Many dating tips out there will give you a semi-apologetic explanation as to how mature dating can still be fun, and suggest it’s not all about the youngsters after all. But the reality is you don’t need a survival guide. Mature dating is the most exciting type of dating there is.
You only need to consider the way that your choices can now be led entirely by what makes you happy and what adds to your established lifestyle to know this is true. Gone are the years of feeling you needed someone who fitted a tick-box list of genes and attributes, decided as much by society as by yourself. You’ve abandoned the notion that x + y (z) will bring you marriage/children/long-term happiness. It’s time to think about you.
1. You can accept that you deserve what you want It’s not always that simple, our generation wasn’t brought up to expect the world and not care for the thoughts and needs of others. But accepting responsibility for your own happiness is one of the most important steps to finding it and if you
2. You’re not dissuaded by whatever came before You might be divorced and have several children, or alternatively you may have never married. But if you’re looking for someone to love and accept you, accept yourself first. Mature dating means you can both be confident you have experience and history, some of it that you may regret, but none to be ashamed of.
3. You understand love in all its forms Some relationships died a horrible death, some never really got started, some was more cerebral than passionate, and some purely physical. In mature dating you may find all these situations once again, but now you know precisely how to deal with them and how to see the beauty in every love you come across.
4. Dating is now an excuse to do everything you want Your dates don’t have to slow down now. Instead they should be an excuse to go out there and do something you’ve always wanted to try. Make a fuss of yourself before the date, then make sure it’s an experience to remember.
5. Each moment is there to be enjoyed Mature dating can throw you a few sticklers, but they’re just reminders of how alive and open to experience you are. Remember to get out there and enjoy yourself.
