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By: The Ageless Times Staff
Alisha leads this section. She argues that beauty standards are broken. "We spend our twenties trying to look older and our fifties trying to look younger," she writes. "Why not just look like us ?" BeautyAndTheSenior
"It wasn't love at first sight," Alisha laughs during an exclusive interview for this article. "It was curiosity at first sight. He showed up to our first date in a pressed linen shirt, but his boots were covered in mud. He had spent the morning repairing a fence for his neighbor, for free. That told me everything about his character."
Their editorial calendar reflects this honesty. One day they post a glowing review of a couples' retreat; the next day, Bernard publishes a confessional titled, "I Was Jealous of Her Late Husband, and Here's How We Fixed It." Statistically, loneliness is the new epidemic among adults over 55. The rate of divorce among "gray divorces" (couples splitting after age 50) has doubled since 1990. Meanwhile, the dating app industry largely ignores users over 55, offering them clunky interfaces and limited matches. "Why not just look like us
His most viral post, "How to Flirt Using a Hip Replacement as an Icebreaker," went viral on Facebook (yes, the seniors are still on Facebook). Bernard teaches that vulnerability is the new sexy. He encourages seniors to ditch the filtered photos and post the real ones—with walkers, oxygen tanks, and laugh lines intact.
The site is divided into three revolutionary pillars: He had spent the morning repairing a fence
Bernard adds, "She ordered a whiskey neat. A woman over sixty ordering whiskey neat in a dive bar? I knew I was in trouble."