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Everyone says that dating is hard but, I might have to argue that it is especially hard for women in their mid thirties. Yes, the twenties are tough because nobody really knows who they are or what they want yet, and most of those relationships won’t work out. But, there are those few who thrive, or who just stunt their own growth by marrying the wrong man they settled with at 23. Well, at least they’re married? I don’t know. But enough about them. The forties have their own complications. While people tend to know who they are by then, it’s a different type of relationship—it’s not about the future (babies, a first home together etc.) but something else. At least everyone of that age is typically on the same page about that, though. The mid thirties, however, is this strange in-between time. You’re no longer quite a spring chicken with eyes for being a young bride and mom. You’re also not quite yet a middle-aged woman, ready to dip in the pool of men in their fifties and sixties. Here is why 35 is the hardest age for a woman to date.
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Most are married
Most of your peers are married, so they aren’t an option. That’s not to say that there aren’t plenty of married men looking to stray but that’s not really your thing.
