Love & Other Rubbish • Modern Dating

Love & Other Rubbish • Modern Dating

Are you a later dater?

Imagine avoiding dating apps in your 20s, 30s, and 40s and then having to learn them in your 50s. I met one of those men.

Jul 10, 2026
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GEICO, 2018

Hey you,

I dated a 50-year-old who was terrible at dating and brilliant at intimacy.

He also happens to be my next door neighbour.

You may assume that dating a neighbor is a terrible idea. Don’t dump, or get dumped, on your own doorstep. But it pays off. You get the convenience of living with a partner without any of the burdens of bills or dirt…

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