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SUMMARY:Forty & Beyond - Hook-Ups\\, apps and sexual expectations
DESCRIPTION:In this session\\, we'll have an open conversation about hook
 -ups\\, dating apps and what we're looking for from our sexual encounters
 . * ****Topic: Hook-Ups\\, apps and sexual expectations****\\n* Date: Wed
 nesday 25th November\\, 2026\\n* Time: 6 - 8pm\\n****About this session**
 **\\nFormat: Discussion\\nDating apps have changed the way many of us mee
 t other men\\, explore\\nattraction and find sexual connections. But navi
 gating profiles\\,\\nexpectations and different ideas about sex can somet
 imes feel exciting\\,\\nconfusing or challenging. \\nIn this session\\, 
 we'll have an open conversation about hook-ups\\, dating\\napps and what 
 we're looking for from our sexual encounters. We'll\\nexplore how we comm
 unicate our expectations\\, handle rejection and\\nnavigate situations wh
 ere what we want might be different from what\\nsomeone else wants. \\n*
  What do we enjoy about using dating and hook-up apps\\, and what can we\
 \n  find challenging? \\n^\\n* How do we communicate what we're looking 
 for and manage\\n  expectations? \\n^\\n* How can we navigate rejection\
 \, disappointment or mismatched desires? \\nCome along for an open and s
 upportive conversation with other gay\\, bi\\nand trans men aged 40+. Whe
 ther you use apps regularly\\, occasionally or\\nnot at all\\, you're wel
 come to share your experiences and hear different\\nperspectives. Share a
 s much or as little as you like. \\n****About Forty &amp\\; Beyond Group
 ****\\nForty and Beyond is an online peer-support community group for gay
 \\, bi\\nand trans men aged 40 and over. We’re here to discuss and look
  beyond\\nthe issues that can keep us isolated and disconnected as we get
  older.\\nThis includes:\\n* Beyond loneliness and isolation\\n* Beyond e
 mpty connections\\n* Beyond shame and stigma\\n* Beyond highs and comedow
 ns\\n* Beyond the fear of intimacy\\n* Beyond not feeling good enough\\n*
  And much more.\\n* We meet the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month 6-8pm
  **(time may\\n  vary)**\\n* Please try to arrive 5 minutes early. ****Th
 e Zoom room closes at\\n  6.10pm.****\\n* Please read through a [group ag
 reement][1]\\n* Find out more about Forty &amp\\; Beyond\\nIf you want to
  find out more\\, or would like to have a chat before\\nattending the gro
 up then please contact our facilitator Dan Singh at\\ndan.singh@lgbthero.
 org.uk\\nThis group is funded **by the City Bridge Foundation**\\n[1]: ht
 tps://www.lgbthero.org.uk/online-group-agreement\\nhttps://transdimension
 .uk/events/514266\\nhttps://www.gayout.com/europe/united-kingdom/manchest
 er/events/forty-beyond-hook-ups-apps-and-sexual-expectations-2026-11-25
LOCATION:trans-dimension.placecal.org
URL:https://www.gayout.com/europe/united-kingdom/manchester/events/forty-beyond-hook-ups-apps-and-sexual-expectations-2026-11-25
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