Hello my friend, yes you do need to be careful but strange things happen, you never know some gent maybe reading this now and feel the same way as you do, you just need to be very careful, as I said strange things do happen but I will in box you on that, be careful and good luck.

There are dating sites who vet the men like eharmoney, Our time, and silver singles. I heard from a woman here who had success using those, and she said you have to go through alot of profiles to find the one man who is perfect for you it takes work getting to know thembut you will be glad you did it because it will lead you to your dream date!

We lost touch during the migration but I remember her telling me that.

Hope that helps

My suggestion is to expand your circle of friends, without expectation of meeting Mr. Right.

You will either then have more friends to introduce you to Mr. Right, or you may meet him outright.

Just be open and friendly to everyone. Don't make judgements or judge a book by the cover. I met my husband of 18 years at a tattoo shop. He pierced my navel. There are nice, good people everywhere; you just have to put in the effort to find them, and then get to know them.

I think looking around on the dating sites is a good idea, but just take it with a grain of salt and use it to just chat with some men. Maybe don't set up a meeting right away, until you really get to know them well, beforehand. Even just chatting with someone from these sites can be some fun. I say - give it a try!

I had a friend who met her husband on eHarmony when she was 38 years old and had pretty much given up on ever meeting anyone. They were married one year later, and she had her first baby at age 39. So, I guess some people are meeting their mates on dating site.

Just please be careful but yes, have some fun with talking to some new people! Good luck.

Obviously Corona limits things and there are horror stories for both genders. I think a gentle rebuttal of anything amorous is appropriate and I wouldn't disqualify a guy for making a pass. Try to have fun, don't get into anything too deep, have a way to leave, be careful of thinking, and try a number of people and hopefully you'll find someone.

I feel for you. Hey, my daughter is only 27 and SHE'S having a hard time meeting someone now w/this pandemic. She's online now too and only met up with a few guys, but nothing panned out. They were careful about meeting though. Anyhow, I hope Santa brings you a boyfriend!!

A good idea is to research what the common scans are before online dating. Don’t ignore red flags. I never met anyone suitable online but I’ve heard other people have, so good luck. I know it seemed easier to meet people when you were younger, but as you get older and wiser it does narrow the field. I really hope you meet someone who deserves you.

Many of us are lonely in this age of the pandemic. And now here comes winter. I have not been walking outside or doing yard work as we are having a cold spell. Now I am not going to stores as much with our huge covid count, either. We don't go to church and we don't socialize with friends any longer. Its not easy. I have been reading books a lot. Like two books a week because it gets my mind off my troubles. I joined a few book clubs. Look on your local library and see what zoom classes or meetings there are. If you are home a lot, just try some of the various classes or groups or meetings on zoom from the Library. My library has something interesting every day. A counselor I know says that zoom meetings are 80% as helpful in our need for human interaction as real in-person interaction. So its worth a try as you try other things like dating sites. Some of the good ones cost a pretty penny.

Hey how are you? It’s hard to find a good relationship, I’m lonely myself, and with those whole situation, everyone is apart. Best regards, I hope things improve.

Hey, Mary. I hear you. I am also a "mature woman," as you said, and my only company these days is my cat, plus a couple of friends I talk to occasionally on the phone. Now you have more friends...all of use who have responded to you! Hang in there. You are not alone.