They say it’s harder to find a partner after you’ve reached a certain age, and it’s true. There are a million reasons, but at the top of most people’s lists is that they simply don’t want to put up with someone else’s bad behavior. You may simply reach a point in life where you’re no longer willing to deal with anyone else’s BS.
One of my middle-aged friends (hey, fifty is the new thirty, right?) who is currently looking for a mate complains endlessly about the men she is meeting through a matchmaker and through online dating. The matchmaker cost her ten thousand dollars, and the results were no better than her dates through the online service at $29.95 a month. None of the guys have met her criteria. Is her bar too high? Let’s see…he has to have a degree, a job, and not be in debt, and be attractive. Sounds reasonable. But one guy isn’t emotionally available, and another has too much baggage, and another who was really cute never called her back.
Clearly the right one hasn’t come along for my friend. You can call it being picky, or you can call it living long enough …
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