💌 Love That Comes Later

 

Valentine’s Day isn’t just for the young.

It’s for the brave.

For those who’ve lived through heartbreak, divorce, widowhood, or long seasons of solitude — and still choose to believe in connection.

Love in midlife is different.
It’s less about fireworks, more about warmth.
Less about perfection, more about presence.

It’s the kind of love that says:

• “I know who I am now.”
• “I’ve learned what matters.”
• “I want companionship, not performance.”

It’s the kind of love that holds space for past lives — children, losses, careers, scars — and still says, “I see you.”

If you’ve found love later in life, this day is for you.
If you’re still hoping, this day is for you too.

Because love doesn’t expire.
It evolves.

And sometimes, the most beautiful chapters begin after the halfway point.

post inspired by 57 Steps to Paradise by Patricia Lorenz.

Book description:

Looking for love in your 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's and yes, even your 80's or 90's? 57 STEPS TO PARADISE will help you navigate dating in midlife and beyond. Lorenz unzips her soul and exposes her foibles during 50 years of men weaving their way in and out of her life, providing a heap of wit and wisdom to help you make life-changing decisions about love and, perhaps, a life partner.

Keywords: 

midlife dating, senior dating, dating after 40, dating after 50, dating after 60, finding love later in life, love and relationships over 50, dating advice for seniors, mature relationships, second chance love, midlife romance, dating after divorce, love after loss, relationship wisdom, funny dating stories, women’s dating memoir, dating challenges in midlife, senior matchmaking, finding a life partner after 50, memoir, humor

 

BOOK AWARD

LITERARY TITAN GOLD AWARD

For more posts about Patricia and her book, click HERE

To purchase copies of this book at 25% discount,
use code FF25 at MSI Press webstore.

Want to buy this book and not have to pay for it?
Ask your local library to purchase and shelve it.

VISIT OUR WEBSITE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ALL OUR AUTHORS AND TITLES.

Sign up for the MSI Press LLC monthly newsletter

(recent releases, sales/discounts, awards, reviews, Amazon top 100 list, author advice, and more -- stay up to date)

Check out recent issues.

 

Follow MSI Press on Twitter, Face Book, Pinterest, Bluesky, and Instagram. 

Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC? 

Check out information on how to submit a proposal.

We help writers become award-winning published authors. One writer at a time. We are a family, not a factory. Do you have a future with us?

Turned away by other publishers because you are a first-time author and/or do not have a strong platform yet? If you have a strong manuscript, San Juan Books, our hybrid publishing division, may be able to help.

Planning on self-publishing and don't know where to start? Our author au pair services will mentor you through the process.

Interested in receiving a free copy of this or any MSI Press LLC book in exchange for reviewing a current or forthcoming MSI Press LLC book? Contact editor@msipress.com.

Want an author-signed copy of this book? Purchase the book at 25% discount (use coupon code FF25) and concurrently send a written request to orders@msipress.com.

Julia Aziz, signing her book, Lessons of Labor, at an event at Book People in Austin, Texas.

Want to communicate with one of our authors? You can! Find their contact information on our Authors' Pages.

Steven Greenebaum, author of award-winning books, An Afternoon's Discussion and One Family: Indivisible, talking to a reader at Barnes & Noble in Gilroy, California.

   

MSI Press is ranked among the top publishers in California.
Check out our rankings -- and more -- HERE.