10 things no one tells you about dating men in their 50

Dating when you’re over 50 puts you in a whole different category.
The baggage is not so much Louis Vuitton, more like a supermarket plastic bag with holes in it.
The more guys you meet, the more depressing it becomes as you see a pattern emerging.
None of us are getting any younger but please, there has to be more than this.

Here’s 10 things no one tells you about dating in your 50s.

1. Men in their 50s like to complain
   They like to moan about the price of coffee in Starbucks, the parking, the traffic, the weather they had to fight through to get to the date…
   In other words, they’ve had to make the effort to see you. You’d better be better be worth it, you lucky duck.
2. Men in their 50s see Clarkson as their style muse
   Expect old fleeces and basics jeans on a first date.
   To be fair, though, there’s a good chance your style muse is Joan Collins.
3. Men in their 50s may not understand what constitutes a date
   Saturday night at the Legion with his crown green bowling mates, sitting in the corner sipping half a warm lager, anyone?
4. Men in their 50s know what they like in the bedroom
   In other words, they are set in their ways. Take that as you will.
5. Men in their 50s can still be players

Or older,
But now they’re trying to cheat on their wife, not just their girlfriend.
6. Men in their 50s run the gauntlet with their hair transplants
While we all lose our looks as we get older, it’s still sad to know he’ll never look as good as Calum Best with his.
7. Men in their 50s often have suspiciously long gaps between relationships
He says he was a single father, although you suspect he may have just been watching About A Boy last night.
Maybe he had to come back from Thailand as he couldn’t get a permit to open a noodle bar with his ‘girlfriend’.
Or he’s just back from prison.

8. Men in their 50s don’t often like change
   What do you mean you want dinner at a different pub?
9. Men in their 50s prioritise their kids
   This is great. Right up until that moment his 30-year-old daughter rings in the middle of dinner and he has to rush off to change her tyre.
10. Men in their 50s may be more financially secure…
    …But this doesn’t mean they won’t pay for their half of dinner with a voucher they found online.