Seniors and Dating: Benefits of Speed Dating over Online Dating

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Want a new way to meet someone? Try speed dating. It’s a great way to meet people and it has many benefits over online dating.

The Fifth Stage of Dating: Commitment

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Many mid-life adults don’t want to get married. They’re divorced, widowed or they have always been single. Here’s the case for “getting hitched”.

Life in a retirement home: What’s it really like?

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VIDEO: Wondering what life in a retirement community is really like? Residents tell you all about it in Seniors on Screen!

Seniors and Dating: Best online dating advice

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Dating is big business for the 65+ age group. If you’re single and looking to find a mate, you should try online dating. Here are six tips for success.

Intimacy for Men: How to deal with a woman’s emotions

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In our last advice on relationships blog, we identified the four levels of intimacy as: Physical – creating desire and arousal Emotional – creating affection, caring and trust Mental – creating interest and receptivity Spiritual – opening our hearts, creating respect; overcoming judgements / doubts Intimacy: The fourth stage of dating Intimacy is the fourth stage of dating [...]

Seniors and Dating: How to Meet People

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Dating! The very word can strike fear into the hearts of men and women, young or old. However, there is a bright side to all this. Dating can be fun, exciting and an opportunity to meet people you would never have the chance otherwise. Dating is no more different for seniors than it is for [...]

Little Known Facts About Valentine’s Day

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February 14th is probably the sweetest day of the year—and we’re not only talking about sugary candy hearts and boxes full of chocolate truffles. Valentine’s Day is a time to celebrate all kinds of love and appreciation with friends and family. A party, special baked goods, or a beautiful handmade Valentine’s Day card are all great ways [...]

Intimacy, the Fourth Stage of Dating

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In our last advice on relationships blog, we focused on what a man needs to know in order to develop emotional intimacy with his woman.  Now we’ll spend time on the primary challenge of this stage of dating for women. Just as a woman’s feelings tend to rise and fall as a result of increasing intimacy, men [...]

Looking for Love on Valentine’s Day

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Looking for love at any time of the year can be a challenge for single seniors, but Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to celebrate the search for seniors who are dating and for everyone to celebrate being in love. Read more…

The Wisdom of Waiting

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n this blog, my advice on relationships is about to make me extremely unpopular by making the case for postponing physical intimacy. When desire is the expression of love is the best time to experience increasing degrees of intimacy. And love needs time and care in order to grow. Who here has had the experience of having an explosive first few weeks of a romance only to watch it flame out? Can we talk?