So I don't get on here much to post. I'm constantly at work and busy.

However I was browsing a few profiles and noticed how young these people are ( 20ish )

I just remember thinking "I remember being that young....I remember being carefree and not worring about turning 30"...

When I was 19, 20, 21 I was engaged to my highschool sweetheart and I was not in the "dating world" I had no clue what it might have been like to date in my 20's.

Now I'm 31...quickly coming up on 32. I'm wondering if its easier to date while in your 20's or is it easier now in my 30's?

Does the dating scene get easier as you get older or harder?

what do you guys think?

I think the dating scene is easier now...I have no problems finding a date...its keeping them that seems to be the problem...they don't make duct tape like they use to

What's "dating"?

LOL.....really? this is why you keep the handcuffs handy.

neer know when you might need em. ;p

I didn't date when I was young. So I have no idea.

Oh handcuffs...great idea...now I'll definitely get a second date

I feel the dating scene has changed. I did better finding half decent men when I was a teen than what i find now. I can't even find someone decent let alone half decent. Everyone I meet just wants a fling, or a rebound, or they are scumbags with no job just looking for a good time ... or in very few cases ... obsessive and crazy. That's just my two cents.

Where?? Are you sure you are on mingle2? All I get is 50 and above.

eh, it's no different being younger or older. I've found as I've gotten older I'm much pickier, I don't have time for the shiit and it has payed off very well..

Dating scene? What's that? Some type of new romance flick, drama even?

I just sit here and eat Cheetos.

Well, I have been single for about what.....five months now. I decided to actually start dating about a month ago. I have had five dates....so my averages are decent I guess.

I think it has to do with a lot of life experience. I think as you get older you've experienced more heartache, lifes disappointments, etc than say in your early 20's. Once we've experienced all of that it sort of makes us skeptic & unwilling to commit. A person in their early 20's hasn't experienced all of that yet & has their whole lives ahead of them!! Oh, to be 20 again!!!! Not saying they don't get hurt in relationships but I think they have the ability to bounce back more so than some.

...i think its easier to love when we are young because we really don't understand the magnitude of what we are getting involved in..so it's more like a fantasy and then for those of us who have witnessed reality and the ignorance of those we use to call a mate,we become more selective ..i liken it to a candy machine..where

lets say there are many candies that we have never sampled before..you put in your 2 cents and make your selection .with a whir and a little smoke and a screwy thing going round your candy makes it to the bottom ..you push in the little plastic door and retrieve your package of month old candy..after the first bite you decide you

don't like it..so you throw it away..you rummage around in your pocket for 2 more cents and you make another deposit ..you make your selection ..and nothing happens..youve just been screwed..you rummage in your pocket a little deeper ..find you are broke ..and go home alone...yep life is like a candy machine... EM PLEH...

truthfully i dont think it gets easier or any worse....but we are on a dating site so maybe it has gotten a little more difficult...hang in there sweety your pretty you'll find someone soon

Man, it's been awhile since you've visited the candy machine hasn't it? Better dig deeper...been years since it was 2 cents!!

Dating, I think it is harder when you get older thus yes I am pickier I just prefer to eat chocolate donuts and post on the forums

LMAO.....*sigh*......yeah that actually sounds like a plan today!


I think the candy machine analogy is great!! however candy has not been 2 cents in forever!!

I think the concept of peope in their 20's being able to commit easier is true. They have not been through the pain and dissapointment. I remember being with my "fiance" in my late teens and early 20s....I just remember thinking I could not be happier...een if he upset me...i didn't think about getting rid of him....uggg...

I can't believe how much my mind set has changed since my early 20s...sometimes I wish I was that way again....looking back on it...it seemed easier to have a relationship.

Now I feel comfortable being single...however I miss having company....perhaps the FWB thingy is they way to go???....idunno....

Awwwwwwwwwwwww poor baby so what is wrong with 50 and above hehehehe


But honestly it does not get any easier the older you get. When you get to my age you would think that they were through playing the games and ready to get serious and know what they want.... Shhshs I have found out that some my age are worse then the guys were when I was in my 30's

grrreeeeeeat!

this is just what I wanna hear!! lol!

I find it harder now. When I was younger I didn't fear rejection, embarassment, hell I didn't fear anything. Now, I overthink everything, weigh the pros/cons, I can think myself out of anything.

Good luck though. I do believe where there is a will there's a way.