Relationships are risky. Of course anything that involves matters of the heart is risky. No one wants to risk getting hurt, rejected, ghosted, or feeling the awkwardness of meeting a new person. How good does it really feel to live your life alone, at home in the evenings and or weekends, believing human connection is scrolling through Facebook or Instagram or dating sites? The truth is, we all crave human connection, conversation and touch. This is a recent article that speaks to the loneliness, anxiety, and infrequent sex that results form a lack of social interaction. There is lots of data that supports the physical, mental and emotional benefits of frequent human connection, as opposed to isolation. This is one of the reasons why you need to make consistent efforts to date when you are over 40, interested in finding love but not making the effort to date. If you are hesitant to take the risks of dating, I strongly encourage you to work with a dating coach. It makes this whole process of finding love so much easier and stress free.