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The Beauty and Terror of Dating in Mid-Life

The Beauty and Terror of Dating in Mid-Life

Our unique matrix of desirability + shades of rejection

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Oct 24, 2024
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Dating at “a certain age” is a series of tiny, agonizing decisions, each a potential rejection slip.

Surprisingly, men & women desire similar qualities in partners, with age an exception (in 45 countries). The pain of rejection is heavily influenced by how desirable you feel and how alluring the other person is. [article]

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