I would definitely sign up for the bicycling group near my place to create this opportunity but I would slightly correct you over what you said..it is not just the dating over 50 which feels exhausting..it is dating in general which can be exhausting. Nowadays, we have AI too. which makes it difficult to earn someone's trust. The number of fake pictures and profiles and voice changing apps makes life a living hell. The go-to thought that most have is that you are a scammer or a disingenuous person and you end up getting probed until proven otherwise. It is the trial of our time. It is what it is. That is a nice picture that you shared by the way.

you too

@Laura Hitt It can be sad seeing your kids giving up on relationships. I hope their fortunes turn around and they find lives filled with love. I feel that cutthroat capitalism, materialism, and the culture of instant gratification have shortened people’s patience and made them more short-sighted. Relationships require patience, understanding, and effort, but today it often feels easier to replace than to repair. Our changing relationship with objects may also be influencing how we view people and I wonder whether that mindset has begun to influence how we approach relationships with people. When we become accustomed to replacing things rather than repairing them, it may subtly affect the way we think about commitment and permanence. Feminism has changed the dating scene too. In the past, women faced strong social pressure to marry and have children; today, those expectations have loosened, giving people more freedom to choose. That freedom is good, but it also means relationships increasingly depend on genuine commitment rather than social obligation.

That platform feels more like a scam and less like a dating site.