The question midlife singles ask me most often is where to meet other singles. Many seniors assume they needed to meet big groups of singles back in college or in their 30s.
Well, mother was right. It only takes one good one.
The best way to meet someone to share your life with, and maybe even marry, is to mix up the activities you do. Here are my five favorite rules to help senior singles meet each other.
1. Get online
The modern senior singles club is open 24/7/365 and accepting new members all the time via dating sites. Try a time-tested dating site like eharmony or a seniors dating platform like OurTime to meet compatible singles in your area.
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Keep in mind that the goal of online dating is to reach that first date and meet in person. Don’t spend endless time messaging without ever making plans to get together.
The goal is to meet new people. Keep your actions consistent with your goal.
2. Get outdoors
Seek out and join outdoor activities groups. From mountaineering and bicycle trips, to evening hikes in the nearby park, active seniors are outdoors.
The social website Stitch offers a lot of group events and activities in its online forum, and it’s all geared specifically to the over 50 crowd.
If you’re doing likewise with a social club, you’ll meet them and have opportunities to converse with them. That can make all the difference between being active solo and dating another active senior.
3. Get out and dance
Whether it’s line, salsa, square, swing, ballroom or folk dancing, it’s easy to socialize when you get out on the dance floor.
Countless midlife singles have met, dated and married having met on the dance floor. Find a style that appeals to you, and give dancing a whirl!
4. Get out and learn something
You can meet senior people by getting involved in community events and activities. Take an adult education course. Attend a cooking class. People of all ages continue to build their professional and personal abilities.
Invite someone you like in the class to grab a cup of coffee or sit together at lunch.
5. Get out and work
The longer you stay on the job in any capacity whatsoever, the better. Working keeps people interacting with a variety of people, thus increasing your chances for love and social options.
Show up for training days. Stay involved in employee associations. Let your colleagues know you’d like to meet someone. You never know who might make the perfect introduction.
Each of these rules would be tremendously enjoyable to do exclusively as an activity, but the singles who meet, date, court and marry are those who select two or three and mix them up in their schedules. Then those activities give you fun and adventurous things to enliven your senior coupledom!
