Is it too late to date?
Somebody asked me this question a few days back, which made me really think about the answer more. Some would automatically say no and others may hesitantly say yes. Of course, this is a question you ask when the person has gone way past the “ripe” dating period of his or her life. Matured in age, filial attachment, or reached his or her state of bloom a bit late into the game (or perhaps it’s even over). These people may very well be pondering on the question, “Is it too late to date?” secretly or outrightly.
I reckon it’ll all depend on the person, don’t you agree?
Most people will say that it’s never too late to do anything at all and that includes dating. Age, status or whatever state you’re in is irrelevant to a person’s capacity or motivation to date. You can always go out on dates if or when you want to.
Some people will say that technically, there will be a stage in our lives wherein dating is no longer something we ought to bother ourselves with. Dating is only for the young and frivolous, for individuals who still want to “settle down” and not for people who already have (or have had, as the case may be).
I’m leaving this open for discussion. Will you indulge me a minute or two of your time and answer the question? I’d love to know your thoughts if there is such a phase in our lives wherein it is too late to date or not.
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1 opinion for Is it too late to date?
Malinda
Feb 17, 2008 at 10:55 am
Well Sasha,
I don’t really think a “ripe age” exists. Dating may appear to be for the youth wanting to experience “puppy love” and the thrill of that first kiss chills running through your body.
Remember back to when you were in your teens or early twenty something’s when love and passion were new and enticing to the mind and soul. Well, as we age into maturity, as they say, we tend to loss that wild feeling of the unknown. We become more sheltered and refined, believing that everything has to be thought about because there could ultimately be an end.
A relationship with a potential partner should be carefully measured but not necessarily analyzed. I have reached my late thirty’s, which honestly does not faze me, and I am feeling more alive now than I ever did in my twenties. With that said, I can only imagine how self-confident and alive I will feel in my forties. Currently, I am not dating. My reasons would be, I am a single mother of two, a full time career and a full time student. I really don’t have the available time to offer anyone. A relationship takes work, and time.
But, I do enjoy dating. There is nothing quite like that first giddy feeling.
Age cannot take that away.
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