Why is Michelle Obama’s ‘Later Daters’ the most popular series on Netflix?

I hadn’t heard of The Later Daters on Netflix until I saw a post on Instagram stating that Michelle Obama was an executive producer. Naturally, if our everlasting first lady was involved, I had to examine it out and see what this show was all about. Much to my delight, “The Later Daters” turned out to be one in all the funniest, funniest, and most profound reality shows I even have seen in an extended time.

“The Later Daters” follows older singles in the “silver” years of their lives as they give the impression of being for an additional probability at love. Some of the daters are widows and widowers who lost their past loves. Others are divorcees (and in some cases, multiple divorcees) who try love again. It’s a various forged that features silver foxes of each shade and race, although the Black singles featured on the show give latest intending to the phrase “Black don’t crack.”

What I discovered the most entertaining storyline was the case of a later date named Anise. Not only does she have an exceptionally fit body and a lovely face, but Anise has endured incredible heartbreak, losing her first husband shortly after giving birth to her two children a long time ago. Anise became, in line with many, the prototype of the successful black woman. Educated and independent, she received her PhD, currently lives in a lovely house, her children are doing well, and in actual fact, the only thing she needs is the missing piece of affection in her life.

Unfortunately, regardless that she is 62 years old, so beautiful and smart, Anise has problems finding love. One of her dates on the show is an ideal example of what young women often undergo lately – and unfortunately, many older women apparently undergo it too. You know the drill: people objectify them, see their achievements and are intimidated into saying the stupidest things. In this case, adults. In one scene that went viral on social media, the silver fox, who is also an adult, divorced and has children, asks Anise if all three of her children have the same “little daddy.” He also tells her, without irony, that he likes his women who’ve a “little ghetto” in them. Yes, it really happened.

Now Anise, very uncomfortably, tries to navigate this awkward conversation gracefully, but rattling, at the age of 62, should she?! In that sense, “The Later Daters” is so relatable because even with the generation gap, if you happen to watch the show as a millennial like me, you see that there are particular features of dating which might be just universal. But what I actually like about this show is the way it shows that all of us have a universal desire for love, even later in life. Sometimes in society we speak about seniors – or anyone over the age of 55 – as if their best days were behind them. As in the event that they had no motivation to proceed to look good and feel good, be sexy or want sex and love. This series did an important job of further humanizing and complicating what it means to be an older American in the so-called “golden” stage of life.

Other great features of the show include watching the later daters with their children, arm in arm, being interviewed about every little thing from their first kiss to what they’ve learned about sex to what they give the impression of being for in a partner. Even with adult children, there is loads of sensitive giggling and facial covering once they hear about their parents’ love lives and future love lives. However, there is also a bond that happens when children provide perspective on their parents and what they think they need to learn about what they should offer and what they deserve of their next relationship.

“The Later Daters” is a must-watch show, especially in terms of intergenerational bonding. I used to be texting and kiki-kiing with my mom all week long, laughing at a few of the crazy scenes and funny conversations and who we thought would find yourself with who on the show. But it also made me smile to think that even at 38, when I’m beginning to feel many days older than my age, raising a small child, running around, maintaining a house and a relationship, there is still a lot to see in life and love.

Seeing a few of the love stories these Later Daters have been blessed with – and even the unlucky losses – reminds you that life is value living. Michelle Obama, the show’s executive producer, did an important job on this series and did society a service by not only allowing her and Barack’s love story to be the end of the story, but additionally speaking loudly and truthfully about the complexities of mature love. “The Later Daters” is very easy to look at and only has eight short episodes that you may watch over the course of an evening or every week if you happen to want. It’s an important reminder that we recover with age – and sometimes love does, too.