I wanted to know how men feel about dating fellow boomers, so I gathered up a few of my middle-aged guy friends, bought them a few beers, and picked their brains about their dating life: the good, bad, and ugly. They were buzzed just enough to let it rip.

I gave the guys a little dating “tough love” in my last blog post, so it’s only fair to give the guys some equal time to speak on the state of the midlife-singles scene as they see it.

Their feedback was insightful, honest, and very real. It was also cringe-worthy because as a long-time, single girl once myself (up until very recently), I made a lot of dating mistakes, and at times, I felt they were describing me.