Dating can be difficult at any stage of life and unfortunately it rarely gets easier with time. For women especially, it doesn’t help that we’ve been raised in a society full of sexist single-lady stereotypes.
Author, feminist and host of the Dear Clementine podcast, Clementine Ford, says that while it’s true women face specific dating challenges as they reach their 40s, there are also advantages that often get overlooked.
“There’s a smaller pool of people, and people interpret that as their options becoming limited,” she says. “My suggestion is