Hi everyone, Laura Stasi here.

This week, we've dug into the archives to bring you an encore episode of Dating While Gray.

Maybe you missed it the first time around.

Or maybe you're at a different place in your life and it will hit differently.

I know I always find hidden gems with every repeat listen. Please enjoy and get in touch with any questions or comments

about this episode or anything else that's on your mind about seeking, finding, and keeping

love in the later years of life. You know I love hearing from you.

That's Laura at dating while gray.com. Thanksup's guide to love, sex, and relationships.

I'm Laura Stasi, and when it comes to romance, older does not necessarily mean wiser.

This is part two of Dating 101, and on this episode, we're covering the first date.

I've heard a lot of uncomfortable stories about first dates.

Is it a coincidence they've all been from women?

So I do call them my sweet clueless men.

They don't know any better.

Oh, I can't tell you how many times, you know, I've had to help them.

That's dating and relationship coach Amy Schoen.

You know, we were raised where, you know, there was more traditional kind of dating.

And, you know, we have these expectations.

And I think a man wants to feel like, you know, he wants to treat a woman nicely.

And we want to feel that way.

And but not everybody is, how can I say, assertive or people don't

have certain skills. So what I hear is, oh, he should really plan something. And men, I promise we're

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