75 First Date Questions to Help YouMake a Real Connection
Meaningful first date questions get at values and compatibility, but they can tip into interrogation fast if you fire off more than one or two in a row. So save this article for your next date and get the most out of your conversations. Fun and Playful First Date...
What If You Don’t Need More Dates? You Need a Better Dating Approach
Is dating really about meeting more people, or meeting the “right” person? The answer is easy, isn’t it? If you've been single for a while, you've probably already clocked up plenty of first dates. You've built online dating profile/s, swapped messages that went...
8 Things Every Man Should Know About DatingAfter Divorce at 50
Your last first date might have been decades ago, which is reason enough for dating after a divorce in your 50’s will feel unfamiliar rather than just rusty. The rules seem to have moved while you weren’t looking and the nerves that come with that are absolutely...
The Hidden Reasons It Can Feel Like Dating Gets Harder When You Know Yourself Better
Have you ever wondered why dating can sometimes feel harder the more you understand yourself? You’d say that you know what you want. You may have a clearer idea of your values, your priorities and the kind of relationship you’re looking for. You may even have learned...
Dating With a Full Life: How to Make Room for a Relationship Without LosingYour Independence
Having a full and happy life is something to be proud of. You may have built a successful career, raised a family, travelled, developed close friendships, found hobbies you love and created a home and lifestyle that makes you happy. Perhaps you enjoy your weekends...
Dating Advice for Men over 50 Who Are Struggling to Find the Right Match
Career? Check. Life experience? Plenty of it. But your love life is a story of 'almosts' and 'not quites' and ‘didn’t work outs’. You've handled bigger challenges than this, so why does finding the love of your life still feel harder than it should? That feeling is...
Vital Partners – Things Men Over 50 Often Learn About Love Later in Life
For many men over 50, relationships begin to take on a very different meaning later in life. After years focused on careers, raising families, long marriages, separation, or rebuilding after loss, many men start to see companionship and emotional connection in a much...
Vital Partners – Things Women Over 50 Often Learn About Love Later in Life
For many women over 50, love starts to feel very different, often in the best possible way. By this stage of life, many women have already experienced a lot: long relationships, divorce, widowhood, raising children, caring for family, demanding careers, or years spent...
Vital Partners – Single Parents and Dating Again: The Fears, Hopes and Realities
For many single parents, dating again is not simply about meeting someone new, it’s about navigating fear, hope and uncertainty after life has taken a very different path than expected. While exact figures vary, Australian family researchers estimate that close to 50%...
Vital Partners – The Dating Scene in Canberra: What Works and What Doesn’t
A candid guide for single men who are ready to stop swiping and start connecting. By Vital Partners 1 in 3 Australians over 45 is currently single 67% Say they find dating more daunting than in their 30s 82% Prefer meeting someone through a trusted introduction...
Vital Partners – 7 Dating Conversations That Can Turn a Great Night Into a Long Drive Home
No, seriously. You were having such a lovely night. The food was good. The conversation was flowing. You were both present in the moment, which honestly felt like a win. And then one of you said something, nothing offensive, nothing dramatic, just a completely normal...
Vital Partners – Modern Dating Terms You Need to Know in 2026
Dating in 2026 is basically a full-time job with no pay and a recruitment process that makes absolutely no sense. Someone ghosts you after six great dates. Someone else texts you three times a week for four months, but never actually asks you out, what is going on? ...