Date Like You Mean It: Your Date Is Not Your Therapist and Other Radical Tips for Boomers Who Do Not Want to Die Alone

Most dating advice is confusing: Lower your standards, compromise, settle and you will find a mate. Raise your standards, never settle and you will manifest the person of your dreams. Play hard to get. Don t play games. And everything in between. No wonder single baby boomers are scratching their heads trying to figure out what the heck is going on.

Throw in issues many boomers (born 1946-1964) are coping with, such as grief, hormonal upside-down cake, financial instability, health woes and kids still at home not exactly the stuff romantic dreams are made of.

Taylor examines the issues facing single boomers today and offers up timely, sensible, no-nonsense dating advice, while nudging you to avoid putting your life on hold as you search for the one. Packed full of information, including:

• How grief and loneliness impact your dating life
• Determining if you are ready to take the dating plunge
• Real life boomer dating stories (with both successes and failures)
• The impact biological changes have on dating
• Concrete advice about how to increase your chances at dating success
• In-depth online dating information
• Ways to make the most of your online dating experience
• How to avoid being scammed with online dating
• Red flags and deal breakers
• What the sexual landscape looks like for boomers
• Determining if someone is the one

Whether you are frustrated with your dating experiences or contemplating dating for the first time, Date Like You Mean It offers up relevant, practical information. It is the definitive dating guide for single boomers.