If you met your current partner when you were over 40, how did you meet?

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Inspired by another thread.
I've been single for over a year after my divorce. Haven't met any men during that year as I work in a female only environment, and I don't go to pubs/bars.
How did you meet your dp if you are over 40?

On tinder three years ago when I was 41. He'd only been on there 24 hours...

Hi OP,

I'd like to know too. I've been single for 6yrs and I'm now early 40s.

One of my SILs met her husband online, I think it was match, the other at work. Both are mid-40s.

Sorry, I mean both WERE mid-40s when they met.

On a dating site (in my 50s).

At the start line of a marathon.

In a pub I'm afraid. He made eye contact across the room. Why don't you go to bars or pubs with your friends OP?

Online through POF. I'd been married 15 years, single for 2 and was aged 38. Like you I didn't fancy the club and pub route, amd worked in a tiny office in a very rural location. Worked for me (once I weeded out the time wasters and married ones!).

OLD

Guardian Soulmates. He was the first conversation I had although there were a few others before we went exclusive some time later. Much better than the hall of horrors that is match.com

On a plane to an Explore holiday. We’re walking cliches.

(I was 10 days off 40 so technically not in your required demographic )

Tinder

2+ years ago, he’s lovely. I don’t spend time in pubs and rarely met men through work so had no idea where else I might meet someone.

Match. When I was 46. Still together 3 years later. He’s lovely!

Old at 41. Two years together, engaged and living together .

On bumble. Had met a lot of frogs there first though. It's the main way I think in today's society but it's tough.

I was 39 so also not your demographic but close enough. Tinder and we are getting married next year

My mother in law used the Telegraph lonely hearts ads aged. She married last year aged 84 years (she’d been with him about 12 years).

At a church fete, he was playing in a band and he was a friend of a friend onFacebook, so I went along to catch his eye

Tesco wine aisle. But we were Facebook friends as we were in school together and had dated. That was twenty odd years ago though
Arranged to meet up for a coffee and a catch up and discovered we had some serious chemistry
I wasn’t looking for a relationship at all at the time.

I met my ex of 14 years at a pool and snooker presentation evening that I didn't want to go to!! I ended up sitting next to him.

I met the guy I'm seeing at the moment on Match.

Someone will come along when you're least expecting it!

At work. Now pregnant at 41 (and a half!)

Tinder last October. Engaged in December, married in July.

I was his third date, he was my c 500th !

He is INCREDIBLE! Just amazing.

Get on Tinder. Be prepared to kiss a lot of frogs.

Met my last bf at 45 through a dating app, and the current one at 47 via a dating website. I also tried a hiking club and a singles dance course (with an equal no. of men and women, and you all kept swapping partners so got to try them all out) - but none of the hikers or dancers interested me. You simply meet a lot more people on OLD. Was also considering a singles holiday but didn't get that far (that's how my dad met his 2nd wife).

Online - he was in Zurich and I was (am) in Portugal aged 44...almost 10 years ago

Wow...I guess OLD is pretty much the only way!
I do go to pubs, but usually mid week in old men's pubs so I can have a good natter with my girlfriends, we don't dress up and I'm the only single one so the vibe isn't about pulling or talking to strangers as we are there to see each other.
I haven't really got any single girlfriends to go out with, and the twin I live is either student/old people not as many people my age.