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#onthisday While I’m on holiday I thought I’d replay some of our old videos from back in the day

8 Feb 2025 · 1 min

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In this vlog segment, the speaker reflects on the experience of online dating later in life. Acknowledging that digital matchmaking can feel like a draining "kiss a lot of frogs" process, she validates the frustration and energy required. She then advocates for a low‑stakes, playful approach: treat dating as a fun activity, keep expectations modest, and maintain a sliver of hope without over‑investing emotionally. The speaker emphasizes that even at an older age, people can still pursue new relationships, shape their identity, and find happiness through intentional yet light‑hearted engagement with online dating platforms.

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You know, like, you can find people at any age, at any age. Like, the internet is a wonderful, wonderful thing. You can find lots and lots of people. You think, but there's not gonna be— horrible, wonderful thing. Yeah, yeah, you think there's not gonna be anybody for me. And look, I get it, online dating is a drag. It's hard. It takes a lot of energy. You have to kiss a lot of frogs. I get all of that stuff. That's absolutely true, and I'm not dismissing any of that. Speaking as a frog. As a frog. But you— but then, you know, if you just keep at it and just— I suppose there is some degree of hope and then no hope. It's like, for me, it's like, as long as you pursue it with the, with the fact that this is just fun, you know, let's just see what happens, don't invest too much hope in any of it, then it can actually be quite fun. But I think, you know, we are at that age where all of this stuff is still possible. We can still become who we want and feel we are. We can, we can be happy in that choice.