Between the ages of 45-59? (Give or take a few years) and dating or thinking about it? You're in the right place.
There's never been a better time to date later in life. Let us show you the advantages of dating later in life AND the places you might overlook or trip.
Lakshmi Rengarajan, host and guide of the The Later Dater podcast has spent almost 15 years trying to improve and shed an illuminating light on the culture of modern dating. She's designed one-of-a-kind events that challenged the idea of the dating profile, she worked at the world's largest dating conglomerate (Match), she studied the art of the set-up and co-hosted Season 7 of Vox Media's award-winning podcast Land of The Giants: Dating Games.
And now she's turned her attention to folks dating "later in life". Her work to change, improve and challenge modern dating culture and its tropes have been featured in the New York Times, Vanity Fair, Cosmopolitan, Oprah Daily and The Guardian and she's been a guest on the Pivot Podcast with Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway among others.
Later Daters are folks who came of age before the smartphone but also have the smarts to leverage and use technology. Modern dating culture has changed quite a bit since the introduction of dating apps but your dual existence might be just to thing that helps you navigate it today.
You're not late, you're right on time. More at www.TheLaterDaterToday.com
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Between the ages of 45-59? (Give or take a few years) and dating or thinking about it? You're in the right place.
There's never been a better time to date later in life. Let us show you the advantages of dating later in life AND the places you might overlook or trip.
Lakshmi Rengarajan, host and guide of the The Later Dater podcast has spent almost 15 years trying to improve and shed an illuminating light on the culture of modern dating. She's designed one-of-a-kind events that challenged the idea of the dating profile, she worked at the world's largest dating conglomerate (Match), she studied the art of the set-up and co-hosted Season 7 of Vox Media's award-winning podcast Land of The Giants: Dating Games.
And now she's turned her attention to folks dating "later in life". Her work to change, improve and challenge modern dating culture and its tropes have been featured in the New York Times, Vanity Fair, Cosmopolitan, Oprah Daily and The Guardian and she's been a guest on the Pivot Podcast with Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway among others.
Later Daters are folks who came of age before the smartphone but also have the smarts to leverage and use technology. Modern dating culture has changed quite a bit since the introduction of dating apps but your dual existence might be just to thing that helps you navigate it today.
You're not late, you're right on time. More at www.TheLaterDaterToday.com
Part 2 on Romantic Hope! Modern Romance is not about flowers and chivalry (though those are nice!) In modern, challenging times, we need to look for the romance all around us; in moments, objects, interacts and more. Turning on this frequency will have you dating differently and living a romantic life regardless of your relationships status.
Romantic Hope - NOT hopeless romantic - It might be one of the most important ideas developed by Lakshmi and The Later Dater today as we enter a new era in dating and relationships. People aren't just deleting the apps, they are beginning to torch the idea of romantic possibilities. So what is romantic hope and how and why is it actually a form of resilience? Tune into the first of several episodes that will explore this topic and this moment in dating.
How about another take on the "open" relationship? For many Later Daters, those early relationships or even just the ones that don't go the distance play a vital role in people opening up and feeling again. Here's another way to think about those ones that came and went and even the ones who stayed for a while.
Follow ups and updates from some of our most talked about episodes ranging from not dating since 1999, feeling dead inside while dating and moving from divorce to singlehood! It's a bite-size goodie!
Dead inside? Emotionally Unavailable? Let's take a closer look at what people. especially Later Dater Men might actually mean when they claim emotional unavailability.
What if being single wasn't about NOT having a relationship or even looking for one, but feeling like your truest, best self is expressed when you are single? With more and more people actively choosing to be single, this is a great question and topic for Later Daters to ponder. Listen in as Lakshmi discusses another group that is overlooked; people for whom their Later Dater years are THE best years for them to be in relationship.
To reunion or not to reunion? Reunions can feel like a different sort of decision as a later dater. For some reunions are exciting for others the thought can be excruciating. In this episode Lakshmi explores the value of going to reunions for Later Daters Today and why reunions in general are really important as we get older. This IS NOT about a new way to source relationship leads this is about leading yourself to places and people from another time.
Glad to be divorced but sad about being single? Yes, you can be glad about something behind you and sad about something in front of you. Listen in as Lakshmi reacts and reflects on Ranjani's story of being at a dinner party as a newly divorced woman in a sea of couples. This episode explores the journey from divorcee to single and how each represents a different part in the dating journey.
Is It Better to Stay Single or Date and Find a Relationship? - Celebrating Our 50th Episode!
In this episode, we dive into a thought-provoking question from Paul, a 49-year-old listener who wants to know: Is it better to stay single or seek out a relationship? It's a question that hits different during the Later Dater window when there is no longer societal pressure to pair up.
Is there an unfair bias against long distance relationships? Long Distance needs to be revisited and updated through the eyes of the Later Dater and what it means to date and find a connection today.
There's more to the "Let's Be Friends" transition in modern dating and it's often overlooked. The order of how relationships progress has changed and this switch in order explains a lot. This is a critical thing for Later Daters to consider.
What is dating was sport rather than a game? How would that change things and what kind of athlete are you? Lakshmi explores and develops and analogy that could change your "game".
Season 2 Premiere: Is there another way to talk about and navigate money as a topic? Could we even turn it into another way to connect? Well, yes we can. There are so many different ways to think about and explore whether you have compatible ideas around the idea of money.
A preview of forthcoming episodes, the tone of Season 2 and what we are researching now. Expect a season full of "How To" episodes now that the foundation has been set.
The difference between a Golden Dater and a Later Dater: Lakshmi explains why and how the two are different and also offers an overview of what Dating Climate Change is and how remembering how much dating culture has changed (and how quickly) will have you connecting and relating to people better.
Listen to this before a first (or early) date. Now with music and a more dramatic reading, please use and enjoy this meditation/prep talk to get you into a "State of Date". And listen to Episode 45 for more context and background.
Let's get you into a "State of Date". Most of how people prepare for dates is externally focused - smell good, show up on time, see if you "feel something". There is so much folklore around wanting to feel "the spark" or chemistry that we don't think about how, today especially, we have to prepare ourselves to really be present and ready for a first (or 2nd or 3rd) date. Listen in as Lakshmi sets up and then guides you through a prep/meditation designed to prime you for these one of a kind interactions.
We know about instant gratification vs. playing the long game. And in dating it's the fling vs. the long-term commitment. But what's in between those two and how might it help Later Daters to think about playing an entirely different game?
Why a Crush Audit? "Crush Audits" are a fun and unexpected way to take stock of what you're actually attracted to and why. How much is based on what you're actually drawn to and what's based on what society has prescribed to you? Listen as Lakshmi describes why crushes are so important, the different kinds of crushes you might have and how they are an important emotional map to how you date as a Later Dater.
Between the ages of 45-59? (Give or take a few years) and dating or thinking about it? You're in the right place.
There's never been a better time to date later in life. Let us show you the advantages of dating later in life AND the places you might overlook or trip.
Lakshmi Rengarajan, host and guide of the The Later Dater podcast has spent almost 15 years trying to improve and shed an illuminating light on the culture of modern dating. She's designed one-of-a-kind events that challenged the idea of the dating profile, she worked at the world's largest dating conglomerate (Match), she studied the art of the set-up and co-hosted Season 7 of Vox Media's award-winning podcast Land of The Giants: Dating Games.
And now she's turned her attention to folks dating "later in life". Her work to change, improve and challenge modern dating culture and its tropes have been featured in the New York Times, Vanity Fair, Cosmopolitan, Oprah Daily and The Guardian and she's been a guest on the Pivot Podcast with Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway among others.
Later Daters are folks who came of age before the smartphone but also have the smarts to leverage and use technology. Modern dating culture has changed quite a bit since the introduction of dating apps but your dual existence might be just to thing that helps you navigate it today.
You're not late, you're right on time. More at www.TheLaterDaterToday.com
