Tag: 30s 40s dating

We’ve all heard the expression being thrown around in the dating realm: “He/she needs a challenge.”  Maybe it’s even something you’ve said aloud yourself.  But recent conversations I’ve shared with various girlfriends has me wondering: Do we need to thoughtfully consider what this expression really means to us, especially now that we’re starting over?  Does ‘needing a challenge’ look [...]

During a 24-hour period last week, I heard three gloomy outlooks on dating from three different women in their late thirties or early forties. The first was a doctor, never married, no kids.  She said the men in her age bracket all seemed to want a woman to “look after them.”  And male doctors and successful [...]