Is the Fear Factor at 55 a Real Phenomenon for Gay Men?

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Whether you're sgle aga or you've been around the block, gay datg isn't easy.

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THE GAY MAN'S GUI TO DATG AFTER 50

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Neher is datg at midlife — pecially if you're a gay man.

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Right, gay datg isn't easy. You're never too old to fd love, but that's not a msage gay men hear very often.

The gay muny's — OK, let's get real, mostly the gay male muny's — ageism. "Wh the gay muny, negative stereotyp rerce the belief that gay relatnships are based solely on physil attractn, and that once youth starts to fa, we are unlikely to have any real or lastg relatnships, " says Rik Isensee, thor of Are You Ready? The Gay Man's Gui to Thrivg at Midlife.

7 REASONS WHY MY BEG GAY AND OVER 50 IS TRAGIC, ACRDG TO EVERYONE ELSE

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For every 20-somethg enterg the gay datg scene full of wi-eyed wonr, there's a 50-somethg (or a 60-, 70- or olr-somethg) man back on the market after a relatnship ends. Do walkg to a gay bar make you feel more out of place than Lady Gaga shoppg for cloth at a mall? For example, if you like the outdoors, jo a gay hikg or walkg group, and meet men while you get h air and exercise.

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5 REASONS IT’S GOOD TO BE GAY AND SGLE

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The gay datg scene, fairly or not, has been acced of ivoly at s bt and ageism at s worst. So how do you go about meetg senr, gay sgl who share your valu and goals?

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