Why Dating In Your 30s And 40s Can Be Pure Hell

Naomi sat in the back row of Melbourne’s Grattan Institute, about to watch her fiance give a lecture. She was joined by three unfamiliar women – all attractive, well groomed, in their mids. From their whispered chat, she quickly realised they weren’t there to hear about politics and economics but to meet her eligible man. Naomi explains: ”He’s 36 years old and is definitely someone who falls into the alpha-male category: excellent job in finance, PhD, high income, six feet two, sporty and very handsome.

And he’s an utter sweetheart. Naomi is an attractive year-old PhD student.

It was in his late 30s to speak of the average net worth for me. Passing years now and no children? After 40 who had just been married before? After As she.

When the show debuted in , I was just Now, when I watch it as a single woman in her 30s, it hits a little closer to home. I identify with the characters and their struggles so much more than I did before, because dating in your 30s is very different than dating in your 20s. The playing field is narrower and you probably carry a little more baggage. You also likely have fewer single friends, so there’s more pressure to couple up. If you recently became single or just turned 31 and are beginning to notice how dating has changed, you came to the right place.

Does age really matter?