Finding Love Later in Life

It’s never too late for love, and even if you find yourself in some of the later stages of life, you never know when love is going to find you. Here are three ways finding love later in life is just a little bit different.

You stop worrying about aging. Many of us at one point or another have worried about aging, how we’ll age or how our partners will age. When you find love later in life, however, those concerns definitely aren’t top of mind. Instead, you start focusing on aging together, and the companionship you’ll bring each other as it happens.

Your priorities shift. It’s all too easy to focus on the superficial when you’re young, but later on in life you stop worrying about how you and your partner look together, focusing instead on how you fit into each other’s lives. Odds are you’ve also long since stopped caring about what your parents might think of your potential partner…

You learn to love yourself first. Loving yourself is an important step towards leading a good life and loving someone else, but it’s a lesson that takes time to learn, and there’s a chance you may not have learned it when you’re in love for the first time. Learning to love yourself takes time and patience, but once it happens, it makes every other relationship in your life just that much better!

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Dealing With Romantic Rejection

It could be on the first date or when asking for a date, it could be after years together or before the relationship really gets going, but no matter when it happens, sometimes it just happens. Rejection is never fun, but sometimes it’s reality, and when it is, here are three things to keep in mind when dealing with it.

There are plenty of fish in the sea. It may sound cliché, but it’s true. Let’s look at the numbers: There are 7.5 billion people on the planet. That’s Billion, with a B. Sure, they don’t all live in your neighborhood, but odds are there’s more than one perspective partner nearby and thanks to online dating it’s never been easier to connect with just about anyone.

It’s not you, it’s them. Take a moment to think that you may not have been the problem. Everyone has issues to deal with, and sometimes a rejection has little or nothing to do with you. A bit of empathy goes a long way in taking the sting out of rejection.

Or… Maybe it is you. You’re probably not perfect, but while you certainly don’t have to fit everyone’s standards it doesn’t hurt to take stock on occasion. Ask a trusted friend what they think, you may not have to change anything about yourself but it helps to know of any quarks that could be deal-breakers for others.

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Improving Your Relationships with Love Languages

It’s been stated time and time again: Communication is the key to making romances work. But clear and effective communication is not always easy to achieve, especially when it comes to expressing yourself to your partner and your partner expressing themselves to you. Enter: “Love Languages.”

Longtime relationship counselor Gary Chapman introduces us to the concept of Love Languages in his book, Five Love Languages. Chapman states: “My conclusion after thirty years of marriage counseling is that there are basically five emotional love languages—five ways that people speak and understand emotional love. In the field of linguistics a language may have numerous dialects or variations. Similarly, within the five basic emotional love languages, there are many dialects....The important thing is to speak the love language of your spouse.”

It may seem like a complicated concept, but it becomes quite simple by the end of the book. Essentially, the five love languages can be broken down as follows:

• Words of Affirmation: Using spoken affection, praise, or appreciation to express that affection.

• Acts of Service: In this case love is expressed through actions rather than words.

• Receiving Gifts: Gifting is symbolic of love and affection.

• Quality Time: In which affection is expressed through dedicated, undivided, and undistracted attention.

• Physical Touch: Ranging anywhere from sex to holding hands as a means of expressing affection through physical touch.

Chapman believe that speaking the same love language as your spouse is the key to any successful relationship, and who are we to argue.

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Dealing With Romantic Rejection

It could be on the first date or when asking for a date, it could be after years together or before the relationship really gets going, but no matter when it happens, sometimes it just happens. Rejection is never fun, but sometimes it’s reality, and when it is, here are three things to keep in mind when dealing with it.

There are plenty of fish in the sea. It may sound cliché, but it’s true. Let’s look at the numbers: There are 7.5 billion people on the planet. That’s Billion, with a B. Sure, they don’t all live in your neighborhood, but odds are there’s more than one perspective partner nearby and thanks to online dating it’s never been easier to connect with just about anyone.

It’s not you, it’s them. Take a moment to think that you may not have been the problem. Everyone has issues to deal with, and sometimes a rejection has little or nothing to do with you. A bit of empathy goes a long way in taking the sting out of rejection.

Or… Maybe it is you. You’re probably not perfect, but while you certainly don’t have to fit everyone’s standards it doesn’t hurt to take stock on occasion. Ask a trusted friend what they think, you may not have to change anything about yourself but it helps to know of any quarks that could be deal-breakers for others.

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First Date Ideas That are Sure to Break The Ice

Looking for a great way to get to know someone new? We’ve all been there, and we all know what the first date jitters can be like. No worries! Here are four great first date ideas that are sure to break the ice.

Take a walk together. Yes, the simplest ideas are often the best, and when you’d really like to get to know someone a nice meandering walk with no particular place to go is the best way to stimulate a conversation.

Try a trivia night! Getting together for a drink is so cliché. Why not spice things up a little and find a pub that’s hosting a trivia night? You’ll get to see what it’s like working as a team and that conversation can have a few laughs thrown in as well.

Try an escape room. While we’d normally recommend keeping the first date as low pressure as possible, we may just make an exception for this kind of pressure. Escape rooms are tons of fun and popping up everywhere, so why not give them a try for your next date?

Meet up at sunset. Instant romance, anyone? Sunsets are perfectly picturesque and irresistibly romantic, and they’re a great way to start the first date. Follow it up with a walk to keep the conversation going.

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Valuable First Date Questions

Looking for love? You’re not alone. In fact online dating statistics suggest that more of us are on the hunt for that special someone than ever before. But once you’re done swiping and messaging and you’re ready to meet in person, it may be difficult to know which questions to ask. Fear not! Here are three first date questions to help discover if you’ve truly met your match.

What does a typical day look like for you? A particularly common first date question goes along the lines of “What do you do for a living?” or “What field do you work in?” but these questions only tell a small part of the story. By asking about a typical day, you’ll not only find out about your potential partner’s work, which tends to come up eventually, you’ll also find out a little about what makes them tick and if the two of you are compatible.

Who are the most important people in your life? More often than not this question will reveal not just your date’s family history, it’ll reveal the kind of people they choose for friends, which will say a lot about their personality. As an added bonus, finding out about the types of relationships they maintain will help assess their ability to form and keep important relationships.

What are you passionate about? You know what they do, where they come from and who they value in their lives, but what really matters to them? Discovering someone’s passions goes a long way in determining compatibility and seeing if your long term goals align.

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