How What You Need in
a Partner Changes
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Falling head over heels for someone
is not just something we do when we are young; research has shown
that men and women over the age of 45 experience just as much
romantic passion as people under 25.
However, although we may experience
all of the same feelings that we used to when it comes to the act of
dating – the excitement, the anxiety – the type of person
we find ourselves attracted to now may be quite different.
Over the course of our lives, we go
through many personal changes. The more we go through in life the
more we learn about ourselves; we’re constantly evolving in this
way. However, we can sometimes be unaware of just how much we’re
changing, as circumstances call for us to remain steady and
consistent.
Sometimes it’s not until something
major happens that we can see how far we have come as a person. In
the event of a spouse or long term partner dying, it can cause the
person left behind to feel unsure of themselves; who I am without
my husband/wife?
When the grief starts to pass,
however, we may feel like looking for love again. But what kind of
partner do we want and need now?
Dating Advice for Seniors
It may feel almost like an act of
betrayal to admit that the partner you need now is different to your
previous partner. Yet this is not true at all; as we get older, our
priorities in life change, and that is how it should be.
True connection and companionship
become more important than frivolous fun – although these two
things don’t have to be mutually exclusive, of course. We also know
more about who we are, what we like and don’t like, what we want
and need from the world and from other people. All of these elements
make dating later on in life quite different to dating as a young
adult.
Dating as a senior can seem a bit
daunting, but it can also be exciting. It can give you the chance to
re-invent yourself; the opportunity to think about what you want and
need now, rather than being stuck in how you always used to be.
The most important thing to remember
is that plenty of people are in the same situation as you. Dating, at
any age, is always full of uncertainty, yet it’s also full of
opportunity!
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