A story worth telling.
TrueLuvTake2 is reimagining how love begins later in life, with intention, community, and a deeply human approach. Researchers, journalists, and podcasters: this is a conversation your audience hasn't heard before.
Where TrueLuvTake2 is being heard
Our first feature is live, with more on the way.
Monique Alemán of TrueLuvTake2
"I watched the apps fail vibrant, ready people over 50 by handing them tools built for someone half their age. So I built the pathway that did not exist."
Read the feature →The Podcast
Short episodes and excerpts are in production and arriving soon. This is where they'll live, ready to watch and share.
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The problem is real, and largely invisible
Everyone is talking about the problem. TrueLuvTake2 is building the solution.
The researchers and voices naming this reality
Researchers, therapists, and journalists have been sounding this alarm for years. We gather their work here because it validates what you already know: this moment deserves something better.
Research & Data
Journalism & Community
Books & Guidance
Podcasts Worth Your Time
Love after 50 is universal
This Media Center intentionally includes voices and research representing diverse communities, because meaningful connection later in life belongs to everyone.
Topics worth talking about
Everyone is talking about the problem. TrueLuvTake2 is building the solution.
Lovespan™: The Missing Piece in Longevity
Monique coined the term. Love and companionship don't just enrich our years, they lengthen them, from the Harvard Study of Adult Development onward. Love as a longevity strategy, not a luxury.
Chemistry Isn't the Problem. Readiness Is.
The connections that felt electric but quietly fell apart weren't lacking chemistry, they were lacking readiness. A framework changing how adults over 50 enter a new chapter.
When Adult Children Become Guardians of Love
Why family isn't an obstacle to a parent's search for companionship, it's one of the most underused resources in modern dating.
Why We're More Intentional About Hiring Than Love
You wouldn't hire someone off a photo and a two-minute chat, yet that's how most approach a life partner. A case for career-grade discernment in love.
40 Million Adults Over 50 Are Single
The data is staggering and largely invisible. What changes when we finally take this population seriously.
More topics available
Safety after 50, filtering by values instead of zip code, and more. Full topic sheet on request.
Podcast interviews, panels, newsletters, and speaking engagements. Remote or in-person.
Everything you need to tell it
A New Way to Date After 50
Built on a simple, science-backed idea its founder calls Lovespan™, that love and companionship help us live longer, healthier lives, TrueLuvTake2 is a people-first alternative to the dating apps for adults over 50. It is now open across Massachusetts.
Read the full release →Matching doesn't begin with data. It begins with self-knowing.
This stage of life is not a problem to solve. It's a chapter to celebrate.
Love later in life is not rare. It is simply under-supported.
More than two decades of leadership across entrepreneurship, healthcare, and executive search, where she led national teams responsible for high-stakes matchmaking, giving her a rare perspective on discernment and alignment.
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