Are You Too Old for Dating Success? | Be Your Own Brand of Sexy

Recently, someone commented on my Facebook feed that dating wasn’t going to pay off for her. Why did she say this? According to the commenter, she wasn’t having any dating success because men simply don’t like middle-aged women. And she is a middle-aged woman. So, is there a dating age range for finding true love? Does your age have anything to do with dating success? Unfortunately, there are a lot of societal misconceptions surrounding age, divorce, remarriage, and finding true love.

To me, it seemed highly unlikely that this woman’s problems with dating were because men didn’t like older women. I decided to do a little sleuthing and find out what research has been done on this topic. The AARP, the American Association of Retired People, is an organization dedicated to empowering those age 50 and older. I found a study the AARP had done on people who divorced between 40 and 69 years of age and the dating success and remarriage rates they had.

What did the study have to say about dating success?

The AARP Study, called “ The divorce experience: A study of divorce at midlife and beyond,” found that 32% of divorcees remarried, and 9% were living with a partner. The study also found that dating after divorce increased the chances that a divorcee would marry. Apparently, most divorcees date…