Open to Love

Open To Love: The Secrets Of Senior Dating​

Nationally recognized relationship therapists Dr. Gloria Horsley and Dr. Frank Powers have co-authored Open to Love: The Secrets of Senior Dating is available now. Order your copy now on Amazon!

Getting back in the game is hard, but finding love in your golden years doesn’t have to be complicated. In Open to Love, two therapists share their personal and professional stories of love and romance in the later years. Inspirational, and most of all, relatable, Gloria Horsley and Frank Powers show readers how to face their fears about dating, identify what they want in a partner, and learn how to find love in the golden years.

Open to Love covers the ins and outs of online dating as a senior and how to turn every experience―even a horrifically bad date―into a growth experience. From emotionally preparing to get back in the game, to what to do when you’ve found the one, Open to Love is the first and only stop on the road to senior dating.

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Open To Love: The Secrets Of Senior Dating covers a range of insights and advice tailored to older adults navigating the world of dating. Here are ten things you will learn:
 
  1. Navigating Online Dating: Tips on using dating apps and websites effectively, tailored to the older demographic.
  2. Embracing Vulnerability: How being open and vulnerable can lead to deeper connections later in life.
  3. Overcoming Fear of Rejection: Strategies for handling rejection and staying confident in the dating scene.
  4. Communicating Needs: Advice on expressing desires and expectations clearly and assertively.
  5. Building Trust: Techniques for building trust in new relationships after previous experiences.
  6. Healthy Boundaries: Understanding and setting boundaries in dating and relationships.
  7. Rediscovering Intimacy: How to reconnect with intimacy and physical affection in a mature relationship.
  8. Dealing with Baggage: Handling past relationships and emotional baggage effectively.
  9. Community and Support: The importance of social networks and support systems in the dating journey.
  10. Self-Discovery: Encouragement to explore new interests and activities that enhance personal growth and attractiveness.
 
These topics reflect common challenges and experiences faced by seniors re-entering or navigating the dating world, offering practical advice and emotional support tailored to their needs.

All proceeds from the sale of Open to Love benefit the Open to Hope Foundation.

Sneak peek of Open to Love Chapter 2

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A love story for the ages. 💝 Dr. Gloria Horsley & Dr. Frank Powers, aka the @goldendatingdoctors, met on SilverSingles two years ago in Frank’s hometown of Scottsdale, Arizona. After Gloria’s husband of 60 years passed and Frank’s marriages and long-term relationships, they decided they were ready for love again. They both tailored their profiles to showcase what they were looking for in a life companion and matched shortly after! With Frank being a psychologist like Gloria, as well as an artist, they had an instant connection. After meeting in person, it was love at first sight!

Their advice for other SilverSingles? “Don’t give up! Senior dating success is only one profile away. You too can find the love of your life!”

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Here's what people are saying

No secrets here. In Open to Love, Gloria and Frank reveal their story of finding love as seniors and provide a blueprint for others to find love for themselves. The pages are full of heart-warming and thought-provoking ups, downs, and all-around of how to be successful in finding love in the next chapter of your life, regardless of age. It’s a practical guide leaving no room for the readers to say no to the idea of trying.
Rachel Kodanaz
author of Living with Loss
Gloria Horsley and Frank Powers have written a unique book, Open to Love: The Secrets of Senior Dating. It’s filled with the information that seniors in the dating world need. These two are an example of finding love again late in life and are an inspiration to those who may mistakenly believe that all the best is behind them. There is so much more adventure, laughter, and love to experience for those who dare to risk it.
Linda Bloom
co author of An End to Arguing: 101 Valuable Lessons for All Relationships
Just having finished reading Gloria Horsley’s and Frank Powers' wonderful new book, Open to Love, three words come to mind: It's about time. The authors are both psychologists and seniors themselves who found one another late in life after many personal losses. They've written a user friendly, positive, upbeat, and very hopeful guide for seniors considering entering the crazy world of twenty-first-century dating. If you are an elder with love in your heart and hoping to find love again, Open to Hope is a must read.
Robert Zucker, MA, FT
author of The Journey Through Grief and Loss
Grounding their writing in decades of counseling clients facing relational transitions and drawing deeply on their own experience in launching a new life as a couple in their later years, authors Gloria Horsley and Frank Powers bring welcome encouragement and practical support to other seniors who are opening themselves to love following loss or disappointment. Their message is as hopeful as it is readable, with solid ‘how to’ advice illustrated with relatable anecdotes of their clients’ struggles and successes, as well as their own. From confronting the anxiety of re-partnering through navigating the world of online matchmaking to exploring the risks and richness of new intimacy, this book serves as a wise and often humorous guide and companion. I’m already recommending it to others like myself who are seeking love that will last a lifetime—regardless of when they are initiating that search. To life!
Robert A. Neimeyer, PhD
director of the Portland Institute for Loss and Transition
Open to Love is what everyone desires at any age. Those who experience it are the fortunate ones who enjoy it the most. May you be most fortunate!
C. Norman Shealy, MD, PhD
We are excited that you have taken the first step towards overcoming your loneliness in your search for love. Adventure, fun, and companionship are waiting for you now that you’re ready to take this journey, and we’re here to be your guides.
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