Dating again after all these years... Seniors Getting Back into the Swing of It

Emerging from a failed relationship often invites hesitancy, bred from lack of self-assurance, to govern behavior. Thats why so many mature people find falling in love all over again difficult, even fearful. But thats not a reason to give up, says Paul A. Falzone, CEO of The Right One and Together Dating, the worlds largest dating service. In fact, he says, its normal.

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Dating again after all these years. Seniors Getting Back into the Swing of It.

(PRWEB) JULY 31, 2003 -- As Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, trust your instincts. Being in tune with yourself, your inner rhythms and voices, is a key step for single middle-agers and seniors seeking to develop new relationships.

Emerging from a failed relationship often invites hesitancy, bred from lack of self-assurance, to govern behavior. Thats why so many mature people find falling in love all over again difficult, even fearful. So many questions can dominate and jumble the thought process. And many of those questions can seem to not have easy answers, or answers at all.

But thats not a reason to give up, says Paul A. Falzone, CEO of The Right One and Together Dating, the worlds largest dating service. In fact, he says, its normal.

A failed relationship can focus us on our personal failures," Falzone says. We can feel inadequate or prone to bad judgment. But often times the cure to our hesitancy to seek new companionship comes not from looking out at the big, scary world, but from looking within ourselves."

Falzone says we all have the capacity to have successful relationships. But that takes a little work. And it begins by learning more about ourselves and being true to what we learn.

People can develop successful relationships if they listen carefully to the voice inside them," says Falzone. Honestly appraise what went wrong before. That will help to understand what can go right."

Learning from mistakes will help people decide what they want by knowing what they dont want, Falzone says. Its important to stand by who you really are and be willing to accept the risk that a potential partner might not like it. In that case, that person isnt the right one. A person who accepts you for who and what you are has a chance at winning you. And if you accept that person for who and what he or she truly is, you have the same chance. Success in relationships is all about taking risks, he says. But acceptance makes the risks worthwhile.

Once youve adopted a positive attitude about yourself and your needs, and you know what you want in a potential partner, then you will enter into a comfort level that lets you nurture the relationship instead of fear its demise," Falzone says. You will focus on discovering each other and learning if there really is the prospect of hitting it off."

Discovery of one another is like a drawn out dance, he says. Settle into easy conversation, ask important questions that show you want to learn more of the other person. Talk freely about yourselves. Talk about family, work, hobbies and such, and you will discover mutual interests and enhance your level of understanding and appreciation. You will also learn that your new friend has interests and perspectives new to you that can peak your interest all the more.

If you feel a connection, believe it; its real," Falzone says. Before you know it, time will fly by as you discover a new, exciting dimension. If you trust yourself, you will know when youve met the right one."

Finding Love From Sea to Shining Sea
The merger of The Right One® with national franchises of Together® crated the worlds largest introduction service. The alliance is a marriage of convenience for clients -- offering a more consistent product, a greater number of potentially compatible mates and more flexibility in transferring memberships to another geographic region.

Today, with an ambitious plan to open 12-24 new offices a year, Together Dating® and The Right One® have more than 125,000 members -- many of whom have their memberships on hold while they take the time to explore a successful relationship. With more than 500 employees, Together® and The Right One® gross more than $45 million a year in revenue.

ROMANTIC LOCATIONS
The Right One has offices and affiliates located throughout the United States, including: California (San Diego), Colorado (Colorado Springs, Denver), Florida (Boca, Tampa), Georgia (Atlanta), Hawaii (Honolulu), Illinois (Chicago, Springfield, Peoria, Rockford, Downers Grove and Bloomington), Iowa (Des Moines, Cedar Rapids and Bettendorf), Nebraska (Omaha and Lincoln), New Hampshire (Bedford), New Jersey (Cherry Hill and Hackensack), Massachusetts (Hingham, Chestnut Hill, Shrewsbury and Woburn), Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Monroeville), Rhode Island (Warwick), Wisconsin (Madison, Appleton and Milwaukee), and Texas (Dallas and Austin).

North American locations and affiliates of Together are located in: California (Encino, Irvine and Los Angeles), Florida (Palm Beach), Indiana (Ft. Wayne, Indianapolis and South Bend), Kansas (Wichita and Kansas City), Louisiana (New Orleans), Maryland (Columbia and Frederick), Minnesota (Minneapolis), Nevada (Reno), New Hampshire (Hooksett, Nashua, Portsmouth and Salem), New Jersey (Bridgewater, Clark, Colts Neck and Lawrenceville), Ohio (Cincinnati), Pennsylvania (Mechanicsburg and Doylestown), South Carolina (Greenville), South Dakota (Sioux Falls), Texas (Dallas, San Antonio, Beaumont and Houston), and Virginia (Falls Church).

For more information about The Right One and Together Dating, please visit their websites at www.therightone.com and www.togetherdating.com, or call
(800) 348-DATE (3283).

(Editor note: For interviews with the colorful and articulate Paul A. Falzone, CEO of The Right One and Together and author of a recent book on the history of dating, please contact Steve Dubin, PR Works, at (781) 878-9533 or, by e-mail, at sdubin@prworkzone.com)