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Don't I Deserve to Have Fun, Too?

By Tom Blake Answering your questions about dating and romance at 50+ Updated: May 22, 2009

Does it ever get any easier? I've been married three times and am the proud parent of two beautiful girls, ages 23 and 25. It's almost as though they consider me a joke for wanting companionship. They're running around and having fun -- why shouldn't I? The only difference is that I don't have the vigor I once had. -- Cathy S., 51, Liberty, South Carolina

Cathy, chances are, it won't get easier. None of us have the energy we once had.

You have a right to meet someone and be happy

You have a right to meet someone and be happy , and I'm sure if you do, your two daughters will be happy for you. You are entitled to be having the time of your life. Your daughters are of the age that you shouldn't have to worry about them. Let them have their fun, and you pursue yours.

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Tom Blake has written more than 600 newspaper columns on middle age dating and relationships. His "Single Again" column is featured in the Orange County (Calif.) Register. Tom is the author of two books: "Finding Love After 50: How to Begin. Where to Go. What to Do" and "Middle Aged and Dating Again." He has made multiple appearances as a keynote speaker at national AARP conventions and as a dating after 50 expert on the NBC show, Today. Tom offers a free weekly "Finding Love After 50" e-letter at findingloveafter50.com.