![]() ![]() A blind date at my age - am I insane? An eternal romantic? So weary of being single I'd try anything? Probably all of the above. But as I sat at the new table, I started to ponder. A black sleeveless polo under a 20-year-old Amanda Wakeley suede jacket (which my date admired and even stroked. In the end, I chose on-trend, fitted black flares, which flatter one of the last good bits about my body - my legs - with low-heeled Zara sequinned boots. And then there's the vital matter of red lipstick or pink? You want to look adorable but not a doormat, powerful not intimidating, sexy not slutty. Actually, it made things more exciting - and slightly terrifying. This time I didn't even know my date's name, which felt like going back to the Dark Ages of dating. Normally, I would Google the hell out of a potential suitor This is so far from the way I usually date. Normally, I would Google the hell out of a potential suitor, show his picture and biog to friends, even check online to make sure he is exactly who he says he is. ![]() Particularly when that date has been arranged by Femail - and you both get to give your verdict, warts and all, in these very pages. I've not done this much prep for a date in, well, decades.īut there's a lot to think about when you're going on your first ever blind date at 65. The tatty old Prada handbag would work, apparently, because 'it has a whiff of Oxfam about it'. No diamond rings in case he's an impoverished artist. What if he’s shorter than you?’ said the other. ‘Definitely not the high-heeled Jimmy Choo boots. ‘Not the red dress it screams desperate,’ said one. ![]() The night before, two friends had come over, armed with vodka, to help choose my outfit. Next, I ordered a glass of Chablis to quell my nerves. Arriving at the restaurant early, the first thing I did was beg the maitre d' to change tables to avoid the overhead lighting (so unflattering for the older woman). ![]()
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