Dana Point Times, Capistrano Dispatch, San Clemente Times newspaper articles
- By Tom P. Blake
Posted Oct 12th, 2011
Each year, AARP’s Life@50+ National Event and Expo is held at a different city around the country. This year’s event was conveniently close—at the Los Angeles Convention Center—so my partner Greta and I attended it for two days.
Posted Sept
21, 2011
Jo said, "I’m a widow of five years. My husband passed away from colon cancer at the young age of 46. We were married 23 years with a wonderful life we had created together. Needless to say, I struggled being alone and in the dating world at the age of 50.
Posted Sept 08, 2011
David was widowed at age 65. In the eight years since, he has dated many women and had two serious relationships. He was married for
40-plus years, his only marriage. “Re-entering the dating market at age 65 has been a real education,” he said.
Posted Aug 25, 2011
Following the speech, a four-person panel discussed Internet dating, including Christine Baumgartner, who specializes in helping people
with Internet dating issues. Christine was brilliant and showed a first-class wit as well. Women were lined up to talk to her after the
session. Her website: www.ThePerfectCatch.com.
Posted Aug
11, 2011
A natural and expected result of Internet dating is the creation of long-distance relationships. The good news: Two people with similar interests have connected, assuming they are who they say they are. The bad news: They may live so far away it is difficult to spend time together and get to truly know each other.
Posted Jul 21, 2011
Karen said, “After reading many things on senior dating (including your articles
for quite some time now), I am still very fearful of that whole scene, not to
mention simply not involved in it (i.e. I never meet any eligible men).
Posted Jul 07, 2011
We often hear of the dating woes of senior women. But, senior dating can be tough on men as well. You’d think with three million people
in Orange County, a 71-year-old man would be able to find a compatible mate here. A friend I’ve known for 54 years has dated a variety
of women, hoping to find a permanent partner.
Posted Jun 22, 2011
A new dating website specifically for singles over 50 is now active. Before describing it, let me mention these cardinal rules of Internet dating:
• Never lend or send money to anyone you’ve never met.
• Trust your instincts. If someone seems too good to be true, that’s exactly the case.
• You cannot fall in love with a person you’ve never met.
Posted Jun 09, 2011
Savannah said, “I (55) met a great guy (64) online 11 months ago. We are engaged. We’ve kicked around a November wedding date (each has been married twice). We met in June and I moved into his house in
December.”
Posted May 26, 2011
Marilee described the charade: “I originally joined Match.com last summer and a couple months later this drop-dead-gorgeous
contractor started emailing. I mean GQ-model worthy. Almost too good to be true!
Posted May 12, 2011
When a spouse has Alzheimer’s disease, is
committed to an institution, no longer recognizes her or his spouse, and it’s
been going on for years, is it OK for that person’s spouse to seek comfort in...
Posted Apr 20, 2011
In the 17 years I’ve written about dating and relationships, I’ve learned that the most incendiary topic
a male journalist can tackle is anything having to do with a woman’s weight.
Posted April 07, 2011
The first assumption, that people age 50-plus who are in a happy relationship should automatically marry, is old-school and isn’t reality anymore.
Posted March 24, 2011
Occasionally, women will approach me at Costco, Ralphs, Albertsons, or in my Dana Point deli, and say, “I’ve given up hope of ever finding a partner. Where do single men my age congregate?”
Posted March 10, 2011
My first column was published July 4, 1994. Two women editors gave me my first break. I had just gone through a divorce and thought dating would be a snap. It turned out to be difficult, and I wrote about the frustrations of a single guy in his 50s trying to date again. I complained and whined that younger women wouldn’t go out with me and women my age expected me to pay for dates.
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