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Where Are All the Good Men Over 60? Practical Dating Advice

The dating pool feels shallow at sixty, but the truth is quieter and more hopeful. Practical advice from women who found love again.

Joan Bennett·3 February 2024·6 min read
Where Are All the Good Men Over 60? Practical Dating Advice

The myth of the missing men

It's said often enough that good men over sixty simply don't exist. The data, and the women who've looked, tell a different story. They exist — they're simply not where you've been looking, and many of them are waiting to be found just as nervously as you are.

Where to actually look

Not the apps designed for twenty-somethings. Think instead of the places life already puts you: the walking group, the book club, the volunteer shift, the evening class. Shared interest is the oldest matchmaker for a reason — it gives you something real to talk about.

The honest part

Be clear about what you want now, not what you wanted then. Companionship, not a résumé. Kindness over excitement. A man who can sit with you through a quiet evening is worth a dozen charming ones who can't. And bring yourself — whole, untidy, and ready — to the table.

Written by

Joan Bennett

Bristol, UK

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