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Research over the last 20 years has provided an increased understanding of intimate relationships in later life; however, dating in later life remains largely unexplored. The purpose of this study was to examine the meanings of dating for women in later life. In this study, dating was examined through semistructured, in-depth interviews with 14 women ages 64 to 77 who had all dated in later life. Themes that emerged from an interpretative phenomenological analysis included multiple meanings of dating in later life, how dating in later life compared to earlier points in life, and dating in the future. It is nearing two decades since Bulcroft and Bulcroft pointed out the dearth of information available on dating in later life. Although some research has been conducted in this area since the early s e. What is lacking in the area of later-life relationship research is an understanding of the meaning of dating . The purpose of this qualitative study is to enhance our understanding of how older women view and experience dating , including the meanings of dating , how dating compares to earlier points in their lives, and their desire to date in the future. As recently as , Dickson and others pointed out the lack of information on older adults and dating , and in Family Ties and Aging Connidis, , the author laments how little is known about the dating experiences of adults in later life. The available research on dating tends to focus on the experiences of adolescents and young adults Dickson et al.
