Its never too late to date! Senior Speed Dating

Published: Oct. 3, 2016, 8 a.m.

Steven Loring, award-winning filmmaker and screenwriter, filmed \u201cThe Age Of Love\u201d, a documentary which follows 30 people in their 70\u2019s and 80\u2019s participating in a senior speed dating event.\xa0 New love can be found at any age.\xa0 Listening to Steven tell his story will definitely make you want to see his film!\nAfter discovering that a senior speed dating event was to take place, Steven had the challenge of getting all participants to agree to his filming.\xa0 The responses surprised Steven and will surprise you as well.\nMany seniors have resigned themselves to thinking that finding love is not possible.\xa0 There is a general feeling that after a certain age desire for both physical and emotional love fades away.\xa0 To make things worse, seniors tend to keep quiet about their feelings of loneliness.\nIn filming \u201cThe Age Of Love\u201d Steven made the following observations:\n\n* The desire for both physical and emotional love is still present regardless of age.\n* The desire for something as simple as touch can cause feelings of loneliness and isolation.\n* The need is much deeper than what society terms as \u201ccompanionship.\u201d\n* Age strips away looks, status, and financial compatibility.\xa0 This leaves only the desire to connect with someone who understands us and who will be there we need it.\n* You can feel the same emotional giddiness that we all have felt as teenagers!\n\nPeople in more than 14 countries have seen it.\xa0 It moves past age, sex, economic level, and social background of the viewers.\xa0 Age is the great equalizer and it will affect all of us.\nYou can find the films at venues that have scheduled screenings, but it may be available in the future via streaming or DVD.\n\n* Find a list of future screenings at:\xa0 http://theageoflovemovie.com/.\n* Watch the trailer at:\xa0 http://bit.ly/1zntID1 or https://vimeo.com/61764746.\n\nFor more information please go to:\n\n* Website:\xa0 http://theageoflovemovie.com/\n* Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheAgeofLoveMovie\n* Twitter: @AgeofLoveMovie\n\nAnd don\u2019t forget to get your free copy of \u201c8 Senior Dating Tips\u201d at http://rockyourretirement.com/love.