Midlife Dating After Tips: Weekend Trips

April 25, 2009 / April Braswell / 27 Comments

To build upon my recommendation yesterday for single Baby Boomers, the singles over 50 typically, often want to expand their dating market reach to within their geographic region and not just stick to within 10-15 miles of where they live.  Of course, for single Boomers, if you live in a small town, it really can be quite a challenge to meet new people and new singles.

I was asked the hopeful question about really HOW to go about doing this.  Just to give a few examples so singles can actually go implement this dating success tip is to plan short weekend trips.  Here it is already Saturday.  Plan for this for next weekend.  Do you have any friends in that area.  Look to connect with them, have brunch with them, do some social activities with them, partner up with other single boomers who are your friends or good acquaintances and attend events together.

The events to attend where you actually meet and converse with people versus the really fun but super big attendance which precludes conversational development.

  • Cocktail Parties
  • Tailgate Parties
  • Flag Football
  • Picnics
  • Alumni Association Events
  • Business Networking Event
  • Small Business Seminars
  • Technology Workshops
  • Regional Street Fairs and Festivals

One more thing, when you do business travel, for goodness sake, hang out in the Lobby. Here at the Hilton Garden Inn in Boise, ID, where I can see the snow capped mountains from the lobby (talk about GORGEOUS views!), the internet is free.  Hang in the lobby to do your work.  Sip their coffee. Hang in the front section of the lobby and you WILL meet other people. The fresh baked cookies come out about 4:30 or 5:00 pm.  Ah, the chocolate chip cookies DO go quickly.  The hospitality staff are super gracious.  Yup, they have rightly earned a 10 rating.

When you strike up those conversations, offer your business card and request theirs.  Stay in touch, offer to help their business connect with others where it is useful.  And offer to go grab coffee or drinks with them.  You are both practicing your social graciousness skill set and expanding your circle of acquaintances.  Really, you really do never know where your life partner love relationship will come from.  Be Open to new people entering your life and in the process, you have more fun and ENJOY life.

Happy Dating and Relationships,

April Braswell

Midlife Dating Expert and Online Dating Coach for Marriage Minded Single Men and Women

 

Posted in

April Braswell

April Braswell is internationally recognized as America's Midlife Dating and Relationship Mentor and the award winning expert columnist at DatingAdvice.com. Bringing over 40 years of Sales and Marketing expertise, April is a the trusted Small Business Consultant and Coach to Leading Executives and Emerging Leaders. Author of best seller, Get Swipe Right. April coaches marriage-minded men and women to find and attract love, your best life partner. Life Love Love relationship. Love after 40 and 50. Photos appear by licenses with iStock. All rights reserved.

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Good advice as usual…I really like the way your advice comes across as being aware of the possibilities and yet relaxed and laid back in the process and application. My guess is that approach makes for an enjoyable encounter on both sides.

    Thanks
    JC

  2. Always good advice. Pushing people to get out and meet people and stretch will pay high dividends.
    Christian Haller

  3. My partner is such a social butterfly that I am in AWE of her skills. She puts on Singles Dances and carries her advertisng with her…now I do the same. So If i see an attractive guy, I say, are you single, and no matter what he answers I say, oH, I was just going to invite you to this single dance that my friend puts on.
    SunnyMarie

  4. April,
    Sounds like fun.
    I like the way you always provide the sights and sounds and bring me into the picture.

    Lynn Lane

  7. April you definitly have great ideas. You are the go to girl for advise for sure.

    Don Shepherd

  8. Good advice – unique suggestions for helping boomer singles find the relationship they are looking for.

    Pam

  9. Hi April,

    Superb advice for those that are of any age group to get out and connect with other people!

    And sounds like a fabulous hotel there! Your a lucky woman!

    Duane

  11. Fresh cookies every afternoon, free internet and mountain views!

    I know where my new office is going to be!

    JJ Jalopy.

  12. April,

    Great idea!

    Striking up small group activities is s a nice way to mix with people to get acquainted with one another to develop relationship, understanding personalities a bit more to see whether suitable for long term associations.

    John Ho

  13. Your suggestion has the added benefit that these are places one might meet a better quality of person… if you want to attract a prince don’t hang out at tattoo parlors and pawn shops…

    Seize the Day,

    Rob

  15. Great advice. I’m 40 but most of those tips are relevent to me as well. Boise sounds wonderful. Glad you are enjoying yourself.

    Anthony

  17. Ingenious advice from the coolest dating expert in the tranches. I love chocolate chips cookies… 🙂

    All the best,
    Yann

  18. People looking to expand their social networks need to expand their horizons.

    Steve Chambers,

  19. Sound like you’re having a good time, April. Of course, who wouldn’t when yummy chocolate cookies are involved.

    Pat

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Subscribe For Updates

Connecting with April Braswell Articles, events & more!!

Browse

Article Categories

Dating Shop