Midlife Dating After Tips: Weekend Trips

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