Showing posts with label Senior. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Senior. Show all posts

12/01/2010

Senior Online Dating Sites - The Biggest Reason To Join Today

At one time, people thought that dating on the internet was for losers. People who were lame, nobodies who couldn't get a date any other way. And if you were over 50, then triple those bad thoughts.

But now that the internet has brought us senior online dating sites by the boatload, those bad feelings are long gone. And in their place is the idea that seniors who look online for dating partners are smart and one of the new breed of folks who are using the internet to their advantage.

That sounds like baby boomers to me. Out front, on the cutting edge, smart and successful.

And online dating has a couple of great advantages over regular dating, at least until you get to know someone better to go on a regular date with them.

First, and maybe best of all, is that online dating is not dangerous. Sure you can get into a heated conversation with someone in a chat room. But as long as you don't beam your personal contact information all over the dating site, this person will never know who you are.

This means that you can remain anonymous until that time comes when you want to reveal who you are. You can be Pat90234 for as long as you want without anyone giving you a hard time. Eventually, when you get to the stage where you meet someone online that you really want to see in person, you can go ahead to that step.

But you don't have to go through the things that you used to do when you got set up on a blind date, or met someone at a bar in town or any of that, you can stay safe at home until you are ready.

Many of us have been jaded by the dramas we see on the TV. It seems like every stranger that comes along in a TV drama is up to no good. But truthfully, most of the time, those people are just strangers to us, people we haven't met. It isn't like everyone is out to get us.

But in the dating world, there is also no reason to take extra chances. IF you meet someone you like in the offline world, and you hit it off, you might go through a couple of phone calls or texts before you decide to go out. Online dating just gives a little extra measure of security to that process.

And that way, if you really don't get along online you probably won't get along in real life ad you can just continue your search for a date with somebody else. Easy and safe.

Senior online dating sites can't solve all relationship issues, but they can sure make trying out something new a lot easier and safer.

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3/01/2010

Senior Online Dating - A Terrible Name for a Good Idea

Senior dating websites are popping up all over the internet, as enterprising entrepreneurs clue in to the fact that the older population has plenty of money to spend online. And the "older" group they're targeting are singles over 40 years of age.

Yes, 40 is the age at which we become "seniors" in the online dating game. Egads, you say? It's a terrible thing, to be feeling young and funky one moment, innocently surfing the net, only to stumble across information that immediately makes you feel 1000 years old.

If reading this now is having the same effect on you, we apologize. Really.

Take solace in the knowledge that it's not entirely universal, this over-40 senior thing. Some mature dating sites only identify you as a senior dater if you're over-50. That's a relief, then.

How is it that someone from a healthy young adult demographic (and 40 is still young), can morph overnight into a "senior" anything? It's entirely possible that the culprit is some anonymous internet marketer who decided that he needed to create a new dating niche. The online romance business is intensely competitive and many people are making fortunes, but it's probably hard for newbies to break into. Maybe they needed to narrow down the field and re-brand senior dating to include the over-40s in order to compete. Who knows?

So, the name is terrible. Senior dating, indeed. But if we can get over the indignity of the label, then the idea has possibilities. If a dating site only accepts registrations from a certain age group, then it could have the beneficial effect of filtering out time wasters and increasing your chances of meeting like-minded people.

After all, the selection criteria, aside from age, is still pretty much the same. You can still search for dog-lovers, garden gnome haters, and fellow Trekkies, if that's your thing. Now if only we could convince the government to start paying us our pensions at 40. Then we'd have loads more time to devote to online dating.

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2/03/2010

Senior Dating

www.friendshipforward.com A senior, by definition, is a person older than yourself or, more broadly speaking, an older member of society. Dating, by definition describes the courtship between two persons - which is often romantic in nature - who are either looking or not looking to get married. So, senior dating refers to the romantic courtship between two persons who are considered older members of society, or the romantic courtship of two people where at least one partner is an older member of society. When referred to as senior, this doesnt necessarily mean that the person has to be above the age of perhaps - 60 years of age. People of over the age of, for example, 40 years are also thought of as seniors, as people are believed to live three score years and ten (70 years), half of which is 35. Depending on which of the various senior dating services used (especially by means of online senior dating), the age group targeted may vary. However, generally - senior dating is for those who are above 40 years of age. Senior dating allows seniors, who may be divorced, widowed or still single, an opportunity to meet people of a similar age bracket and to share ideas and interests or, if a deeper bond is created between the couple, a more meaningful relationship. This permits seniors to enjoy their life, just as they did when they were younger. This is why, there are different types of senior dating services offered on the Internet. The clients profiles in many of these these senior dating services, which are obviously intended for seniors, do not often hold photos in them, which gives those who have uploaded their photos an immediate advantage. Most people are apparently too worried about what they look like. Furthermore, some of these senior dating agencies offer additional services such as anonymous email, instant messaging, chat rooms and forums. When you use these online senior dating clubs, you should be able to make new local friends, and communicate with each other appropriately, so that likely partners can be found. Additionally, if you are meeting outside the online website, you should be sure that the meeting is in a public place - especially if you are meeting each other for the very first time and do not know each other well. Another precaution you can take would be to inform someone you trust where you are going and with whom. However, if, for any reason, you begin to feel uneasy with the person you are with, just be polite and leave. Even though these precautions and safety measures are general knowledge, it is necessary to repeat them as it is better to be safe than sorry. You would do well to stick to them as well. In this way, senior dating will prove to be a successful way of allowing those who are divorced, widowed or have children, to be able to rebuild their lives and enjoy themselves again. by Rod Jones

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