9. Now you have less patience
When you were younger, you might have felt less resistance to adopting someone else’s way of doing certain things—and that’s probably because your own weren’t so firmly set in stone.
“A major reason as to why dating is so much harder in your 50s is because you’re much more set in your ways and values,” says certified mental health consultant and relationship expert Claire Barber.
“This isn’t a bad thing; it just means that it can be harder to get into the flow of dating because you have less patience for people who you don’t vibe well with,” she adds.
