Relationships
fromPsychology Today
2 days agoA Liberating New Approach to Dating For Lonely Women
Midlife women are redefining dating by prioritizing self-worth and seeking resonance over traditional relationship norms.
I've always worked, even after having children, but like many women, I squeezed myself around my husband, Neil, who was the breadwinner, working in the insurance industry in London. Between having our two daughters, who are now 22 and 18, I became a stay-at-home mom. I looked after the children and the house, and managed to shoehorn my own part-time career as a counsellor and therapist around that.
As a yoga teacher and retreat leader, I've spent years guiding groups at a boutique retreat center in the seaside village of Troncones, Mexico. In this space, I watch the same scene unfold over and over again: a woman arrives, alone, unsure, quiet, sometimes a bit emotional on the first night, not certain what drew her here, only that she needed to come. But by week's end, there is a marked change, a radiance, her eyes clear, her breath at ease.