Excuses for Being Single that Keep You from Love Over 40 — Be Your Own Brand of Sexy

Linda tossed her phone onto the couch with a frustrated sigh. Another weekend, another string of disappointing dates behind her. At 54, she was starting to wonder if she’d ever find a meaningful relationship.

“There just aren’t any good men left in this city,” she grumbled to herself, reaching for the TV remote. It was a refrain she’d repeated countless times to her friends, family, and even to herself in the mirror.

As she flipped through channels, her mind wandered to her last date. The man had been nice enough, but there was no spark. “It’s not my fault,” Linda thought. “I’m just unlucky when it comes to men. Always have been.”

Her phone buzzed with a text from her friend Carol: “How’d the date go?”

Linda typed back: “Same old story. No connection. I swear, at my age, all the decent ones are taken.”

Carol’s reply came quickly: “Don’t give up! Have you tried that new singles group I told you about?”

Linda rolled her eyes. “I’m not attractive enough for those young hotshots,” she texted back. “Besides, men my age want twenty-somethings anyway.”

As she set her phone down, Linda caught her reflection in the dark TV screen. Deep down, a small voice…