Older Singles Hitting the Net
Wherever the magical number lies for becoming senior (AARP says 50, the casinos here in town say it’s 55, and social security’s line—currently 64—keeps rising), singles over a Certain Age are flocking online to look for Sweethearts. In an article in the Seattle Times by Marsha King, PerfectMatch’s president Duane Dahl says: “Two years ago, the percentage of age 50-plus online daters was very, very small. Now on a daily basis that percentage is growing by leaps and bounds. (Read Mark Brooks’ fascinating interview of Dahl on Brooks’ blog OnlinePersonalsWatch.com, dated June 1.)
The article goes on to state that older singles are the fastest growing group of it’s members. And according to Nielsen/NetRatings, more than 1.6 million over 65’s visited online dating sites.
From Your Romance Coach, Kathryn Lord
