What do Joan Collins, Kirk Douglas, Woody Allen and Liza Minelli all have in common? Well apart from being my fantasy dinner party guests, they have all enjoyed the many wonderful benefits of Senior Dating.
So who said dating was just for the young? I'm not sure anybody actually said it, but it’s often an image that springs to mind when we conjure up a picture of romance - hearts, flowers, chocolates and starry eyed youths kissing in the moonlight! Being a bit older and wiser you’ll already have been there, done that and caught a chill from fumbling around in the moonlight for too long!
When will these youngsters ever learn? They could look to the older generation and learn a thing or two about love, because many people are finding that relationships in their Senior years can be the most important and rewarding of their entire lives.
You've probably heard about the growing popularity of Senior Dating since it's had quite a lot of publicity in the media recently and you may be wondering how it all works and whether you should give it a try. My article Senior Dating for Beginners will give you a good introduction to the whole subject and then we'll look at the advantages of senior dating sites offering a free trial membership.
Free trials enable you to get a good feel for a dating service without committing yourself, and once you've made up your mind to give it a go, it's important to know how to choose a good senior dating service.
When you join a Senior Dating service, you'll need to tell the other members of the site a little more about yourself. One of the most important things you can do to improve your responses is to learn how to use your picture effectively. They say that a picture speaks a thousand words, but did you know that if you submit a photo with your profile, you're likely to get up to eight times more responses than folks who don't!
Creating your Senior Dating Profile is the other key to getting good responses from other members. When you write a good profile, you'll be much more likely to find someone who is an excellent match for you, and I'll show you exactly how to go about doing that.
Once you've written a great profile and posted some pictures of yourself, you're sure to start getting responses from other members of the site who are interested in getting to know you. It's important to understand the best ways of making contact with someone online so that you can get to know each other in a way that feels most comfortable for you.
After you've developed a strong online friendship with someone, you will probably want to start talking to them on the phone and soon you will be wanting to know how to arrange your first real meeting with them.
This site will teach you all the skills you'll need to explore the wonderful and exciting opportunities that Senior Dating has to offer. Please read my list of senior dating mistakes to avoid and my tips for senior dating success which will give you a quick summary of do's and dont's to help you make the most of your dating experience.
FInally, people often ask me to help them choose a good senior dating site and want to know my opinion of some of the big services. So I've now written some short reviews and a summary of the best senior dating services so that you can get some help in choosing the best one to join.
I hope you enjoy the site. Good Luck and Happy Senior Dating!
Kathy Daymer is the Director of a large retirement community in Ontario, Canada.
