Finding a love partner in our modern days has been made easier thanks to the growth of a lot of different internet dating website. However getting back into the dating world in our later years can sometimes feel like a complex endeavour, especially for those of us who haven’t dated in a long while. So when it comes to dating on our 50’s, there are a few things we can do to make our experience better and help us find a new partner.
Make sure you pick the right website
To start with, it is important to pick the dating website which is right for you and your needs. So rather than using generalised dating websites which cater for the younger people, it is best to go for websites which specialise in senior dating online. That way you are more likely to find someone closer to your own heart who is in a similar situation as you are. Basically, you want to enter a place where you can talk to like-minded people rather than dealing with people who want different things than you do. The great thing is that most dating websites will let us create a free profile (with limited access to the website’s full functionality), which gives us a bit of room to practice getting familiar with how those websites work so we are not in total stranger territory.
Creating a good online dating profile
Describing ourselves to others can be quite a difficult thing to do, and making a good online dating profile requires us to talk about ourselves. The best bet to write down a good profile is to know our own qualities and defaults, and the best people to help us with that can be our friends and family. A great thing to do is to sit down with the people we know and practice a fake ‘dating interview’. That way we get a much better picture of what to write. We can then lay out our interest and qualities, as well as a few of our defaults though it is best not to linger too much on our defaults, just a few will do fine!
Avoiding scams and choosing the right date
People with a perfect life such as self-made millionaires and princes are rarely seen using dating websites, so if a person sounds like they are too perfect to be true, then it is more likely that they are lying. Most genuine profiles are those who are able to show both their qualities and defaults, so it is best to stick to profiles which actually sound like real people. Also any person we get in contact who says they need money to be able to meet-up should be avoided at all costs. There are people out there who search online dating profiles and look for the most vulnerable sounding ones with the intention aim of scamming money from them so if they say they need money, just say goodbye and move on to the next person. Ideally when it comes to finding someone, the best dates we can pick are the ones which we have the most in common with. So rather than picking up a person which we idealise, the best picks are the ones we are the closest to.
Meeting up with our partner
Finally, when it comes to actually meeting our date for the first time, it is a good idea to let our family or friends know who / where and when we are meeting our partner, in fact an even better thing to do is to get a lift to and back from our date. Taking our mobile phones on us will also help us keep in touch with the people we know so we can keep them up to date with how we are doing. The best places to meet are public places such as restaurants or bars, after all who would want to meet with a potential stranger in a place where no one can see or help us? So let’s take our time to get things right and we will enjoy a positive dating experience!