Dating Advice

Not drinking is usually the easy part. Dating is where the questions begin. Do you mention it before the first date? What happens if the other person orders wine? Can… 

A first date can feel surprisingly unfamiliar when you have not had one in years. Perhaps your last first date happened before dating apps existed, or before texting became part… 

If you were dating in your twenties several decades ago, the check often arrived with a familiar script. In many heterosexual couples, the man paid, particularly if he had invited… 

Dating is supposed to introduce you to people, not give you another inbox to manage. Yet dating burnout after 50 can creep in surprisingly easily. You start with a few… 

Dating after 50 often means meeting people who already have a full life behind them. Someone may have been married before, raised children, built a career, retired, or spent many… 

Texting has changed the way many people begin relationships. A conversation that once started with a phone call or a face-to-face introduction can now begin with a message, continue through… 

You have been talking to someone for a while, and things seem to be going well. Messages arrive most days. Maybe you have spoken on the phone, met for coffee… 

Dating after 50 can feel familiar and completely new at the same time. You may know yourself better than you did decades ago, but the way people meet and build… 

Linda was halfway through Sunday dinner when her phone lit up for the third time. She was sitting with her daughter and grandchildren, listening to one of the children tell… 

A first date after 50 can bring a mix of excitement, curiosity, and uncertainty. For some people, it may be the first time they have dated after a divorce. For…