Finding sex and companionship over 50 is difficult, but not impossible—and your age could actually work to your advantage in the dating world.
Hitting the dating scene with a few grey pubes on your nuts doesn’t mean romance is off the table, but society sure acts like it does. Walk into a bar single and over 50, and suddenly you’re asking for a spewing load of ridicule and shame that no one deserves, regardless of age. At the end of the day, you’re just older with a boner, yet cock-block culture seems determined to put the kibosh on horny older dudes before the Grim Reaper permanently yanks away their Viagra prescription. It’s not only unfair and rude, but also inhumane. Yet, according to a new study, it’s very real.
A recent survey from DateMyAge.com found that ageism indeed affects singles looking for love in their older years. Nearly three-quarters of those polled say they’ve been treated as if their best boning days are behind them, while a third admit to lying about their age just to get a shot at intimacy. Men are twice as likely as women to fudge their number, and nearly half of older daters are posting outdated photos—sometimes more than a decade old. Even more telling, over half confessed they’ve stopped themselves from sparking up a conversation because of how old they think they look. In this day and age, it seems inclusion in the dating realm is just about as scarce as freedom of speech.
Some of the older singles we spoke with admitted they’ve run headfirst into ageism in their everyday lives, sometimes even when they’re not prowling for poon. “At 62, I started working out again,” Carlos tells HUSTLERMagazine.com. “You can’t even talk to the younger girls in [the gym] without them thinking you’re creepy. I guess I’m at an age where women just think I’m a creep.”
“When I finally told my friends I was interested in meeting someone, one of them said, ‘What for? At this age, isn’t it more trouble than it’s worth?’ That wasn’t what I needed to hear.”
