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Written by Pam Baldwin

Thursday, 17 April 2008

by PamBaldwin

One of most difficult things anyone of any age can face is dating but those over 40, particularly women, can have even greater problems. At this age career and children can present greater obstacles than those faced by younger women. So women over 40 would be well advised to seek out advise and carefully choose their methods to minimize problems.

A popular choice for over 40 singles is the concept of on line dating. Chat rooms and dating websites exist limited to those over 40 or at least specializing in them. A good dating website is a real jewel. There, at least, there is no issue of revealing your age and being rejected outright since both parties are of that age or better.

Chat rooms are a good introduction to over 40 relationships before dating ever occurs. You can often get a good sense of someone from chats or instant messages one to one. Of course, there is always the potential for deception and a person should be very cautious in giving out personal or identifiable information to strangers. This is why using a membership site may be preferable.

In a membership service people are screened, must pay fees and have a credit card. This goes a long way toward eliminating those who may participate for less than honest reasons. Still, caution is advised. You should only meet a person from one of these services in a public place and you should let family and friends know where you will be.

Tried and true methods such as matchmaking by friends and family should not be discounted. Many informal matchmakers are successful because they know something about those involved. Since there is some level of personal acquaintance in these situations they can often be safer.

A nontraditional way to meet people that is gaining popularity is speed dating. Men and women sit down in couples and interact briefly, then move on to another person and so on. At the end of these socalled speed dating parties the participants are given a chance to indicate those they would like to meet further and any matches are given each others information to take it from there. Events specifically aimed at middleaged people increase the chances of success.

Traditional ways of meeting people such as religious gatherings and clubs are also among the ways over 40 women can meet people. These tend to be people with similar lifestyles and interests who are likely to get along and have common goals. Singles vacations and cruises are another possibility, as are meetings of Parents Without Partners if you have kids.

Kids are definitely an issue for many if not most women over 40 and they complicate dating. It is usually best not to get the date and the kids together until you have gotten to know each other as people, not parents. Kids can become attached and if you introduce them too early in a relationship, a break up may be traumatic for the kids.

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