasional dating disasters and mating missteps, there’s a lot to love about you guys. You’re older and wiser, smarter and sexier than you were in your younger days. Plus, your experience and maturity give you more depth and better perspective in life. I say it’s time to use it to your advantage.
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"I volunteer for some amazing organisations. The rest of the time I go to lots of parties – I party hard.
I’m not sure the cotton wool coated discussions are working for us anymore. We need men to fight beside us, with us, not against us.
In your 50s, you might face a lot of negative self-judgements that make it hard to attract the love you deserve. "You could be putting additional burdens on yourself by focusing on all your undesirable personality traits or threading over the emptiness that has grown in you after each and every unsuccessful date," Thomas says. "If you are one of those people, it's time to accept the truth and let go of the troubling emotions."
"Much of the fun that came with being single when you were younger was due in large part to having lots of single friends to hang out with. However, when you're in your 50s, the vast majority of your friends are likely married or in serious relationships," says dating expert and writer Kevin Darné. "A lot of people are not all that comfortable going out to places alone, and their number of outings is based on the availability of their friends."
It can be difficult to break out of routines you’ve had for many years, but if you want to embark on a brand new relationship you’ll have to make some changes. The best way to do that is to get into the habit of going with the flow and generally saying “yes” to positive opportunities that come your way.
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According to recent data by the Pew Research Center, lots of people are living outside of marriage. In fact, only half of adults over the age of 18 are married—and four in 10 Americans say they believe marriage is becoming obsolete all together. But while these numbers point to a shifting change in gender norms, as Rebecca points out, there's still that lingering pressure.
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And it sounds as though the former Countdown host is definitely having some 'me time' - with the star adding that she now loves nothing more than to "party hard".
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