Testimonies: Single after 40 39 Articles

by D-Source

To be over 40 and still single is a miracle for some and a blessing for others. For some, it is understandable and for some it is unfortunate. It is unfortunate for them and for their would be loved ones. Because this is a...read more

by Martie Pistol

Starting over at any age is never easy, but starting over after 40 is very trying. I just recently started my life as being single again and it is one of the hardest things in the world to do. You see, I am 44 years old,...read more

by Salli Hollenzer

What's a mid-lifer's biggest nightmare? Finding you're single at a time when, as gray hairs become more prevalent and body parts ache more profusely, you had expected to be sailing into the sunset with your lifetime partne...read more

by Sande Waybill

Although most of my life from twenty-two through forty was spent attached to special someones, I find myself again to be single at the age of forty-one. Being single after forty is not quite so hard if you have been otherw...read more

by Va Lynda Robinson

Life as a mature, independent, well-adjusted single woman in a country that worships youth is a statement in itself. Ladies, we have experienced life's trials and tribulations and have emerged healthier on the other side....read more

by Rhaevyn

In March of next year I hit the dreaded and mysterious 5 OH! Yes, half a century on this planet and I find myself alone. But really, what is "alone?" Do we really need to have a mate? Sure, it's nice to have that speci...read more

by Yossi Ginzberg

Born-again bachelorhood: A blissful state of mind that comes as a reward to those brave enough to bite the bullet and get out of a bad marriage. Or, a miserable lonely period when a man rues the many mistakes he's made, a...read more

by Ljiljana Misita

Well, I am not frothy yet, at least not ethnically since I will turn forty this December...but then who counts those few months when it comes so close to the big 4. End yes I am without a partner, but can I say that I a...read more

by Christa Mcfarland

In May of this year I found myself wondering if I would see fifty - two still single. Being alone for the last twenty - three years should probably have thrown that thought out the window. It seems more often I find myse...read more

by Rick Case

I'm actually single again for the second time around. The first time after a sixteen year marriage, found me single and searching in my mid thirties. What was I searching for? A new marriage of course. I was confident in m...read more

by Mia Hartwell

Single at 42 and thank God! It took me a long time to shed my last relationship, and I'm not eager to jump into THAT stagnant pond again. I've got two lovely children to whom I devote my entire being during the half of t...read more

by Nona Dietrich

Being single after 50 carries a distinct advantage in the dating world. For me, it means that I am no longer driven by my sex drive. That means that I can evaluate a relationship so much easier than when hormones tell me...read more

by VPS

Two months ago I celebrated my 50th birthday. Wow, I made it! What a life it has been. Reflecting back though I never thought I would still be single when I turned half a century old. I always thought by now I would ha...read more

by Lisa Di Clemente

One month before I turned 40, I left my second marriage. My 40th birthday was glorious, for whatever reason I no longer felt "obligated" to be in a relationship. I am actually happier as a single woman than I have ever b...read more

by Danette M. Scott

I was in my twenties when a fantastic young man asked me to marry him. I was full of dreams and selfishly I turned him away. There were other relationships afterward, but I still remember that first one and undeniably he h...read more

by Elaine Nnanna

I can still remember that night,as though it was yesterday. When I received the news that my husband was dead. I couldn't believe it. I was left behind with three children, my youngest was only 10 months. I can't remem...read more

by Elyse Williams

I have become convinced that being 47 and being single is subject to scrutiny. I've been divorced for 7 years and recently witnessed the remarriage of my ex-husband. I have been through a rather long, involved, emotionall...read more

by Denecia Bennett

I'm 42 years old and single. I divorced over 5 years ago. I have been having the time of my life. It has allowed me the opportunity to do the things I've never been able to. It has made me a single mother, therefore it isn...read more

by Jan Parton

I have a little different slant on this since I have never married. I have been in committed relationships, though. Of course it's more difficult to meet people in your 40's - your life is full of previous commitments whet...read more

by Susan Hibberd

Single after 40? How FABULOUS! You might be single at 40 for several reasons - and you should be grateful for all of them! You might be single through choice, in which case you're laughing, or you might be single aft...read more