In Part 2, we leave the “organic” dates behind and dive into Turner’s first years of online Dating. That means profiles, one-and-done coffee meetups, and learning about the stereotypical Three-Date Rule.
Turner and I talk through the patterns he began to see: the job-interview dates, the “Daddy interview,” the woman whose dogs were better than any man, and how all of that slowly pushed him to a clearer filter for who was really a fit.
From there, we step into his first year-long relationship in midlife — what drew him in, why it felt promising, and how he realized he didn’t want to go back to full-on Parenting again. If you’re a Boomer or Gen Xer who’s newly single, this episode gives you a realistic picture of what those first years online can look like, and how to start making better choices with clearer boundaries.
In this episode, listeners will learn:
About Turner Grant:
From the Book's Back Cover:
Two Years after the Unexpected death of his wife, Turner Grant was ready to consider Love once more. Yet everything changed, and he soon found himself adrift in the digital-dating world.
At age fifty-one, Turner Grant became a Widower and single parent to his twin boys. Deep in Grief, he often found daily routines difficult and his work arduous. But after two years,
Turner embarked on a journey to find his future, both in life and love.
What Turner discovered shocked him. After tentative steps into the shallow dating waters, he was quickly immersed in a deep ocean filled with unexpected riptides and crosscurrents within a digital-dating universe that didn’t exist when he last dated decades earlier.
In three years, he met fifty-four single, middle-aged women who took him to a totally different world—Venus. It was a journey—a journey that’s, well … complicated.
Website: https://tovenusandback.com/
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BKS8GQHQ/
About The Midlife Dating Podcast / 50 Dates at 50
Paul Nelson is the host of the Midlife Dating Podcast and creator of the 50 Dates at 50 website. Helping Gen X and Baby Boomer singles learn to date smart, enjoy the process, and move from right swipe to real-life meetups with frameworks like the 3-1-1 Rule and Right Swipe Discipline.
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