Dating Over 50: How To Navigate the 5 Stages of Dating to Create a Lasting and Loving Relationship!

Based on his best seller, Mars and Venus on a Date, today Dr. John Gray explains the 5 stages of dating to create a lasting and loving relationship. Whether you are recently separated, divorced, or single longer than you want to be, John provides a thorough understanding of the five stages: attraction, uncertainty, exclusivity, intimacy and engagement. He explains how men and women experience these stages differently, and how each stage is critical for creating a lasting and loving relationship versus sabotaging our chances of finding the right partner.

If you've been struggling with building and maintaining relationships, John offers some great nuggets that might just hit home.


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[GwenMotoGirl]

“...then I deserved the pain that I suffered.” Dr. Gray reached inside my soul when he added this. I’ll get the book today. Thank you! Great conversation and info.

[Miamibubi]

Dating at 70 is so much better than I could have ever imagined!! Mainly because I’m my true authentic self !! It’s such a pleasure.

[cm-klwx]

Ladies...as a guy, I fully agree with John about not rushing sex...delayed gratification...great sex is a result of a great buildup...that takes time...

[susiee]

The more I learn about dating at our age, the more I realize it’s maybe better to stay single.

[robertkartechner]

Haven't dated for years. I'm turning 70 and my ladyfriend who is 74. We have been dating for some 4 months now and things are just so nice. You're right. All the ego crap has long gone. She has a few pounds she doesn't need unlike me who is only about 50 pounds over weight (ha ha ha). We don't care. My head has to have a hat on in the sunlight so the reflection doesn't blind those around us. She is so sweet and kind. Very calm disposition. We share our outing costs and share a lot of things. Friends - it can happen. It can be good(even great). Hang in there and be considerate. I don't use a cellphone too much but she knows she can go through it any time she wants to. I think her daughter has done that once - she didn't find anything there. i have no reason to look elsewhere for anything and vice versa.) We just take life one day at a time and enjoy the time together.

[cm-klwx]

In my last relationship I really wanted to help my girlfriend improve her house by doing things she couldn't easily do...like clean gutters, fit roof insulation etc...in hindsight she didn't realise that this was important for me to do... (I felt so exhilarated in helping in this way) and I actually didn't realise that it was part of my 'maleness' to want to...thank you John...

[kimberannbowles]

Being a newly divorced woman at 53 this sounds exhausting !!!!

[nola]

Creating space by keeping yourself busy and then getting back together again is so powerful

[scottbachmann]

Paraphrased: One key to forgiving yourself is looking into the past and realizing that it couldn’t have been any different. Because we do the best we can based on the knowledge we have at the time and the circumstances we find ourselves in.
Wow. My 23 year marriage ended earlier this year due to "blended family" issues. For my part - and that's all I have any control over - I know I did the best I could. My conscience is clear...I did the very best I knew how based on the knowledge I had and the circumstances in which I found myself. I think I could've literally been exchanged for any other man and the result would've been the same. That's a life-changing realization. It brought tears to my eyes when I heard it this morning.

[anneliesewright]

It's not right to discourage men from talking about issues. Going into his cave for a short time is okay (because a timeout for both parties is healthy) but then it's important to talk about things in depth. Getting to the root of things at a heart level is what solves problems & creates true intimacy. ❤️

[juancarlossaavedra]

I went through this with my ex and I didn’t know how to deal with any of it, so I ended the relationship because I was convinced that we were toxic and not good for each other. I wish I would have heard this way before.

[jazzye]

I decided after my last common law relationship, 20 years ago. I decided I would never live with a man again. So I just dated men without expecting anything more from him. And every man I dated wanted more. They wanted to move in, or get married. I guess because I wasn't needy. I never faltered on my conviction. I have been with one man now for 15 years, we are together 24/7. He is always at my house, he owns his own home. But we are not common law. We keep our financial lives separate just like we were living alone. It works great. I call it perpetual dating. I see no need to get married and make it more complicated. It never gets better.

[HeavenlyLights]

“You’re Not his mother...”. ThankYou GOD

[diletante]

Push/pull or going away and coming back is often a sign of narcissism or other disorders. Don't let any partner do that crap more than twice.

[TheRealNCYank]

This makes it all sound like a game. It’s not like that - two people who communicate can maneuver through it.

[createone]

As an older woman, it means much more to me to have my man complement me on something I am doing, rather than just hearing I am sexy or beautiful. Women need to be appreciated for our accomplishments, JUST like men do! I agree with some of what John Gray says, but I feel he sometimes has quite stereotypical ideas about women.

[rozannamurayama]

I am in my 60's and have not dated very much since I divorced. Thank you for your great advice.

[colleengilroy]

I got a lot out of this. Thank you. I’ll have to watch it a few more times because this is a lot of information to absorb.

[annemarie]

I never tire of John Gray's wisdom it can be applied to all relationships and the practice of forgiving the past is the only way to present happiness💝💖thanks Silka

[carolegonsalves]

This is so right on . It’s going 9 years and I am finally ready,