If you have ever viewed some of the more popular websites, such as Myspace,
Facebook or YouTube, then you have experienced a new form of senior dating services.
However, they are not earmarked as a senior dating service.

In fact, the conceptualization of the websites was to bring more people together
to share information, writing and videos. It was a site intended for people
to upload pictures and write about a variety of topics. How then, did an essentially
public forum turn into a site used primarily for dating?

Dedicated senior dating services like eHarmony and DatingForSeniors use different
types of screening services and questionnaires before a person searches or places
personal ads. This, for some websites, is a precaution to ensure that married
individuals looking for an affair are not listed as single. Adult dating personals,
on websites such as Adult Friend Finder, do not worry about this step as they
feel it is up to each individual to make the decision on the status of the person
they are seeking.

Other dating websites use personality tests in order to narrow down the list
of available individuals looking for a date. The number of people using Myspace
can seem overwhelming if you are trying to search for a person with similar
interests, who is also single. You might want to consider this factor before
electing for the free service versus having to pay for a membership.

Dating services such as Yahoo personals and eHarmony.com allows a member to
search through other member`s personal ads. This is the whole thought behind
having a dating service that utilizes ads.

Dating services are a great way to find dates. That is the whole purpose behind
using the Internet. If you use any of the social networks, use them with caution
the same way you would a personal ad. There are no guarantees that the person
is who they say they are. But there are potential matches out there for you.
Be honest in what you are looking for and love will come to you in time.

They say that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, and when I call my son
into my office to help me with a computer problem, I believe it. I’ve always
considered myself a hip guy, I’m certainly nothing like my depression-era parents
who believed in two economic forces: hard-work and real estate. Pinching pennies
wasn’t even an option for them, it was just a fact, but investing in property
and working your fingers to the bone was their version of investing in the stock
market.

I guess that’s why it hit me so hard that I was as far away from Generation
Y as my parents were to me.

I invest in stocks, it has always made money given enough time, and even when
you do poorly you wind up doing well if you diversify. Compared to my parents
I’m advanced, they still think that real-estate is the only way to make money
and the stock-market is just another form of gambling (and in principle they
ARE right). However, I feel the same way about investing in websites, penny-stocks,
and Adsense revenue as my parents feel about the stock market…and the evidence
is slowly proving that I might be wrong.

I have heard no end of self-made millionaires due to investments in penny-stocks
and web based companies, and to my chagrin the statistics support it. Let’s
not forget ground breaking books like Friedman’s “The World Is Flat”,
and dozens of other who keep pointing out that the nature of the globe is changing,
and I find myself being left behind by this “Generation Y”.

A generation that not long ago I was criticizing for not being in-tune with
values and reality is quickly demonstrating that they are more in sync than
myself when it comes to how the global economy works.

So as this world turns just another revolution, I think what many of us Boomers
need to ask ourselves is, “Do I stick to the relics of my past for contentment,
or do I take the scary plunge and join the flow of humanity to survive?”

Looking for a new, good book to read about improving a marriage relationship?
Some of the most famous experts in the marriage enrichment profession have published
new works in 2007. While many of these books are a little long, this one is
quick and to the point. One of my favorite is the “tell it like it is”
book from Robert Mark and Jane Alter, “Good Husband, Great Marriage: Finding
the Good Husband in the Man You Married.” Robert Alter is a marriage
counselor and a man’s man who once refereed hockey.

During his 20 years of working with married couples, he discovered that men
are the ones who can mess up the marriage relationship, much more than women.
This is not surprising. Boys learn to be competitive in sports and often adopt
a domination mindset over girls while growing up. , grow into men who do struggle
treating women with respect. Boys and men are not raised to relate in complementary
ways, they have to learn about relationships from women.

This book is written for guys by a guy who had to learn the hard way. Robert
Alter credits his wife Jane with teaching him how to love, honor and respect
her as a person. I have to agree with his viewpoint, since I have learned a
lot about relationships from my own wife. I found this book very easy to read.
It contains lots of funny stories and witty humor.

Many of the chapters are only two or three pages long. He includes a “take
action” item at the end of each chapter. This is a must read for all men
(and their wives) to stop disrespect and direct their energy to building the
marriage of their dreams. I highly recommend reading this book. I was privileged
to hear Robert Mark Alter speak at our Catholic church in May 2007. A husband
can make his marriage relationship something to be proud of.

Costa Rica is a beautiful place. The tropical climate and breathtaking scenery
can really blow your mind to the point that you will never want to leave. It
has always been a fantastic tourist destination, but now baby boomers are looking
for that little bit more from a holiday. Why not get married there. Marriage
relationship ceremonies are common there with the whole thing much more relaxed
than they would ever be if you decided to get married at home!

If a marriage/relationship is your second or third commitment then you probably
don’t want to make too much of a fuss. Young brides want the big day and
all of the stress that comes with it, whereas baby boomers don’t want
that. A bit of a generalization I know, but it is true for the most part. The
relaxed atmosphere is just the tonic that many need to have a lovely wedding
and memorable honeymoon without driving yourself insane with stress!

Costa Rica is also very cheap in terms of general costs. The hotels do not
cost as much as the catering for a reception with forty close friends and family,
and neither does wedding planning because a lawyer or public official can perform
the ceremony. There are also packages available via travel agencies that incorporate
the whole lot for you. Packages include the services of a wedding planner too
so you know things will go smoothly ahead of time!

All you need to do is book your trip, send your documents ahead of time and
then show up. The rest is done for you. You can even do a little shopping or
take part in an activity the morning of your ceremony when you get there! What
could be easier than that? The only thing that you then have to decide on is
whether you really want your family there with you or not!

If you want to learn more why Baby Boomers are travelling to Costa Rica For
marriage check out Dola’s website on planning destination wedding where he offers
a free special Report on Unplanned Wedding Expenses that could lead to debt,
and also offers advice on how to plan an unforgettable romantic wedding abroad.
http://www.romanticweddingtips.com/2007/10/creative-destination-wedding-planning.html

With the senior baby boomers reaching their early sixties, an everlasting marriage
may be in sight. In 2003, two 29-year old bachelors, Mathew Boggs and Jason
Miller, began a project of interviewing 100 couples in California who had been
married 40 years or longer. In the summer of 2006, the began a 12,000 mile journey
across the United States to discover and interview more couples with long-lasting
marriage relationships.

The authors interviewed longtime married couples who are still together and
love each other for many years with marriages that are thriving. Good marriages
last because of shared good times and perseverance in difficult tests and trials.
These marriages serve as examples to baby boomers who are wed for years or even
on the verge of divorce. The project resulted in a documentary and a new book,
“Project Everlasting: Two Bachelors Discover the Secrets of America’s Greatest
Marriages.”

Here are some of the marriage tips from the married couples, as featured in
a Newsday article by Pat Burson. Gerry and Richard Jacobson are best friends:
Says Richard: "We have connections and talk about things that happened
yesterday and 45 years ago. I mean those connections are invaluable." Eddie
and Ruth Elcott of Los Angeles, were separated for the first two years of their
63-year marriage.

Commitment, they told the writers, is a key to an enduring marriage. Other
“marriage masters” told them some couples don’t last because they are too focused
on instant gratification and others need to learn that love is not as much an
emotion as a decision. “They say love is a four-letter word spelled g-i-v-e.”
“Act loving, even when you don’t feel in love. By being generous and putting
the other person first, the feeling of love will follow those behaviors.

Baby boomer marriage relationships can mimic these experienced couples and
have their own project everlasting during their senior years together.