Maturity and wisdom come with age--or it should, anyway. After successfully navigating the confusion that was your 20s, dealing with your 30s should be a breeze, right? Well, not necessarily. You may have a better idea of where you want your career to go, or you may have built up a substantial nest egg to take care of any financial surprises, but when it comes to how to go about maneuvering your way in the dating world, you’re still bound to make mistakes.

Scroll through our gallery and see what relationship experts have to say about dealing with relationship issues that come with being 30 (or older).


Read the first part five parts of FN’s Mature Girl’s Guide to Dating series:

• 3 Things Every Woman Should Do before Entering a Relationship
• Case No. 1: How to Deal When You're Single after a Long-Term Relationship
• Case No. 2: Single Mom Looking for Love: When to Tell Your Guy You’re Part of a Package Deal
• Case No. 3: No Boyfriend Since Birth: How to Enjoy Being Single
• Case No. 4: No Time to Date: What to Do When You're Too Busy to Mingle 

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Read these other articles for more relationship tips:

• The Couple’s Guide to Surviving Relationship Downtime: 5 Tips for a Stronger Relationship
• Of Men and Boylets: The Hits and Misses of Dating a Younger Guy
  

(First published in Marie Claire Philippines, Features section as “The 30+ Dating Files” in February 2009; adapted for use in Female Network)

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