You're in the right place if...

• A) You're over 40 & single 
• B) you're frustrated with all your dating attempts 
• C) You're looking for a "grown-up" solution to dating

LT: Alisa Purifico, Editor In Chief, MatchmakerReview.com

POLL

What's the most common way you've been "let down" by a date?

• A) Your date pretends to be busy forever so to never see you again
• B) Your date ghosts you (aka the silent treatment)
• C) Your date was honest with you 

PART I: PERCEIVED & CORE PROBLEM

Q: Why are you HERE?

Q: What's your experience like dating right now?

Q: Do your friends try and "set you up?" What's your experience been like?

it's like if your friends became ur personal trainer....and they weren't a personal trainer for a living. 

Q: What's the most common trait your dates "fib" about?

MEN:

• height?
• old photos?

WOMEN:

• age?
• too many filters?

PART II: MIND SHIFT

Q: Overall, would you say you are most content or frustrated with your dating life? Why?

do you want to be on more dates? do you want to go on fewer dates? What's the goal? spill

Q: How could dating online be ...better? What would you do to improve it? 

• naked holding a bank statement '
• cathphising vs kitten phishing 
• Snapchat filters

Q: What should the dating protocol be today on first dates? Who pays, when?

this question gets so messy - fair game to go halfsies on first dates - unless u really like them then it can become a baller move. 

PART III: SOLUTION + WEEKLY LESSON

Q:  How do I go about picking a proper dating site? 

• lesson on how to pick a proper dating site over 40---
• match---our time-----elite singles---
• tinder--bumble--hinge 

How can I tell if I’m talking to a romance scammer

Avoidance

If the person you’re talking to online is reluctant to talk on the phone or meet up in real life, it’s possible that they’re not who they’re pretending to be.

Asking you to move your chat off the dating site

A common tactic of dating scammers is to ask you to talk on email, text or Whatsapp, in case the dating site or app gets wise to their scam.

They seem to be in another country

One of the scenarios that romance scammers often use is that they’re stuck abroad on a business trip and don’t have access to their bank accounts. Scam victims frequently report being asked to send money internationally to pay for an alleged visa, only never to hear from them again.

Their profile is too good to be true

Does the person you’re talking to, look like a model? Or do they make it clear that they have a great job, are very wealthy or charitable? These are common tactics of dating scammers.

They ask you too many questions

Some romance scammers are trying to gain enough information about you to be able to steal your identity, it’s not all about getting you to send them money.

It gets serious, too soon

Is the person you’re talking to professing their love for you without meeting up in real life? They could be attempting to gain your trust so you’ll be more willing to send them money.

They’re experiencing a tragedy

It sounds cynical, but scammers will often tell you that they are recently bereaved or that they or someone they are close to is seriously ill to make you feel sorry for them. It’s a red flag that victims often describe in their accounts of being scammed.