RELATIONSHIP ADVICE
THE BEST DATING ADVICE FOR FINDING LOVE AFTER 40
IF WE SAID YOU HAVE A BETTER CHANCE NOW THAN WHEN YOU WERE YOUNGER, WOULD YOU BELIEVE US?
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f you’re single and over 40, chances are your BFF, your parents, your siblings, and maybe even the stranger in the
checkout line are offering you their unsolicited dating advice. While Aunt Debbie may have some wisdom, we’d rather leave it to the pros. So we spoke to a
WHEN YOU’RE DONE BEING PATIENT...BE PATIENT. Whether you just left a bad
REMEMBER, YOU’RE EXACTLY THE RIGHT AGE TO FIND TRUE LOVE. When you’re wondering if your
marriage, or have been in the dating
smile lines are stopping Mr. or Miss
world for decades, it makes sense
Right from swiping right, it’s easy
to feel like it’s your turn to find
to forget that if you were ten years
love. “Singles over 40 often have an
younger you wouldn’t be who
Amazon Prime mentality when it
you are right now. Relationship
comes to dating,” says relationship
expert Dr. Juliana Morris says love
expert and founder of Smart Dating
connections at an older age can be
handful of dating coaches and
Academy, Bela Gandhi. “They want
even more profound.
relationship experts for their best
to check off a few boxes and have
tips for dating after 40. Read on,
the perfect candidate arrive at their
are in your life, who you are, and
but don’t forget: Being on your
mailbox in 48 hours.” It’s important
are confident in your values and
own is just fine, too.
to be patient and to stay positive,
personality, you are more likely to
she says. Think of your frustration
find someone who is better suited
like a blizzard—it will do nothing but
for you,” she says.
delay the delivery.
“When you own where you
