Dating in the mid-30-s. Is there any difference?

What a nice topic, actually the one I started this journey of being a relationship coach: Dating. So dating in the mid-30-s is indeed a very up to date topic, as statistic shows – we have more singles in the mid-30-s than ever before. 

So what does dating look like in the mid-30s? I get it, there are some troubles – for men and women. According to nowadays dating style, we face very leger and informal dates, which might not have been standard 15 years ago. I remember men coming to pick me up at my place and get me home after the date, I remember them sending flowers… I remember a lot of romance. Does that still exist? I believe it does. Because let’s face the truth: I have been on these other kinds of dates as well years ago, these informal ones, the ones that you wish you would not have gone to. 

So the question is – what do you want? 

Let’s face the fact: Dating in the mid-30-s does still look like dating when you were 20. You might not look alike anymore, but dating still does. Just kidding. 😉 We still meet an unknown person and try to find out if this is a match for our future. And by doing this, we try to have the maximum fun. 

So technically speaking, there is no difference, practically speaking, there is. As we grew older, we matured as well, we had our experiences and we already know to distinguish the good ones from the bad ones. We know what we want, and we know what we do not want, we do not need to take a bite of this anchovies again, just to wonder – oh, it still does not taste well. 

And this is what makes dating more difficult then it was when we were young: not everyone does fit as they did before. That means that it might take us longer to find a match, but most certainly, it will be a better match than 15 years ago. So be a little bit more patient and keep going. 

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Lots of love, 

Tina