LIFE LESSONS

The Dating Myth:

The closing window

The “closing window” is a myth, an illusion perpetuated by the cousin of FOMO (Fear of Missing Out). (image created on CANVA)

Dating at any age arrives with potential challenges. How could it not when there are those inconsistent and complex creatures (AKA humans) involved?

But I need to address the dating elephant in society’s room:

The unspoken fear many feel and perpetuate that (particularly for a woman) time is running out, the window is closing, the door to a potential romantic partner is almost irrevocably about to be sealed shut.

The Aesthetic Door

*Ann recently went on a date with a 5’9” man. At the end of the evening, the man said, “I like you. You’re cute. I’d like to see you again. But you’ll need to ditch the heels. We can’t have you looking taller than me.”

Ann is 5’ 8” sans heels. Apparently, Ann’s height directly affects her date’s ability to…er date her (or at the very least, stand beside her in public).

“Were you attracted to him?” I asked.

“He owns his own real estate company and drives a Lamborghini.”

“But are you attracted to him?”

She sighed and made a face like one would when offered leftovers from two nights ago.