12. You feel like you could be a target
When you start dating online, you might fear becoming a target by putting yourself out there—and you may be right, but not completely.
“In your 50s, you long to have someone for both companionship and intimacy, and because of this, you also become an easy target for scammers and people who will only take advantage of you,” says Celia Schweyer, a dating expert at DatingRelationshipsAdvice.com.
“But there are also genuine people out there who are looking for the same thing as you are; you just have to sift through the bad ones to find your perfect match.”
