Dating when youre 30

14 Expert Tips For Dating In Your 30s

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. There are so many stories of people being stuck at home, bored of seeing the same face, day in, day out. Maybe lockdown uncovered secrets that became harder to keep secrets… who knows? It definitely forced people to take a prolonged, hard look at their significant other and question: is this really who I want to get locked in with? Literally and figuratively? Re-entering the world of single folks as we enter into a post-pandemic phase of life is intimidating. Remember that?

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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.

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Dating seemed so much easier when we were younger. You liked someone, and if they liked you back, the two of you decided to date. There wasn't much pre-screening or compatibility testing. Here's what you need to know about dating in your 30s, according to licensed counselor Shanta Jackson, M. Some aspects of dating in your 30s make the process harder—such as a shrinking candidate pool.

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12 Expert-Approved Tips for Dating in Your 30s

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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