| Trust me when I tell you that one of the best dating | | | | person and making a new friend. Just chill out and |
| tips for men over 40 is not to date! Yes that' s right, | | | | relax because at this stage it' s nothing more than |
| don' t date. If you' re 40 plus the chances are that | | | | two people having a meal together. |
| you have come out of a divorce or long term | | | | Learn to pay attention to what she is saying and |
| relationship and are not in the right frame of mind to | | | | show you are interested by asking relevant |
| seriously date. There is a lot of hurt and anger | | | | questions. The key to any friendship is to be a good |
| festering away and your emotions are all over the | | | | listener and to provide a shoulder to cry on. Try and |
| place. | | | | think back to your past relationship and maybe one |
| Of course you' re feeling lonely and sorry for | | | | of the reasons it went wrong was that you didn' t |
| yourself, that' s understandable, but the best course | | | | listen. Take this time to learn the skill of listening and |
| of action is to start to socialise again and go out and | | | | to find out what makes women tick. |
| meet people. Go to places where there will be | | | | Finally, although you will have heard this a million |
| women but don' t stress about meeting anyone. The | | | | times, be yourself. Don' t try and emulate other men |
| idea at this stage is to feel comfortable around | | | | who seem to have success with women. Relax and |
| women and not to look on any one women as a | | | | act normally and you will find that this will help to |
| potential partner but more as a friend. | | | | relax her too. |
| By all means take a woman out to dinner but don' t | | | | These are just a few dating tips for men over 40 |
| look at your date as the answer to all of your | | | | who have recently come out of a relationship but |
| problems, such as things that went wrong in your | | | | remember not to set your sights too high at this |
| last relationship, things that you never did. Instead | | | | stage. After all dating is supposed to be fun. |
| focus on her as a means of getting to know another | | | | |