"IÂ’m fed up with baby boomers being told the last half of their lives doesnÂ’t count," Stagner says. In her crusade to convince boomers to start a new life, she explodes many long-held myths about over-forty dating and sex: the necessity of self-esteem; everyone who claims to have a sense of humor actually has one; you should never tell a lie; itÂ’s desirable to make love all night; and many others. Readers receive practical and efficient instructions on how to overcome dating anxieties, shake off inertia, achieve vibrant health, and master dating and sex techniques designed to overcome problems associated with middle-age. "Baby Boomer Bachelorette" is not an instruction manual, but a personal, moving and humorous guide for the baby boomer journeying into the exciting realm of over-forty dating.
"Love, like youth, is wasted on the young," first time author, Stagner, quotes. Her short story, "First Impressions," about her over-forty dating experiences won the Katherine Anne Porter Literary Festival Humor Award. From that story, her fascination with "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette" series, and her experiences with Internet dating, sprang the idea for "Baby Boomer Bachelorette." She performed extensive research, conducted interviews with her peers, and drew from personal experience to create a book designed to bring new hope to single baby boomers all over the world.
