Dating a man in his early 30s

A Male Perspective On Online Dating in Your 30s

Dating, Plato once said, is like enlisting in a gangbang of rejection, lizard-tongue make-outs, and 2 am doom-swiping. I spent the first half of my 30s in a long-term relationship. Having now been single for over a year, a friend recently asked me the seemingly innocuous question: So, what are you looking for? Obviously, looking for love at any age has its issues. But for those of us who are allegedly fully fledged adults, I want to know: Does dating get harder after 30? I love getting dressed up, sitting at a bar with a dirty martini, and getting to know someone new. I love the tension of, Will we kiss? Will I go back to his place to find the fridge stocked with more than just IPAs and mushroom chocolates? The dream!

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Find a partner, buy a house, get married, have one baby boy and one baby girl. But cut through the bullshit, back to reality: that version of life is extremely rare. People break up, get divorced, have kids, chase careers, and everything in between.

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I get it. You want kids. You can feel your eggs dwindling and your ovaries ache. Over time you see yet another new baby announcement on Facebook. You have a nagging feeling that each period could be your last and you want to settle down. The trouble is, single men in their 30s who have never been married or had children are hard to come by.

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Men in their Early 30s. We’re Screwed

A relationship coach shares advice on how to choose a partner, the best way to communicate, and more. If you thought you finally nailed the dating game in your 20s, don't get too comfortable, as things will naturally shift and change once you hit After all, dating is hard at any age, but entering a new decade introduces a whole new set of nuances.

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