Concerns of Women Over 50 Senior women participated in focus groups at the University of Florida to discuss their knowledge of sexual health, their concerns about safe sex practices, difficulties in finding partners, using condoms and where to find credible information about their sexual health. Cynthia Morton, who conducted the study found that many older women feel uncomfortable talking to their doctors about these issues.The results also showed that the women understood the importance of using a condom, they may also worry that demanding condom use could end the relationship.

Robi Ludwig, relationship expert, author of “Your Best Age is Now,” and spokeswoman for Our Time, the dating site that conducted the survey, told Fox News. “This [myth] definitely is not the case according to 50 percent of them, which is a good thing because having sex-positive attitudes and having a satisfying sex life is one of the most important ways we can continue to feel young,” Ludwig said. “Many 50-and-over-singles are open to having a ‘friends with benefits’ relationship and even dating multiple people at a time.” Myth: People 50 and older have too much “baggage.” Truth: What some consider “baggage" — like children or divorce — others may consider a package deal or simply rich life experience.The Importance of Accessible Information For many women over 50, sex education wasn’t taught in schools during the years they attended. STDs, while around, weren’t discussed openly as they are today.I'd say it's a pretty safe bet you didn't expect to be divorced, single and dating at this time in your life. And because a divorce judge didn't hand you a dating rulebook as you left the courtroom, you might be feeling pretty frustrated and overwhelmed with the 50 plus dating scene.You may even feel like the effort isn't worth it anymore leading you to give up on your dreams of finding a man to love who loves you.The three mistakes I'm sharing with you today are some of the biggest one's women make in 50 plus dating.Here's a great tip...you see a man across the room who looks interesting, make eye contact and smile at him. As some of the replies below are showing, however, I think, it tends to over-generalize.